Sugarbeet Co-ops Meet With USDA on Disaster Aid

Local sugarbeet cooperatives met with USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey last Wednesday afternoon to discuss disaster assistance. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven told the Red River Farm Network there are still details being worked out. “We got into in-depth discussions. It was a good, long meeting of sugar growers and cooperatives from across the country.” Hoeven said by the end of this week, sugarbeet growers will have a modified proposal into USDA. “The sugar growers put together a proposal in terms of how they’d like to see things go. USDA came back and said there are some requirements that must be met. Now, sugarbeet growers will come back with a modified proposal.”