Florimond Desprez Group, the parent company of SESVanderHave, announced today that they have agreed to a merger with Danish based DLF Seeds. The companies will be combining their research and production activities for sugar beet, fodder beet and industrial chicory seeds under a new name called United Beet Seeds (UBS). This strategic partnership will position…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Dr Chenggen Chu of the USDA and NDSU Plant Sciences program to discuss research he’s doing on cercospora leaf spot and sugarbeets. Dr Chu tells us more about his research and what his goal is. Dr Chu’s research is undergoing trials by the USDA, which he tells…
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Mid-August is fast approaching, and that means that the sugarbeet piling season is just about underway. Harrison Weber of the Red River Valley Growers Association says there’s a lot of excitement in the sugarbeet industry after the sampling results from week zero. With the start of pre-piling next week, Weber says that there is a…
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During the KRJB Farm and Field Show on Wednesday R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with NDSU Research & Extension Entomologist Dr Mark Botel to discuss the Lygus Bug, which he sees becoming more of an issue as summer moves along. Dr Botel says sugarbeet producers should be on the lookout for the Lygus…
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During the KRJB Farm and Field Show on Wednesday R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with NDSU Research & Extension Entomologist Dr Mark Botel to discuss the Lygus (Lie-Gus) Bug, which he sees becoming more of an issue as summer moves along. Dr Botel says sugarbeet producers should be on the lookout for the…
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During the KRJB Farm and Field Show on Wednesday, R&J AG News Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Dr Ashok Chanda from the University of Minnesota Extension to talk about the Cercospora Leaf Spot (CLS) disease. Dr Chanda says there was a recent case of CLS in the Red River Valley and he explained why the…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Dr. Mark Botel of NDSU extension to discuss the use of sugarbeet insecticides in 2024. Botel discusses the use of insecticides with Pilot, and what it means for producers for the upcoming growing year. Dr. Botel also recommends that producers dispose of all their old insecticides in…
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A minor/warm winter continues to have a major impact across Minnesota, and North Dakota, and one of the industries that continue to be impacted is the Sugar Beet industry. American Crystal Sugar Operations Manager Cory Kritzberger says one of their biggest struggles this winter has been sugar beet storage. Kritzberger says that despite storage struggles…
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American Crystal Sugar will be hosting a pair of seminars at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks on February 12 and at the Grafton Armory on February 20. North Dakota State and University of Minnesota Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, and Presenter Dr. Eric Branch tells us more. Dr. Branch gave more insight into one of…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with recently hired Extension Sugarbeet Specialist for Minnesota and North Dakota Dr. Eric Branch and he shares some of his personal background and some of his experience in agriculture and the beet industry. Branch also explained what his job entails and how it’s gone so far. For the…
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