AGRONOMY
2025 Sugarbeet Production Guide
Compiled by
Eric Branch, Extension Sugarbeet Specialist NDSU/University of Minnesota
Air Temperature Inversions
John W. Enz, Professor Emeritus Department of Soil Science
Vernon Hofman, Professor Emeritus Department of ABE
Andrew Thostenson, Extension Pesticide Program Specialist
A Basic Primer on Biotechnology
Joel Ransom, Cereal Crops Agronomist NDSU Extension Service
Selecting Spray Nozzles with Drift-Reducing Technology
Rob Proulx, Agriculture Technology Systems Specialist NDSU Extension
Tom Peters, Sugar Beet Agronomist NDSU Extension Service
Andrew Thostenson, Pesticide Program Specialist NDSU Extension Service
What is Site-specific Farming?
Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Specialist
Yield Mapping and Use of Yield Map Data
Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Specialist
Francis Casey, Associate Professor
Nathan Derby, Research Associate
DISEASE
2025 ND Field Crop Plant Disease Management Guide
Compiled by:
Andrew Friskop, Extension Plant Pathologist
Samuel G. Markell, Extension Plant Pathologist
Eric Branch, Extension Pathologist
Wade Webster, Extension Pathologist
Comparison of Cercospora and Bacterial Leaf Spots
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Carol E. Windels, retired Plant Pathologist, U of M, NROC
Carl A. Bradley, former Extension Plant Pathologist, NDSU
Cyst Nematode
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Sahar Arabiat, Research Associate, NDSU
Ashok K. Chanda, Assistant Professor, U of M
Guiping Yan, Assistant Professor, NDSU
Fusarium Yellows
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Carol E. Windels, retired Plant Pathologist, U of M, NROC
Carl A. Bradley, former Extension Plant Pathologist, NDSU
Leaf-feeding Weevil
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Mark A. Boetel, Professor and Extension Entomologist NDSU
Powdery Mildew
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Management of Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Melvin D. Bolton, USDA, ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, Fargo
Stubby Root Nematode
Mohamed F. R. Khan, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, NDSU/U of M
Sahar Arabiat, Research Associate, NDSU
Guiping Yan, Assistant Professor, NDSU
Ashok K. Chanda, Assistant Professor, U of M
INSECTS
2025 ND Field Crop Insect Management Guide
Janet Knodel, Professor and Extension Entomologist
Patrick Beauzay, Extension Entomology Research Specialist
Mark A. Boetel, Professor and Extension Entomologist
Anitha Chirumamilla, Extension Cropping Systems Specialist
Leaf-feeding Weevil in Sugar Beets
Mohamed F.R. Khan, Professor and Extension Sugar Beet Specialist, North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota
Mark A. Boetel, Professor and Extension Entomologist, North Dakota State University
FERTILITY
Developing Zone Soil Sampling Maps
Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Specialist
Fertilizing Sugar Beet in North Dakota
David W. Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Specialist
WEED CONTROL
2025 NDSU Weed Control Guide
Compiled by
Joe lkley, Extension Weed Science
Herbicide Mode of Action and Sugar Beet Injury Symptoms
Thomas J. Peters, Extension Sugar Beet Specialist PSD, NDSU/U of M
Michael S. Metzger, Research Agronomist Minn-Dak FC, Wahpeton, N.D.
Peter J. Regitnig, Research Agronomist Lantic Inc., Taber, Alberta, Canada
Biennial Wormwood
Richard Zollinger, NDSU
Mark Ciernia, NDSU
Documentation for Suspected Herbicide Drift Damage
Andy Robinson, Extension Potato Agronomist, NDSU
Joe Ikely, Extension Weed Specialist, NDSU
2020 Herbicide Diversification
Tom Peters (U of MN / NDSU Weed Science)
Jared Goplen (U of MN)
Joe Ikley (NDSU Weed Science)
Herbicide Resistant Traits in MN and ND
Tom Peters, Sugarbeet Agronomist, NDSU Extension
Joe Ikley, Extension Weed Specialist, NDSU
Debalin Sarangi, Extension Weed Specialist, University of Minnesota
Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator – Crops University of Minnesota Extension
VIDEO
Scouting for Glyphosate Resistance
How to identify the presence of glyphosate-resistance weeds in your fields. North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota Extension Agronomist Jeff Stachler explains how to scout for the presence of glyphosate resistance weeds.