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Modified Sugarbeets OK in 2010. Leaning Towards No for 2011.
Farmers may continue to plant genetically modified sugarbeets in 2010 after a federal judge denied a temporary injunction in San Francisco Tuesday, March 16.. The preliminary injunction would have banned the use of genetically modified (GM) sugarbeet seeds. The decision to continue to allow GM seeds stems from the devastating economic impact a ban would [...]
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Seedex Roundup Ready® – 2010 Varieties
By Kristal Rick, Seedex, Inc. as published in Sugar Producer magazine, November/December 2009 The time has come for growers to plant Seedex (SX) Roundup Ready® varieties. We have completed the process of developing RR varieties that have the same quality and performance of our conventional varieties. Limited quantities of some varieties were available [...]
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American Crystal halts beet harvest Tuesday
By: Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald, INFORUM MOORHEAD – American Crystal Sugar Co. halted its sugar beet harvest Tuesday because temperatures dipped below 20 degrees and the crowns, or tops, of the beets were getting frosted. Company spokesman Jeff Schweitzer said all five factory districts dug no beets Tuesday. “We will take a look [...]
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New Variety SEEDEX DEUCE TT
Rhizomania (RZM) is one of the most prevalent diseases in many sugarbeet growing areas today. That’s why many, if not all varieties sold today contain the Holly gene for RZM tolerance. In some areas growers are seeing increasing RZM pressure each year, but Seedex has the answer for growers in 2010. The answer is Tandem [...]
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XBEET COMES STANDARD
Seedex was the first sugarbeet seed company to offer all their varieties primed with XBEET and for the 2010 season, all Seedex varieties, both Roundup Ready® and conventional will once again come standard with XBEET. Adding XBEET to the already strong vigor and fast emergence of Seedex genetics means more benefits to our customers: • Accelerated and [...]
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Photographic hobby reflects love of hometown
by Jennifer Johnson • Daily News, Wahpeton, ND Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Communications Manager Chris DeVries has been a novice photographer for years, but his work will soon be reaching the public on a larger scale. Within the next few weeks, DeVries’ photos of local residents, scenery and landmarks will be featured on the city of [...]
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Judge’s ruling forces second look at Roundup Ready sugarbeets
By DALE HILDEBRANT, Farm & Ranch Guide For the second time in two years, a ruling by a U.S. district judge based in San Francisco has thrown a roadblock in the path of ag chemical giant Monsanto. Back in 2007 Judge Charles Breyer halted the use of Roundup Ready alfalfa seed and on Sept. 21, [...]
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Heavy rains give harvest a beeting
By: Jon Knutson, INFORUM, Fargo Forum AMENIA, N.D. – Seven good days. That’s what Amenia farmer Bill Hejl needs to finish this year’s sugar beet harvest. “We just need some dry weather,” said Hejl, who had to shut down his sugar beet harvest after receiving about 3½ inches of rain in the past week. He’s [...]
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Rain slows beet harvest
By: staff report, Grand Forks Herald GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Wet weather has slowed the sugar beet harvest in parts of North Dakota. Jerry Christenson with American Crystal Sugar said harvesting is at a standstill south of Highway 2, but conditions are better north of there. He said the harvest normally takes about three weeks, [...]
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Sugarbeets to Rival Corn as Biofuels’ Superior Crop