Source: Brownfield Ag News
A sugarbeet grower in west-central Minnesota says this has been a tough growing season.
Kyle Peterson of Murdock says planting was delayed by cold and wet conditions.
“And we’ve had excessive rain (since),” Peterson says. “Guys have literally had fields die, where they have portions of the field that are gone.”
He says disease pressure is intensifying.
“We’re starting to see leaf spot show up in sugarbeets, so we hope guys are staying really diligent with spraying them.”
Peterson expects the sugarbeet harvest to begin in late August or early September, which is two to three weeks later than normal.