1-10 IAN Sugar Beet School
Uncertainty about the fate of herbicide-tolerant sugar beets likely will be one of the most discussed issues facing growers attending the annual University of Idaho Snake River Sugar Beet Conference Jan. 13-14.
Don Morishita, University of Idaho Extension weed science specialist at Twin Falls says this issue also will be one that growers have the least control over. As a result, the conference will straddle both options: that conventional or Roundup Ready sugar beets will dominate the 2011 crop year, depending on an anticipated ruling in Federal court.
The conference will focus on economics, agronomy and harvest technologies that will benefit sugar beet growers whether they are cleared to plant Roundup Ready sugar beets in 2011 or not. Here’s Don: “We want to provide direction to sugar beet growers. If they plant conventional beets we’ll give them the best information about weed control. Breakout sessions will feature the latest strategies for disease, insect and weed control in both conventional and Roundup Ready sugar beets.”
