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The sugar beet harvesting season has officially begun in Crookston, as farmers took to the fields late Thursday night. American Crystal Sugar Agronomy Manager Travis Pederson felt the pre-harvest preparations went well despite the warm and dry conditions over the summer months. “We started our pre-pile back in the middle of August, and we started
The Sugar Beet harvest is coming to a close throughout the Red River Valley. Harvest was delayed from the usual October 1 start date, but once harvest started mother nature cooperated for a smooth harvest. “Mother nature decided the drop some rain on us, so we started off in the mud,” said American Crystal Sugar
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
Images of history, viewed through the eyes of a photographer, tell the human story. “Roots of the Red River Valley,” a pictorial history of the 1937 sugar beet harvest, will be on display at the University of Minnesota Crookston from Monday, November 4 through Saturday, November 9. A gallery opening will be held on Monday,
