As the sugarbeet seed industry’s leading research and breeding organization, Betaseed is continually looking for ways to improve its varieties in the ways that matter most to growers, such as sugar content and yield. Growers who planted Betaseed beet seed in 2016 have not been disappointed.
“We are seeing one of the best crops ever,” says Keith Miller, who grows 400 acres of sugarbeets with his brother and son near Glyndon, Minn. “We had a dry spring, with too little moisture for germination, so we had to replant about 50 acres. And we have been spraying to stay ahead of Cercospora leaf spot. But despite these challenges, we are averaging 28 to 30 tons per acre, with sugar content around 18 percent.
“We have always planted Betaseed,” adds Miller, who started farming in 1983. “Betaseed offers new varieties every year, and we can pick a balanced disease package that works for our farm. For us, that includes dealing with Rhizoctonia and Fusarium resistance. Year in and year out, Betaseed varieties produce good sugar content and tonnage.”
Source: www.betaseed.com