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“Sugarbeet Report” presented by NDSU Extension, features growing tips from NDSU sugar beet specialists and researchers. For more information about The Sugarbeet Research and Education Board contact Eric Branch, Walster Hall 306, North Dakota State University email: eric.branch@ndsu.edu, Office: 701-231-8596

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For many, disease and insects are a bit suppressed by the dry conditions. But the lack of water is also taking its toll on the beets. Eric Branch, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension sugarbeet specialist, has the latest.

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A timely rain right now would go a long way for the entire crop, according to Joe Hastings, agronomist for the American Crystal Sugar Company.

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Mark Boetel, NDSU Extension entomologist, discusses the latest information regarding Sugarbeet pests.

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Does the hot dry weather change any sugar beet practices in controlling Cercospora? Providing guidance is Ashok Chanda, Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist with the University of Minnesota and Northwest Research and Outreach Center in Crookston, MN.

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The Sugarbeet Research and Education Board, who are they and what do they do? Let’s find out with our guest, Robert Vivatson, President of the Sugarbeet Research and Education Board.

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