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Some farmers in the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in Wahpeton, N.D., and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative at Renville, Minn., were among the first in the country to start using CR+ (Cercospora resistance plus performance) beet seed. The new technology will help prevent big hits from the No. 1 foliar beet leaf disease that in 2016 caused $200 million in losses for the Dakotas and Michigan.
How are drought conditions looking? The Agweek Podcast checks in with NDSU Climatologist Adnan Akyüz
This week s Agweek Podcast talks drought conditions in North Dakota, looks at how a CBD company is helping with high THC hemp, and recaps sugarbeet planting in the southern Red River Valley. Written By: Michael Spieker | ×
In this week s episode, we take a look at how a CBD company is trying to help with high THC hemp, visit with NDSU Climatologist Adnan Akyüz to his latest update and projections on the drought in North Dakota, and catch up with Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative agriculturalist Cody Wahlstrom to recap the co-op s sugarbeet planting season.