FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
October 11, 2011
Betaseed, Inc., providing high quality sugarbeet varieties to California growers for over 25 years, has verified that a grower in the Imperial Valley growing region of California has set a new yield record with a Betaseed variety.
Baja Farms, using Betaseed 4521R in a 70 acre field, averaged 78.71 ton per acre with 15.89% sugar content which produced 25,014 pounds of sugar per acre. Congratulations to Baja Farms for setting a new world record.
World records are not new to Betaseed. In 2002 a Betaseed variety 4430R yielded over 20,773 lbs. of sugar per acre to set the world record which stood for many years.
Betaseed, Inc., headquartered in Shakopee, Minnesota is the market leader in sugarbeet seed. Known for strong variety performance, Betaseed has had a longstanding commitment to the beet sugar industry focusing its research on developing new varieties to improve the efficiency and profitability of sugar production. For more information about Betaseed, visit betaseed.com.
Contact:
Kristen Iacarella
Corporate Marketing
Manager
952-233-6937