Cercospora Leaf Spot was the topic of discussion for sugarbeet growers this past growing season, and the disease ravaged sugarbeet crops across the Red River Valley. To help with the fight against Cercospora, Vive Crop Protection has released a new product available to growers across the valley. Dor Kestecher of Vive Crop protection tells us…
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The Sugarbeet Pre Harvest is underway, and is expected to ramp up in a couple weeks, which also means that different trials across the Red River Valley will also start pulling beets for research purposes. Matt Kaufman of United Beet Seed says they have a ton of trials happening throughout the valley. Kaufman says they…
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NDSU Extension will be holding a field day at its Foxholm research site on Thursday. NDSU sugarbeet specialist Dr Eric Branch says this week’s field day will be all about Cercospora leaf spot. Branch also tells us more about the different trials that are happening at their site in Foxholm. While there hasn’t been a…
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NDSU Extension held a Sugarbeet Field Day at the NDSU Prosper Research Site on Wednesday. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance, and caught up with Field Day Presenter Dr Eric Branch, who gives us a recap of his presentation, and findings. Revier also spoke with Dr Ashok Chanda of the University of Minnesota…
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NDSU Extension will be holding a crop field day near Harwood this week, and all area producers are invited to attend. Dr Eric Branch of NDSU Extension tells us more about the field day, and what he will be presenting on. Dr Branch also tells us more about what his colleague Dr Tom Peters will…
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American Crystal Sugar started pulling sugarbeet samples earlier this week, and area producers are starting to feel confident in this year’s crop. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association says producers expect a good yield in this year’s crop. Diseases are always a concern for sugarbeet producers, but Weber says that this…
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The Sugarbeet Growing Season continues to progress in the Red River Valley, and sample pulling is expected to start soon for American Crystal Sugar. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier had the opportunity to catch up with Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar, who tells us how the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Crop is looking. While…
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Area producers are invited to Moorhead on Friday for a Sugarbeet Field Day. Field Day Presenter Dr Tom Peters of Minnesota and NDSU Extension tells us what he will be covering during the event. Peters also tells us what else they will be covering during the field day this Friday. Again, that will begin on…
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The sugarbeet growing season is in full swing, and crop outlook across the Red River Valley is all over the place. Dr Eric Branch with NDSU Extension tells us how the sugarbeet is faring across the valley. In other farm news, Dr Branch previews some upcoming events and programs that producers should mark down in…
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The sugarbeet growing season continues to move along, and one thing that’s at the top of sugarbeet producers’ minds this time of year is Cercospora Leaf Spot. During his visit on the KRJB Farm and Field Show, Dr Ashok Chanda of the University of Minnesota said that producers need to remain vigilant as conditions have…
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