www.sugarproducer.com August/September 2010 Serving The National Sugarbeet Industry
Home Subscribe Current Issue Contact Us Industry Links Calendar Researchers Feature Industry News New Products Organizations Videos To Advertise Industry Handbook Qualification Form	SPONSOR OF THE MONTH HOT INDUSTRY NEWS Vilsack Statement on Strength of Rural Economy and Farm Exports Sustainability Tip #6: Tier 0 and Tier 1 Machines Options Strip-Tillage Seminar and Demo in Burley, ID, Thursday ALERT: sugarbeet root aphids Syngenta Seeds, Inc. makes strategic move with John Deere Credit July USDA Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook SUGAR PRODUCER FEATURE Tour Goes On On May 7, Don Morishita Ph.D., U of I Professor of Weed Science and Extension Specialist, came out and saved the beet crop trials. Temps dropped and the sprinklers had to come on to prevent the beet...more Here’s a salute to a great industry… I am very proud of the United States sugarbeet industry. Since the days as a kid when I worked in the green-leafed fields, to the days I edited this magazine for Harris Publishing Inc., I have be...more Manganese fertilizers for glyphosate resistant crops – are they worth it? There has recently been some speculation that glyphosate resistant sugarbeets are more susceptible to manganese (Mn) deficiencies than conventional sugarbeets, due to 1) genetic alterations in the pl...more Sweet Talk I was recently asked by a close family member why I sometimes put in such long hours of work. Why, he asks do I spend so much of my time doing something for modest compensation. It is a genuine conce...more Read Online BEET BOX Show and Till This year looks to be another round of excellent discussion and demonstration on the benefits of strip-tillage. Growing interest continues within the sugarbeet industry and the Amalgamated Sugar Company is keeping up with the demand. With more and more success in the practice of strip-tillage, interested growers continue to watch and pay attention to the financial benefits. Robert Downard, Amalgamated Agriculturalist, is coordinating this event again for 2010. the lineup for participating manufacturers is growing to include Schlagel, Strip-Cat, Orthman and CASE. Several new participants include Elmers, Hiniker and Northside Welding. Northside will be showing the use of the Omni Track, which is designed to be attached on the bar to help with accuracy in following rows as well as other topics with strip-till. Changing things up a bit this year the field demo will begin at 9 a.m. on a portion of the Devin and Eric Harper Farm south of Burley. Lunch at noon and the seminar ...more
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