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American Crystal Sugar Company beet shareholders who had to leave beets in the field this fall will have to pay $343 per acre to the company to help cover fixed costs. According to American Crystal, they usually receive around 11.5 million tons of beets and this year they only had about 65% of that with […]
This week, the finance and policy divisions of the Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Committee will be holding joint committee hearings in Clearwater and Crookston. The hearings, chaired by Senator Bill Weber (R-Luverne) and Senator Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) are an opportunity for constituents to hear from, and speak directly with, legislators regarding agricultural-related
Revised article – (We had the factories were closed and changed the wording to quit taking beets. Sorry for any confusion!) American Crystal Sugar company with processing plants in Crookston, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, Drayton (ND), and Hillsboro have quit taking beets as of November 9 due to poor beet conditions as well as high
The final stop on last week’s Crookston Manufacturing Week Tours organized by the Crookston Area Chamber and Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority was the American Crystal Sugar Factory. American Crystal is a cooperative owned by approximately 2,600 sugarbeet growers from the Red River Valley in both Minnesota and North Dakota. While the business is
Governor Tim Walz visited East Grand Forks on Tuesday to meet with local growers about the widespread economic concerns regarding the harvesting and transportation of crops that have been affected by the recent weather. Walz was joined by at the table by State Senators Mark Johnson and Kent Eken, State Representatives Deb Kiel and Dan
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) board met on Tuesday morning and voted to liquidate the assets from Cofé Bistro to cover a portion of the $115,000 debt the business owes. CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth said there are several pieces of specialized equipment that should be quite valuable. “I had some discussion
