The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved and issued an exemption to the N e braska Department of Agriculture to allow farmers to use metamitron herbicide for weed control in sugar ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Between rain showers, Dan Rosenfeldt, and his nephew, Brian, are thanking goodness -- or whoever else is responsible -- for the advent of Roundup Ready sugar beets. The technology ...

FARGO, N.D. -- A new survey shows Roundup Ready beets were a success in the Red River Valley in its maiden year of 2008. But while the glyphosate-resistant beets have proven themselves as the best ...

WILLMAR -- Sugar beet growers are invited to a weed control update meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Kandi Entertainment Center in Willmar. North Dakota State University Extension sugar beet ...

In a sugar beet field a few miles east of Moorhead, small four-wheeled robots are rolling up and down the rows of beets. Powered by a solar panel, the robots use cameras to spot weeds and then guide ...

BAY CITY -- The 2011 Michigan Sugar beet Research Reporting Session will take place tomorrow at the Doubletree, 1 Wenonah Park Place, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing until about 4 p.m. The ...

FARGO - With sugar beet planting likely delayed until early May because of snow and cold, Tom Peters says farmers should set their sites on using pre-emergence herbicides to control waterhemp, and ...

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