Articles tagged under: American Crystal Sugar Company
American Crystal Sugar Meets This Week
Published December 1, 2019
American Crystal Sugar Company will hold their annual meeting this week. Responding to the rough harvest, CEO Tom Astrup says the cooperative keeps working on the fundamentals of the sugar business. "This was the absolute worst harvest we've had in…Sugarbeet Farmers Seek a Spot in the WHIP Plus Program
Published November 27, 2019
Local farmers want sugarbeets to be included in the WHIP plus program. Lawmakers are trying to make it happen. "We're going to do our best to get them included," says North Dakota Senator John Hoeven. "We're trying to keep this…Final Yield and Sugar Content Lower Than Expected for American Crystal
Published November 25, 2019
American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings says final yield and sugar were lower than expected, but still not bad considering the growing season. "We averaged 27.1 tons. We were forecasting 28.5 tons for the yield," says Hastings. "We…Hoeven, Peterson Seeking Sugar Disaster Assistance
Published November 22, 2019
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, Minnesota Representative Collin Peterson and American Crystal Sugar Company CEO Tom Astrup are calling on USDA to provide disaster funding to sugarbeet farmers and cooperatives. Farmers in the Red River Valley left approximately 118,000 acres…A Frustrating Harvest for Local Sugarbeet Growers
Published November 21, 2019
The 2019 sugarbeet harvest frustrated local growers. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Dan Younggren says a significant amount of beets did not get harvested. "American Crystal Sugar Company got two-thirds of the crop out of the ground. That's…Minnesota Farmers Share the Challenges of a Tough Harvest
Published November 5, 2019
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson got a harvest update from local potato and sugarbeet farmers on Tuesday. The cold, wet weather is a challenge, but farmers are still trying to harvest sugarbeets. According to American Crystal Sugar Company CEO…ACSC Accepting Frozen Beets
Published November 4, 2019
American Crystal Sugar Company has lifted its allocation for frozen beets. Growers are being asked to deliver any beets they can, provided the amount of mud in the load is acceptable. Below freezing temps are expected for the balance of…A Window of Opportunity to Harvest Sugarbeets
Published October 21, 2019
Slowly, but surely, farmers found their way back into sugarbeet fields over the weekend. American Crystal Sugar Company piling stations in most parts of the Red River Valley were able to open and receive sugarbeets. "The middle of the valley…Contingency Plan in Place for Sugarbeet Harvest
Published October 16, 2019
Wet fields are challenging sugarbeet harvest. There are some similarities to last year’s harvest near Fisher, Minnesota. "We don't have the frost damage in the sugarbeets, yet. Last year, we had very low temperatures overnight and that froze sugarbeets severely,"…