In the ever-changing agricultural industry it is important to be aware of opportunities and advances in technology. The Newsbeet magazine is Michigan Sugar Company's agricultural publication that focuses on delivering the latest information to sugarbeet producers, whether it is a new technique for weed control or political news from Washington, D.C. The Newsbeet is published twice yearly and read by Michigan Sugar Company's 1,250 grower-owners and others supporting the sugarbeet industry in Michigan and Ontario. The Newsbeet is a "must read" for those desiring to keep informed on the rapidly-changing sugarbeet industry.

Spring 2008 PDF (3.9 MB)	TABLE OF CONTENTS Root of the Business 2 2007 Crop Update 3 2007 Farm Bill Headed to Conference Comittee 4 Annual Meeting 6 Research Review 2007 10 Ventilation Update 16 Weed Control Made "Sweeter" with Roundup Ready Sugarbeets 17 On-Farm Piling Studies 20 Ag Tech Initiative Update 22 Crop Canopy Sensor for Sugarbeet Producation and Nitrogem Management 24 The Days of Horse Drawn Plows are Gone 28 Site Specific Variable Rate Technology 30 BeetCast 32 Grower in the News 36 & 37 Michigan Sugar Over the Past Ten Years 38 Sugarbeet Youth Projects 42 Ray's Ramblings 46
Fall 2007 PDF (3.9 MB)	TABLE OF CONTENTS Root of the Business 2 2007 Crop Update 3 House Farm Bill Passed by Congress 4 Future of Sugarbeet Production-Potential of New Technology 8 Roundup Ready® Experiences from Idaho 11 Roundup Ready® Sugarbeet Commercial Demonstration in Michigan, 2007 13 The Value of Sugarbeets in a Crop Rotation 16 Observations from an Outsider 18 Research Update 20 Ventilation Expansion 2007–2008 27 Beet Receiving Improvements, 2007 30 Capital Projects, 2007 31 Grower in the News 33-34 Summer 2007 Youth Project Trip 35 2007 Scholarship Awards 36 2007 Michigan Sugar Queen, The Sweetest Girl in the World is 37 Ray's Ramblings 38

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