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The sugar beet harvest continues across the Red River Valley, but warmer temperatures have already caused a few shutdowns, mostly affecting daytime crews at American Crystal Sugar. American Crystal Sugar Agronomy Manager Travis Pederson told KROX that warm temperatures have not been helpful during the opening week, but crews have been able to work longer
August is over, and farmers are making their rounds in their fields to harvest their crops, ranging from wheat to sugarbeets to soybeans. Even with a late planting start, the harvest has been coming along nicely, according to several farmers. One of those farmers is the Director of the American Crystal Sugar’s Crookston Factory District,
The sugar beet harvest pre-pile began last week, and the early indications are 2020 should be a good crop. Eric Ptacek, Agronomy Manager for American Crystal Sugar’s Crookston and East Grand Forks Districts, said things are going well. “We got started last week,” said Ptacek. “It was pretty wet in the Crookston area to start
