Bruce Sundeen  0:00  
This is the sugarbeet report, bringing you the latest information from NDSU throughout the sugarbeet growing season this year is delayed planting has affected pretty much every aspect of growing sugar beets. Mohamed Khan, extension sugarbeet, specialist at NDSU and the University of Minnesota has a crop progress report, Mohamed, considering the conditions how's the sugarbeet crop progressing?

Mohamed Khan  0:24  
Our growers have demonstrated patience, perseverance, and for perspicacity to make sure that the planted ones and that it worked out well. It has they will wet conditions in April May and into June resulted in fields near banks and waterways too wet to be planted. It is estimated that we planted about 98% of the acres a shortfall of 2%. Overall planting was probably the latest in our 95 years of planting sugarbeet in the valley. We have some fields that are well established with our recommended population of 200 plants per 100. For a row in areas affected by crusting and or heavy winds. We have low populations of about 100 plants per 100 for a row. Once we take care of the weeds, insect pests and diseases, we should have a fear crop to harvest starting in August.

Bruce Sundeen  1:20  
It's reported that the number of sugarbeet root maggot flies are high, especially in the northern Red River Valley. How serious is this pest?

Mohamed Khan  1:29  
The sugarbeet would make an adult the flies have really increased their numbers over the past five years. It is likely to deflate numbers this year will probably be the highest over the past 15 years. Fly numbers earlier were reported at over 100 flies per stick. It is unfortunate that we do not have lorsban insecticide as one of our tools to control the adult flight population. If a grower were unable to apply an insecticide earlier, because of unfavorable environmental conditions, that grower may try a ban application of climate to coincide just before a rainfall event as a last resort to manage the damaging population of root maggots.

Bruce Sundeen  2:15  
What else should sugarbeet producers be doing at this time?

Mohamed Khan  2:18  
Growers should be controlling their weed populations, especially when the weeds are still small. We have limited weed options in sugarbeet. So we encourage our producers to use all available herbicides and other crops in rotation to manage some of our difficult to control weeds such as kosher, which is easier to manage in wheat. growers should also be scouting for other diseases, and record your presence to develop management strategies in subsequent years, or breeders have done a phenomenal job of developing tolerant varieties to several of our major pathogens. Growers should make use of these improved varieties to manage diseases such as Fusarium and Rhizomania that cannot be controlled with fungicides.

Bruce Sundeen  3:07  
Producers had a late start, the weeds are more challenging. The insects are crazy. How do you see the outlook?

Mohamed Khan  3:14  
It is going to be a tough year but I am an eternal optimist. I'm still hoping that all will go well with the growing degree days. Once a week moisture and by the middle of August we will start preparing sugarbeet the phrase should be good. So that will make our growers happy. Have a safe growing season. It may be short, but let us all hope it is sweet.

Bruce Sundeen  3:38  
Thanks Mohamed! Our guest this week has been Mohamed Khan, extension sugarbeet specialist at NDSU and the University of Minnesota. This is the sugarbeet report bringing you the latest information from NDSU throughout the sugarbeet growing season

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