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Sweet nothings: Sugar industry fights misleading labels
Inside Dakota Ag: The Sugar Association has petitioned FDA to call out non-nutritive sweeteners. Cattle producers who want mandatory Country of Origin Labeling aren’t the only ones who have a beef...
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Consider cover crops on preharvest sugarbeet ground
Cover crops will help break up compaction on those acres and provide windbreak if needed, too. With the sugarbeet crop looking good and pre-pile harvest getting scheduled to begin in mid-August,...
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Soil health meets sugarbeet production
On-farm research from North Dakota targets soil health practices for sugarbeet production. When producers think of sugarbeets, soil health probably isn’t at the top of their mind. North Dakota State...
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The Importance of Foliar Manganese During Sugar Beet Leaf Development
Foliar application timing on sugar beets Agronomics / BackgroundMicronutrients play a significant role in sugar beet fertility. In particular, sufficient levels of manganese are important to optimize...
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Red River Valley producer ensures farming stays in the family
For Scott and Julie Johnson of Manvel, N.D., farming really is “all in the family.” Scott Johnson and his family all farm in the northern Red River Valley.“Julie and I have taken over the farm from my...
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Sugar industry back to business as usual
During the pandemic, American Crystal Sugar met consumer demands for product while protecting its employees. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and companies saw a shift in their production...
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Sugarbeet crop ‘better than expected’
Drought was the story of the growing season for sugarbeet producers in the Red River Valley. Like most of the region, the Red River Valley’s sugarbeet producers worked through many challenges this...
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Challenging sugarbeet market and start of a new series
In this episode of Around Farm Progress, we get insight on how an overabundance of one crop can cause headaches; and we learn a farmer-veteran article series We're turning our attention to Michigan...
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North Platte Valley is home for sugarbeets
Then and Now: The Panhandle is the center of the beet industry in Nebraska. A faded photo of Jacob Beking harvesting sugarbeets from a 55-acre field near Scottsbluff is the centerpiece on the yellowed...
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North Dakota State University Extension shares tips on controlling weeds and diseases. USDA estimates 1.16 million acres of sugarbeets will be planted in the 2022 growing season. To help farmers...
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