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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…

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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…

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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…

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Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op Expecting Good Quality Beet Crop

Published August 20, 2021

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Mike Metzger is all smiles ahead of pre-pile harvest. The rains were beneficial. "This is early enough for the sugarbeets to soak in the rains and start putting on tons. It won't affect…

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Cercopsora Control Front-and-Center for Sugarbeet Growers

Published July 18, 2021

The sugarbeets in the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative growing area continue to make progress. Vice President of Agriculture Mike Metzger says cercospora control is the main focus right now. "Most acres already have two fungicide applications on and now, growers are…

Articles tagged under: Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative

Minn-Dak Recaps ’21 Campaign

DOJ Challenges Sugar Industry Merger

Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op Getting Final Sugarbeet Acres to the Pile

Sugarbeet Harvest Keeps Moving Forward for Minn-Dak Growers

Sugarbeet Harvest Expected to Begin on Sunday

Farmers Switch to Corn Harvest While Waiting for Sugarbeets

Heat Delays Sugarbeet Harvest

Hot Temps Could Delay Full Sugarbeet Harvest

Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op Expecting Good Quality Beet Crop

Cercopsora Control Front-and-Center for Sugarbeet Growers

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