Researchers and Extension specialists will provide updates on current sugarbeet research during the virtual session.

Researchers and Extension specialists will provide updates on current sugarbeet research.

Low commodity prices are causing farmers to look for options that provide positive net returns, and energy beets may fit the bill.

At NDSU, the feasibility of using new sugar beet varieties, known as energy beets, for ethanol production is under study.

Demonstration and yield trial plots are showing how energy beets can produce high yields in many different soil types and conditions.

Even if producers don’t plant energy beets for a few years, they should be mindful of what herbicides they use on their crops this year.

A new online model can help sugar beet growers decide when to apply insecticide for root maggots.

Peters has joined NDSU as an Extension Service sugar beet agronomist and assistant professor.

["The grant recognizes the promise of energy beets as an industrial feedstock and a proprietary yield-enhancing technology to improve the competitiveness of ...

NDSU Extension also has developed health and disaster preparedness online tools and apps.