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American Crystal Sugar Ag Notes
4.30.2008 -- 509 - Roundup Ready® Era Begins
Weed control has long been the number one production problem facing sugarbeet growers in MN, ND and throughout the USA. This new technology will make weed control much, much easier. American Crystal growers are reminded to abide by all the rules of the 2008 Monsanto Technology / Stewardship Agreement and to read and follow the applicable sections of the TUG (Technology Use Agreement) which is part of their overall stewardship agreement. The Roundup® use recommendations for weed control from Dr. Alan Dexter are summarized in the next three sections.
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3.28.2008 -- 508 - Grower Cost Benchmarking
The 2007 grower cost benchmarking was the 5th year the Agriculture Department has analyzed grower costs of production on a detailed basis. Intent was to assist growers to evaluate profitability of their sugarbeet enterprise on a field-by-field basis.
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2.29.2008 -- 507 - Rhizoctonia Threat Increasing
Rhizoctonia has been present in the beet crop since it was first grown in the Red River Valley. In the last 10 years most growers have observed a significant increase in not only incidence but, also severity of this disease.
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2.11.2008 -- 506 - Maximizing Production on Reduced Acres
Sugar marketing allocations, high crop yields, blocked sugar stocks, and future yield projections have led many sugarbeet cooperatives to consider some level of acreage reduction for 2008. When optimum levels of tonnage to maximize factory utilization and meet market allocations are able to be produced from fewer acres, on-farm profit will increase.
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1.17.2008 -- 505 - Three Best Crops In A Row – Why Not?
The 2006 and 2007 crops were the best two in American Crystal’s history. It will certainly be a challenge, but reaching similar yield levels is definitely possible with average or better weather in 2008. Several factors like Roundup Ready®, XBeet, new fungicides and others will make significant contributions to this possibility for 2008. Every grower needs to take advantage of the many learning opportunities available to them this winter to make the most of new practices and technology.
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12.6.2007 -- 504 - Second Best Crop Ever
The best two crops back-to-back in company history are remarkable achievements growers and agriculturists should take great pride in. The 23.5 tons per acre, over 18% sugar, and 1.12% LTM crop yield and quality is outstanding for 2007.
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10.30.2007 -- 503 - Variety Selection: Get it Right for 2008
THE 2007 CROP YEAR WILL GO DOWN AS THE SECOND BIGGEST AND BEST IN AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY HISTORY. MANY FACTORS contributed to that success. Certainly not the least of those factors was careful variety selection. The exciting transition to adoption of Roundup Ready varieties for sugarbeet production will confront each grower in the next 60 days.
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9.14.2007 -- 502 - Crop Production Management After Beets Left In Fields
LEAVING UNHARVESTED BEETS IN THE FIELD THIS FALL PRESENTS SOME challenging management decisions for 2008. Which crop to use in rotation, what type of tillage is best to speed up root degradation, how should the 2008 crop following sugarbeets be fertilized?
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8.17.2007 -- 501 - Roundup Ready - Be Careful What You Wish For
ROUNDUP READY SUGARBEET TECHNOLOGY has been just over the horizon for many years. Its promise of ease of effective weed control has long been hoped for by nearly every Red River Valley sugarbeet grower. However adoption of this technology raises many more questions and concerns than just high cost at least for a few years until variety development progresses.
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7.26.2007 -- 500 - Managing Costly Nitrogen to Maximize RSA in 2008
NOW IS THE TIME for you to consider zone fertility management for your 2008 crop. Nitrogen fertilizer prices remain very high and are not likely to decline anytime soon. Plan the idea now as soil sampling begins soon after grain harvest in many areas. As little as 15 lbs of variability between zones justifies variable rate fertilizer application at today’s fertilizer cost. Benefits of zone managed N can vary from $20 per acre up to $100 or more with higher field variability.
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