4 Sugar Producer FEBRUARY 2015
FEATURES
6 From the ASGA
By Luther Markwart
8 Calendar
What's happening
10 Off the Top
News, products, people
and updates
14 Guest Column
By Dr. Tom Bruulsema
30 From the ASA
By Phillip Hayes
Cuba won't be a threat
to sugar growers.
DEPARTMENTS
15 More than GMOs
What drives today's food consumer
16 Grower of the Month
Going strong for 40 years
20 Buyer's Guide
Companies offer newest irrigation products
24 In the Field
Recommendations for chemical application
25 Farm Safety
Industry report cites precautions
26 In the Field
Nutrient management focuses on
phosphorus loss
28 Field Trials
Nematode-tolerant varieties under study
Contents
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GROWER OF THE MONTH
Jeff Whelan, who grows sugarbeets near Crystal, N.D., poses next to the sign at the St. Thomas piling site. Beet harvest wrapped
up Oct. 12 for J.J. Whelan & Sons. Page 16
Cover Story