Sugarbeet Grower Seminars Scheduled in January and February

The 2001 Sugarbeet Grower Seminars sponsored by North Dakota State University, the University of Minnesota, USDA and the Sugarbeet Research and Education Board are scheduled for four North Dakota locations.

According to Mohamed Khan, extension sugarbeet specialist for NDSU and UM, seminars will be held Jan 25 at the Fargo Holiday Inn, Jan. 29 at the Grand Forks Ramada Inn, Feb. 1 at the Wahpeton Eagles Club and Feb. 8 at the Grafton Parish Center.

All seminars will open with coffee at 9 a.m., with sessions starting at 9:30. Each seminar will be preceded by a presentation by Molly MacGregor of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Ted Alme of the North Dakota Resource and Conservation Service, suggesting new ways for agriculture and agencies to work together.

At all seminars, Art Lamey, extension plant pathologist at NDSU, will discuss Cercospora leafspot, and Carol Windels, plant pathologist at UM-Crookston, will provide answers to frequently asked questions about root rot. Joseph Giles, NDSU soil secientist, and Mohamed Khan will discuss stand establishment for high quality sugarbeet production. Alan Dexter, extension weed specialist for NDSU and UM, will address cost effective weed control and management of herbicide resistant weeds. Larry Smith, head of the Northwest Research and Outreach Center, and Albert Sims, soil scientist, both UM-Crookston, will lead a discussion on sugarbeet nutrient management.

At the Grafton seminar, Mark Boetel, NDSU entomologist, will discuss sugarbeet root maggot strategies for 2001.

Mohamed Khan will present the 2000 Idea Contest finalists.

Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors will be available.

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Source: Mohamed Khan, (701) 231-8596, mkhan@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Editor: Gary Moran, (701) 231-7865, gmoran@ndsuext.nodak.edu