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  • Links to the 2025 Production Seminar videos can be accessed under the Meeting Info tab.

  • The 2025 SMBSC Research Report is posted under the Research Reports tab.

  • The 2025 Agronomy Quicksheets have been updated and are posted under the Agronomy Quicksheets tab.

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Ag Beet

The Agricultural Beet is a publication of the SMBSC Agricultural Department that focuses on agronomic topics of interest to our shareholders. The most recent publications of the Agricultural Beet are posted below as PDF documents that may be opened and printed. Some of these are large files and may take a few minutes to download, depending on your connection speed.

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Nitrogen Management in Sugar Beets.pdf4/8/2025 2:29:27 PM12
CLS Ag Beet Series - The Inconvenience of Premix Fungicides.pdf2/26/2025 8:21:35 AM12
CLS Ag Beet Series - Why are we spraying CR this many times.pdf2/19/2025 12:41:50 PM0
CLS Ag Beet Series - CLS Program FAQ.pdf2/13/2025 9:50:05 AM0
CLS Ag Beet Series - Incorporating Topsin and Headline Back into the Program.pdf2/6/2025 3:11:11 PM0
Production Seminar Save the Date.pdf12/2/2024 12:56:33 PM0
Fall Tillage for CLS Inoculum Reduction.pdf10/14/2024 1:23:55 PM27
2024 Deciding When to Finish Spraying CLS Fungicides.pdf8/30/2024 12:25:48 PM18
Hail Damaged Beets.pdf7/3/2024 10:04:03 AM49
CLS Testing and Disease Prevention in 2024.pdf6/27/2024 12:30:22 PM25
Waterhemp Escape Economics.pdf5/30/2024 12:58:34 PM37
CY24 Black Cutworm Alert.pdf5/17/2024 9:28:47 AM18
CY24 Waterhemp Emergence Prediction.pdf5/10/2024 9:51:16 AM27
CY24 Rhizoctonia Root Rot.pdf5/6/2024 10:30:22 AM22
SMBSC Agronomy Website Update.pdf3/20/2024 1:57:20 PM40
CY24 SMBSC Observations for Varieties.pdf12/5/2023 4:02:14 PM48
Need for Pre.pdf4/27/2023 11:54:39 AM95
Spring Practices to Improve Stand Establishment.pdf4/14/2023 1:00:55 PM66
2023 Considerations for Planting.pdf3/30/2023 1:53:14 PM72
CY23 SMBSC Observations for Varieties.pdf12/2/2022 2:50:33 PM49
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CLS

DIV Graph
CLS Videos
2 Day Map
CLS Info

CLS Disease Index Values Graph

SMBSC maintains six Campbell Scientific weather stations located across our growing area to monitor temperature, humidity, and rainfall. The data from these stations are used to help determine the potential of Cercospora leafspot infection to sugar beets. A Disease Index Value (DIV) is calculated based on the temperature and humidity during the previous 24 hour period and the industry standard is to interpret these in 48 hour periods. As such, the graph below lists the sum of the 48 hour DIV for the respective stations. The higher the Disease Index Value, the higher the potential for this disease to infect the sugar beets.

CLS Videos

2021 CLS Series Part 1 - Intro and General Review

2021 CLS Series Part 2 - Fungicide BMPs

2021 CLS Series Part 3 - Fungicide BMPs Cont'd

2021 CLS Series Part 4 - Adjuvant Opportunities

2021 CLS Series Part 5 - CLS Life Cycle and Weaknesses

CLS Info

2025 Sugarbeet Variety Information

Weeds

Root Disease

Disease Info
Soil Temp

Aphanomyces

Rhizoctonia

Other Root Disease

Soil Temp

SMBSC maintains six Campbell Scientific weather stations located across our growing area to monitor temperature, humidity, and rainfall in selected sugarbeet fields. The data from these stations is used to help make timely applications of crop protection products against sugarbeet diseases such as Rhizoctonia root rot and Cercospora leafspot. The stations are also used to monitor air and root temperatures during the fall harvest season.

Fertility

Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
Micro nutrients
Other Fertilizer

Nitrogen Links

Phosphorus

Potassium Links

Micro Nutrients

Other Fertilizer

Insects

2025 SMBSC Sugar Beet Production Meeting Presentations

"Molecular Epidemiology of CLS: Monitoring Adaptation to Management Practices" - Dr. Nathan Wyatt

"Weed Control in Sugarbeet" - Dr. Tom Peters

"SMBSC Agronomic Practice Database Update" - Lynsey Nass

"SMBSC CLS Management and Research Overview" - David Mettler

"What You Need to Know About Urea Timing and Sources for Sugarbeet" - Dr. Dan Kaiser

"Sugarbeet Disease Management" - Dr. Ashok Chonda

"Dynamics of Infection and Fungicide Resistance in CLS Field Trials" - Dr. Eric Branch

"Crop Protection Products and EPA's ESA Strategy" - Mark Bloomquist

"Shareholder Strip Trial Program Success and Climate Smart Lime at SMBSC" - Cody Bakker

Agronomy Quicksheets

Research Reports

The following PDF documents may be opened and printed. Some of these are large files and may take a few minutes to download, depending on your connection speed.

TitleCreated
2024 Research Report.pdf3/20/2025 9:00:00 AM
2023 Research Report.pdf2/13/2024 8:01:11 AM
2022 Research Report.pdf5/1/2023 9:51:27 AM
2021 Research Report.pdf3/7/2022 1:55:29 PM
2020 Research Report.pdf2/17/2021 10:11:21 AM
2019 Research Report.pdf2/25/2020 8:27:18 AM
2018ResearchReport.pdf3/1/2019 9:05:52 AM
2017ResearchReport.pdf2/20/2018 2:09:16 PM
2016ResearchReport.pdf3/1/2017 9:38:26 AM
2015ResearchReport.pdf2/26/2016 10:26:56 AM
2014ResearchReport.pdf6/4/2015 8:56:14 AM
2012ResearchReport.pdf4/18/2013 8:17:13 AM

University Info

Other Agronomy

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