New harvester will boost efficiency, accuracy for sugarbeet researchers

  • The new harvester’s development and purchase is a collaboration between NDSU, the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), the Sugar Beet Research and Education board, allied industry partners and growers. NDSU photo
    The new harvester’s development and purchase is a collaboration between NDSU, the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), the Sugar Beet Research and Education board, allied industry partners and growers. NDSU photo

    Thanks to a partnership involving several groups, a new, custom-built sugarbeet harvester is now in the hands of researchers at North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota.

    The new harvester’s development and purchase is a collaboration between NDSU, the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), the Sugar Beet Research an…