HUSA Sep 11 2026 – Mike Matejcek

**Sugar Beet Pre-Harvest:** The pre-harvest for sugar beets continues, aiming to manage root temperature around 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Farmers are collecting around one to one and a half tons per contract acre every ten days. The dry weather is affecting the potential weight gain of the beets, which could impact the sugar content negatively if it were to rain significantly and increase tonnage.

**Weather Concerns:** Discussion touched on the challenges farmers face with the unpredictability of weather, expressing a resigned acknowledgment that while weather conditions impact crop yield and quality, they remain beyond control.