Sugarbeet harvest is almost complete for Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in the southern Red River Valley. Agronomist Greg Krause says conditions have been mixed across the region, but overall progress has been good. “We had some wet pockets down here throughout the summer. We’ve had a few specific areas throughout the co-op that have been on the bullseye of the radar every time rainfall came through,” said Krause. “Most of our central growing region has probably received adequate rainfall throughout the growing season. Overall, I’d say field conditions are pretty good.” Minn-Dak is projecting a 29.5 ton crop this season, with about 85 percent of fields harvested. “Give or take, Halloween would be a good deadline to try to have things wrapped up by, but we’ll play the hand that Mother Nature deals us.”
