On track for high yields, beets require extra care

Janelle Atyeo
Jun 29, 2026
5 hrs ago

CW Horsager 2.jpg — Megan Horsager is pleased with her beet fields in early June after they came through a cold and windy spring.
Submitted photo by Megan Horsager

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Janelle Atyeo

Beets are on track for high yields at Megan Horsager’s Montevideo, Minnesota farm.

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Megan Horsager grows sugar beets, corn, soybeans and alfalfa with her dad at Stevens Farms northeast of Montevideo, Minnesota. She’s involved with Minnesota Farm Bureau as chairwoman on the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee and completed the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership program in 2024.