50th Sugarbeet Institute Set For March 14 & 15

The 50th International Sugarbeet Institute is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 and 15, at the Alerus Center, Grand Forks. This is North America’s largest sugarbeet trade show, with approximately 125 commercial exhibitors in attendance to visit with producers about their sugarbeet-related products and services. More than 3,200 visitors attended the 2011 show, held in Fargo.

Speakers this year include Owen Wagner on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 14, and Leon Osborne on Thursday morning, March 15. Wagner, senior economist-North America for LMC International, will address “NAFTA Sugar Markets: Status & Outlook”. Osborne, president of Meridian Environmental Technologists president, Grand Forks, will focus on “Weather & Climate Trends & Patterns, 2012”.

Alerus Center doors open at 9 a.m. for both days of the 2012 International Sugarbeet Institute.