The 16th Annual Red River Valley Sugarbeet Museum Harvest Festival was held this afternoon at the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Museum in Crookston.
The demonstration of harvesting Sugarbeets with antique equipment began at 11:00 a.m., and the tractor pull started at noon, lasting almost 7 hours with over 100 participants in 20 different classes.
Every year the Sugarbeet Museum honors a family or person at the event, and this year they honored the Migrant Workers, who would travel from Texas to help thin the beets and prepare them during the harvest. They are no longer needed, but the Museum felt it necessary to honor them this year for keeping the industry moving forward.
Some pictures of the events and winners from the tractor pull are down below. (Measurements from the tractor pull are in feet.)
- (4000 Farm) Brian Fortier with a 1944 A JD (103.76)
- (4000 Improved) Allen Whetham with a 1941 H 1H (133.75)
- (4000 Super) Allen Whetham with a 1941 H IH (103.46)
- (4500 Farm) Mike Fortier with a 1952 88 Oliver (158.39)
- (4500 Improved) Frank Burkholder with a 1947 A JD (174.19)
- (4500 Super) Shawn Heller with a 1942 U MM (187.51)
- (9000 Turbo) Rob Bell with a 4430 JD (329.39)
- (4735 Jackpot) Wade Julin with a 1947 G JD (151.24)
- (5500 Farm) Ben Meyer with a 1949 DC Case (128.32)
- (5500 Improved) Chad Heller with a 1953 UB MM (171.85)
- (5500 Super) Jesse Haugen with a 1939 G JD (175.71
- (6500 Farm) Randy Klassen with a 1953 Super M IH (160.59)
- (6500 Improved) Jeremy Brault with a 1952 R JD (180.88)
- (6865 Jackpot) Jesse Haugen with a 1939 G JD (186.59)
- (7500 Farm) Mike Haugen with a 70 JD (156.38)
- (7500 Improved) Jeremy Brault with a 1958 820 JD (278.65)
- (9000 Turbo) Rob Bell with a 1976 4430 JD (322.76)
- (8500 Farm) Verdell Olson with a 1958 730 LP JD (177.56)
- (8500 Improved) Jeremy Brault with a 1958 820 JD (297.93)
- (9500 Improved) Don Blasey with a 1952 WD9 IH (220.66)
