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Sugarbeet Report

“Sugarbeet Report” presented by NDSU Extension, features growing tips from NDSU sugar beet specialists and researchers.

  1. 11

    Cercospora Leaf Spot Waiting for Opportunity

    Cercospora leaf spot symptoms are not showing in the sugar beet fields…yet. Let’s find out how the sugar beet crop looks with Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist.

  2. 10

    Spray Smart, Protect Sugarbeets

    Today we’ll discuss sugar beet agronomy and weed control in sugar beet with Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet agronomist.

  3. 9

    Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative: Sugar Beets Emerging Through Challenges

    Here with an update is Emma Burt, Research Agronomist for the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative. 

  4. 8

    Tracking Root Maggot Activity in Sugarbeet Fields

    Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, discusses the latest information regarding early season pests and what to watch out for in your fields.

  5. 7

    From Planting to CLS: A Southern Minnesota Update

    Mark Boomquist, Director of Research for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, has an update from Southern Minnesota.    

  6. 6

    Soil-Borne Threats in Sugar Beets: What Growers Need to Know

    Some of the common soil-borne diseases that affect sugar beet growers include Rhizoctonia and Aphanomyces root rot. Offering disease management strategy is Dr. Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesota and Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, MN.

  7. 5

    Cutworms, Wireworms & Root Maggots: Sugarbeet Pest Outlook

    Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, discusses the latest information regarding early season pests and what to watch out for in your fields.  

  8. 4

    Beets vs. the Cold: Early Season Planting Challenges

    Approximately 83% of the 2025 sugar beet crop in Minnesota and North Dakota has been planted. Tom Peters, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugar beet agronomist has the latest weed update.

  9. 3

    The Politics Around Sugar Beets

    The politics of growing sugar beets, Harrison Weber, Executive Director of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, has an inside view.

  10. 2

    Finding the Sweet Spot in Soil pH

    Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension soil scientist, is researching the use of factory lime.

  11. 1

    The Road to Planting Season

    Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist, is here to kick off the 2026 Sugarbeet Report season.

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“Sugarbeet Report” presented by NDSU Extension, features growing tips from NDSU sugar beet specialists and researchers.

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