Articles tagged under: Neil Rockstad
Sugar Industry Meets In Colorado for Sweetener Symposium
Published August 2, 2022
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad says the American Sugar Alliance's Sweetener Symposium encompasses the entire sugar industry. "It's an annual event that's taken a few years off. This is one of the biggest meetings of the…The Sugarbeet Report
Published July 31, 2022
Sugarbeet growers are starting to focus on controlling cercospora leaf spot. Hear more in the Sugarbeet Report, presented by Amity Technology, H&S Manufacturing, SESVanderHave and REGEV from SummitAgro.A Very Late Planting Season for American Crystal
Published May 23, 2022
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad, who farms at Hendrum Minnesota, says 2022 will feature the latest average planting date for sugarbeets in the Red River Valley. "We're still optimistic we'll get them in. We keep looking…Farmers Hope for a Good Start to Spring Planting
Published March 18, 2022
Ada, Minnesota farmer Neil Rockstad says there should be enough soil moisture for a good start to spring planting, especially for sugarbeets. "Hopefully, we can get a decent start to planting in April through early May." Rockstad says all of…International Sugarbeet Institute Happens This Week
Published March 13, 2022
The International Sugarbeet Institute is happening at the Alerus Center Wednesday and Thursday in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad says it’s a great time for sugarbeet growers to get together. "All of…Hultgren, Rockstad Lead ASGA
Published February 6, 2022
Nate Hultgren of Raymond, Minnesota was unanimously elected president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association. Hultgren also chairs the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative and succeeds Dan Younggren of Hallock, Minnesota. Neil Rockstad of Ada, Minnesota was elected ASGA vice…Rockstad Reelected to Lead Sugarbeet Growers Association
Published December 5, 2021
During last week's annual meeting, Hendrum, Minnesota farmer Neil Rockstad was reelected to serve as president of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association. St. Thomas, North Dakota farmer Brent Baldwin is the new vice president. Crookston farmer Wade Hanson…Sugarbeet Growers to Meet Thursday
Published November 26, 2021
On Thursday, the American Crystal Sugar Company and Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association will have their joint annual meeting in Fargo. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad says the 2021 sugarbeet crop was good. "The growing…MN Farmer Looks Back at Year of Leading Sugarbeet Growers
Published December 3, 2020
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President and Ada, Minnesota farmer Neil Rockstad is wrapping up a one-year term in office. "Reflecting on the last year, we were busy with the WHIP+ program. I began my term following the monumental…