Dean of Minnesota Extension tours the Norman County Fair
4H plays a massive role in the Norman County Fair each year, and this year Norman County 4H had the opportunity to host Minnesota Extension Dean Beverly Durgan for a tour of the fairgrounds. R&J News had the chance to catch up with Durgan, who talks more about her visit. Durgan also talks more about…
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Eric Branch talks Cercospora Leaf Spot Application
For sugarbeet growers across the Red River Valley, Cercospora Leaf Spot season is fast approaching, organizations like Minnesota and NDSU Extension are encouraging producers to get ahead of leaf spot before it’s too late. Dr Eric Branch of Minnesota Extension says it’s important to be getting in the field for application soon. When it comes…
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Extension’s Angie Peltier talks about the importance of Shelterbelts
If recent windstorms have taught us anything, it’s that shelterbelts are still a very important tool when it comes to keeping your topsoil in your field where it belongs. Dr Angie Peltier of Minnesota Extension says now’s a great time for producers to be planting these shelterbelts. Peltier says your local soil and water district…
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Sugarbeet Update with NDSU/Minnesota Extension’s Dr Eric Branch
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…
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Sugarbeet Research Update with Minnesota Extension’s Ashok Chanda
The Sugarbeet Planting Season is underway, which means another season of research has begun for the University of Minnesota. Minnesota plant pathologist and Associate Professor Dr Ashok Chanda tells us more about the research he will be conducting this season. In other news, Chanda tells us more about a new cercospora leaf spot chemistry that…
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Branch: Cercospora the most challenging problem for growers in RRV
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance at the NDSU/Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Growing Seminar in Moorhead earlier this week, and had the chance to catch up with Dr Eric Branch of NDSU and the University of Minnesota. Disease is expected to be one of the biggest discussion topics for sugarbeet growers this year, and…
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Crop rotation is key in the fight against weeds
Weeds are a concern for every sugarbeet producer, and producers are always trying to come up with the best strategy to combat them. NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Lead Sugarbeet Specialist Dr Tom Peters says your crop rotation will dictate success in your sugarbeet crop. Peters lays out what he “likes to do” when…
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Sugarbeet Fungal disease outlook with Dr Ashok Chanda
The Red River Valley has seen some very strong growing conditions for sugarbeets the last couple of years, but these conditions can also be a double edged sword, as they also tend to be perfect for fungal diseases. Dr Ashok Chanda of the University of Minnesota says that one disease producers will need to identify…
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Still a chance to get signed up for pesticide application training
The deadline to get certified for Private Pesticide Application is fast approaching, and there’s still time to get certified through Minnesota Extension. Heather Dufault of Norman/Polk County Extension says there are two more classes being held in the Northwest that producers can get signed up for. Again, people can go to https://extension.umn.edu to get registered…
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