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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
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 numbers are in, and this year’s sugar beet harvest was record-setting for American Crystal Sugar. After a dry start to the season, a little rain and a warm September set the stage for the record harvest. There were 12.7 million tons of sugar beets harvested, which beat the previous record of 12.1 million tons.
The Crookston Chamber Ag Committee Sugarbeet Golf Scramble was a success July 9 with close to 100 golfers and 20 teams. Our winning team was Christian Brothers Ford after having to break a tie three times with Bremer Bank’s Team Ryan Palm. Third place ended up in a four-way tie between Crookston United Insurance, Valley
