Sugarbeet

2017 sugarbeet harvest

2017 Sugarbeet Harvest Report | North America

The 2017 sugarbeet harvest in the United States is wrapping up with mixed results.  The USDA’s sugar and sweeteners outlook for November lists Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon as states to see a drop in sugarbeet production in 2017 while Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado have all seen gains.  Each sugarbeet growing region faces variability […]

Steve Poindexter Appointed as Sales Agronomist for Michigan Sugarbeet Market

Germains Seed Technology in excited to announce the appointment of Steve Poindexter as Sales Agronomist to their North American Sugarbeet Division in Fargo, North Dakota. Poindexter is a sugarbeet agronomist professional who served as a Senior Sugarbeet Extension Educator at Michigan State University for 20 years. In his role, Poindexter will focus on the Michigan […]

2017 Sugarbeet Variety Trials

Sugarbeet variety trials are used by sugar beet cooperatives to determine which varieties may be sold based on its growth performance in each region.  Every cooperative operates and manages their own trials to ensure their growers have sugar beet varieties that meet certain standards.  These measures include; disease and insect tolerance, yield potential, and sugar […]

2016 Sugarbeet Leaf Disease Observation

As one of the leading providers of seed treatments for sugarbeets in the United States, Germains’ Sales Team spends a substantial amount of time in the field so that they may keep a pulse on the crop conditions and performance of new varieties. The following 2016 Sugarbeet Leaf Disease Observation report provided by our Sugarbeet […]

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Trending Topics | North America Sugarbeet Conference Season

Germains Seed Technology began developing solutions to maximize the yield of sugar beet in the 1960s. Germains revolutionized how sugar beet is planted by introducing one of the first seed pellet technologies to the U.S. sugar beet industry. Today our Fargo location continues to process hundred of thousands of pounds of sugarbeet seeds with Xbeet® […]

Industry Representatives gather for Sugarbeet Seed Week

Every year Michigan State University Extension services host Sugarbeet Seed Week, a key industry event that features five growing locations spanning through Michigan and southern Canada. The purpose of the event is to introduce sugarbeet growers to new varieties and provide them with information on how to manage the genetics for better success. According to […]