Steve Poindexter's article: Nitrogen should be Applied Early to Sugarbeets

Steve Poindexter's article: Boron Can Be Important in Sugarbeet Production

There have been some questions on if you have or think you have resistance or no resistance with Headline for Cercospora, should you go from the recommended Michigan Sugar Company rate of 9.2 oz to the maximum rate of 12 oz.

According to Caren A. Schmidt, Technical Service Representative for BASF, Caren has indicated an increase in rate would have almost no impact in a field where resistance has already developed. If an isolate can tolerate 9 oz it will also tolerate 12 oz. As for the fields where resistance has not yet occurred, there is no data supporting or denying the strategy to increase the rate to 12 oz, thus Michigan Sugar is still recommending the 9.2 oz rate for those fields.

Greg Clark
Michigan Sugar Company, Agronomist

2012 Pesticide & Fertilizer Price List

The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) is an organization that fosters an awareness of weeds and their impact on our environment. They provide science-based information to the public and government policymakers while promoting research, education, and outreach activities.

Herbicide resistance education and training have been identified as critical paths in advancing the adoption of proactive best management programs to delay or mitigate the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds.

A proposal was accepted by the WSSA Herbicide Resistant Plants Committee (E12) and the Herbicide Resistance Education (S71) committee to form a special sub-committee to review, update, and modify current web-based herbicide resistance training modules. The Team has created five lessons (see below) for an intended audience of consultantfield advisorcertified agronomist.

John Soteres, Sub-committee Lead, on behalf of Wes Everman, Les Glasgow, Lynn Ingegneri Jill Schroeder, David Shaw, Jeff Stachler, and Francois Tardif

Link: http://www.wssa.net/LessonModules/herbicide-resistant-weeds/index.htm

Maximizing your 2011 Beet Crop

Conventional Herbicide Available to Purchase

Wow! The beet crop has really started to grow and it looks really good at this time. We do have a few acres to the south that were hit hard with the heavy rains last week and that was unfortunate.

We are looking at a good stretch of weather as well so our days will be full over the next couple of weeks. Please do not forget our beet crop as you finish up your corn planting and plant your soybeans. Here is a list of reminders to keep you on top of the beet crop:

1) Get your side dress nitrogen on now.
2) Control your weeds and any cover crop now before it competes with your beets. Roundup should be sprayed while weeds are small and before competition occurs.
3) Consider adding Asana or Mustang Max with your Roundup IF you see insects in your field.
4) We are seeing some manganese deficiency problems so you might want to consider some micro nutrients as well.
5) If you do not have Quadris in-furrow, you might want to get it on now. If you applied Quadris in-furrow than you should consider the 8 leaf application probably next week.

Last year, we planted a majority of our beets after May 9th. This year we had 60% of our beets planted in March and 98% planted by mid April. What a difference a year makes. Lets hope our good fortune continues as the season progresses.

Black Cutworm Factsheet

Plant Problems for 2012

Cercospora Leafspot Resistance Management

Cercospora Leafspot