MSU Extension Sugarbeets

News

• Marketing update scheduled for thumb

  Published on April 19, 2016
  Grain and dairy markets will be the focus of a meeting set for Tuesday, April 26 from 10 a.m. – noon. Farms can attend the live session or log in for a live web-feed.

• Healthy soils provide foundation for healthy food production

  Published on April 12, 2016
  Farmers will discover what makes a healthy soil and management practices for healthy soils at Agriculture Innovation Day on Aug. 24, 2016, in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

• Upper Peninsula farmer shares suggestions for newer farmers based on lifetime experience

  Published on March 1, 2016
  It can pay off to listen to advice from experienced, successful farmers.

• Potential sources of labor: Are these in your future plans?

  Published on February 29, 2016
  Farms should think about different strategies to fill their labor needs in 2016 and beyond. Consider any and all of these options and strategies to obtain needed workers in the future.

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  Sugarbeet research pays big returns on investment

  Published on February 29, 2016
  Through the Sugarbeet Advancement Program, MSU Extension partners with the Michigan Sugar Company, the USDA, MSU AgBioResearch and industry representatives to conduct cooperative research to increase production of sugarbeets in Michigan.

• Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources event to focus on soil health

  Published on January 12, 2016
  Michigan State University will host its first Agriculture Innovation Day: Focus on Soils on Aug. 24, 2016, at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

• 2016 Field Crops Webinar Series scheduled for Monday evenings February 22-March 28

  Published on December 21, 2015
  Participants will receive field crop production and pest management highlights to prepare for the 2016 growing season.

• Vegetable, field crop and fruit production presentations for beginning farmers archived

  Published on December 16, 2015
  Presentations on a wide variety of crop production topics for people new to agriculture are available online and free for viewing.

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  New pest scouting bulletins available for free

  Published on December 2, 2015
  Free pest scouting bulletins are now available to field crop, greenhouse, vegetable and perennial crop producers.

• 2015 Sugarbeet Seed Week meetings will help in variety selection

  Published on November 10, 2015
  When selecting sugarbeet varieties for the 2016 planting season, consider multiple factors including yield, sugar content, disease and pest resistance.