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Precision "N" management to maximize net sucrose.
"Remember the 120" served us well for many years in pursuit of a "quality" crop of sugarbeets. It is time now to move beyond that and look at nitrogen management in a different way. New technology including GPS, GIS, site specific "N" management, zone fertilization and nitrogen credit given to beet tops are some of the areas "beyond" the simple soil test of the past. Managing the "N" in all crops in the rotation is a concept that will have a profound affect on increasing the quality of our sugarbeet crops in the future.

Fact Sheets

Ag Library Fertility Section

Effect of Soil Type on Fertilization - pdf file

Managing Corn Grown After Sugar Beets - pdf file

NPK/Fertilizer Calculator-Compare Fertilizer Costs
This tool allows you to input local prices of different types of fertilizer and soil test info to determine the best economic fit.

Ag Notes - Fertility

  • 528 - Fungicide Use and Plant Health Strategies
  • 527 - Spent Lime Application Proven Beneficial
  • 522 - 2009 Flood - Corporate Headquarters
  • 514 - 2008 Crop: Finish Successfully - 2009 Crop: Plan Ahead
  • 513 - N Management, Crop Rotation, Plant Health
  • 512 - Are High Costs Dictating Changes?
  • 511 - Cultivation and P Use in 2009
  • 500 - Managing Costly Nitrogen to Maximize RSA in 2008
  • 493 - Research Results Point the Way
  • 489 - Managing Fields In 2007 After Unharvested Beets
  • 488 - Managing Costly N Fertilizer to Maximize Profit
  • 480 - Managing Costly Fertilizer N
  • 468 - Production Options For 2005
  • 466 - Nitrogen Management for High On-Farm Profit
  • 442 - Precision Nitrogen Management to Maximize Net Sucrose
  • 427 - Variable Rate Fertilizer Impacts on Yield, Quality and Revenue Per Acre
  • 404 - Fertilizer Recommendations Changed For 2002 Crop In MN and ND
  • 396 - Use of Starter Fertilizer to Reduce Phosphorus Costs
  • 385 - Phosphorus Management Strategies Help Achieve Fertility Gold Standard Performance
  • 359 - Spring Nitrogen Applications
  • 319 - Potassium Nutrition of Sugarbeet
  • 318 - Phosphorus Requirements of Sugarbeets