Sugarbeet Update with NDSU/Minnesota Extension’s Dr Eric Branch 

Sugarbeet Update with NDSU/Minnesota Extension’s Dr Eric Branch 

May 15, 2026 News -- KRJB-KRJM-KKCQ 0

University of Minnesota and North Dakota State Extension will be conducting a number of different sugarbeet research trials this year. Dr Eric Branch of NDSU & Minnesota Extension tells us more about the trials he will be conducting this year. 

When it comes to diseases like cercospora leaf spot, Branch says it’s important to have a plan in place and act before the disease starts to pop up in your field. 

Branch also reminds area sugarbeet producers to be sending samples into NDSU and Minnesota Extension.

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