National Ag News
Less foliar disease pressure on Minnesota sugar beets
Oct 3, 2017, 15:29 PM
by
System
Minnesota sugar beet growers saw less foliar disease pressure this year.
Todd Geselius with Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative says while conditions have not been ideal this growing season, it’s an improvement from 2016.
“We had some real weather issues last year that facilitated a lot of cercospora, which is a very devastating foliar disease for us. It really cut our yields down last year.”
With harvest advancing, Geselius is optimistic yields will be closer to the record 29.9 tons per acre set in 2015.
Continue reading Less foliar disease pressure on Minnesota sugar beets at Brownfield Ag News.
