It’s the “Finally Friday” edition of the Michigan Ag Today Podcast for April 17, 2026! You’ll hear from Carl Bednarski, a sugar beet producer from Tuscola County, who talks about the conditions that have held back planting so far this spring. He also discusses some the challenges facing sugar beet growers as they now try to plant that crop along with corn and soybeans once the weather in Michigan does finally warms up and dries out.