Most of the Western Sugar Beet growers have their sugar beet crops in the ground, according to Jerry Darnell, Western Sugar Area Ag Manager. Darnell says planting is 97 percent complete. There is some planting in the Mirage Flats/Gordon area and in the Wheatland, Wyoming area, due to the wet soil conditions the last few weeks up there.

Darnell says replanting has been held to the minimum. There was about 200 acres in the Bridgeport area that had to replanted due to high winds that blew them out.

Darnell says there is potential for crusting problem from the late planted beets. Crusting isn't likely with the the earlier planted beets with the recent light rain showers. The early crop is showing excellent stands and high plant populations. Darnell says it's probably better than what we have seen the last couple years.

Darnell says 99 percent of the crop is using roundup ready seed. The only seed that isn't roundup ready is if someone had a nematode problem and wanted to use a nematode resistant seed.