Articles tagged under: Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
A Different Form of Sugarbeet Root Maggot Control
Published May 6, 2022
With the chlorpyrifos ban in place, sugarbeet growers will use different products to control the sugarbeet root maggot this year. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Mike Metzger says there are several pockets of sugarbeet root maggots in the…Minn-Dak Recaps ’21 Campaign
Published December 13, 2021
The Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative forecast an initial net payment of $44 per ton for the 2021 sugarbeet crop. That’s 15 percent higher than the final payment of last year. The crop averaged just over 31 tons per acre with a…DOJ Challenges Sugar Industry Merger
Published November 29, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department is challenging United Sugar’s proposed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Company, citing antitrust concerns. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter said this merger would eliminate “aggressive competition” in the refined sugar industry. United Sugar is a marketing cooperative…Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op Getting Final Sugarbeet Acres to the Pile
Published November 3, 2021
In a statement, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Mike Metzger says the co-op is 98 percent finished with sugarbeet harvest as of Wednesday, November 3. Growers are trying to get the final acres in the pile.Sugarbeet Harvest Keeps Moving Forward for Minn-Dak Growers
Published October 15, 2021
Sugarbeet growers in the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative growing area got a late start to the full harvest, due to the warmer than usual conditions. Wyndmere farmer Carson Klosterman started lifting sugarbeets last Monday. "We harvested sugarbeets on lighter ground and…Sugarbeet Harvest Expected to Begin on Sunday
Published October 7, 2021
American Crystal Sugar Company is expecting to start their full sugarbeet harvest campaign on Sunday. Based in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Senior Agriculturalist Bob Joerger says the full campaign would start in the evening. "We have to get the root…Farmers Switch to Corn Harvest While Waiting for Sugarbeets
Published October 6, 2021
Kent, Minnesota farmer Pat Freese typically harvests corn after sugarbeets. That’s not the case this year, with the warmer-than-usual temperatures causing delays for the beet harvest. "It's amazing how much variance there is in the corn. That's what happens when…Heat Delays Sugarbeet Harvest
Published October 5, 2021
The full sugarbeet harvest campaign is delayed in North Dakota due to the warmer conditions. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture and Research Mike Metzger says there’s a lot of risk putting sugarbeets in long-term storage when temps are…Hot Temps Could Delay Full Sugarbeet Harvest
Published September 28, 2021
American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings says right now, plans are being put in place to possibly delay the start of full harvest at most factory locations. "The unusually warm temperatures aren't good for sugarbeet storage. We store…