Sugarbeet Pre Harvest Update 

The Sugarbeet Pre Harvest is underway in the Red River Valley. Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar says the harvest is off to a good start, and the crop is looking “nice”. 

Hastings says recent cooler temperatures should help the beet crop. 

Hastings also talked about some of the diseases being reported in the sugarbeet crop across the Red River Valley.

You can hear more harvest news and updates during the Farm and Field Show, which airs Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 on KRJB 106.5 FM.