Contents FEATURES 12 In The Field:
University of Idaho The 2012 Snake River Pest and Weed Management Tour June 27
18 Harvesters Buyer's Guide Amity
Art's Way Alloway Parma Ropa
21 Guest Column
Sugar Company Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
05.2012 14 Cover Feature
Celebrating 50 Years —A Photo Essay
The International Sugarbeet Institute is held annually in March and is the largest exhibit of sugarbeet equipment and related products and ser- vices in the United States. The event is held in Fargo and Grand Forks, N.D., on alternating years
and features national agricultural leaders, legislators and sugar special- ists. The event takes place with over 100,000 square feet of exhibits representing 125+ companies. With 50 years of sugarbeet advance- ments in technology and production improvements on display Photos by Nancy Sanchez.
DEPARTMENTS
6 Sweet Talk From the Editor
8 ASGA By Luther Markwart
9 Calendar What's happening
10 Off the Top News, products, people
and updates
22 From the ASA Symposium for 2012 in
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho August 3-8
Photo credit: Nancy Sanchez 4 Sugar Producer MAY 2012