Articles tagged under: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative

SMBSC Expects Average Beet Crop

Published August 28, 2025

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative plans to begin pre-pile on Tuesday and the slice on Wednesday. "We are looking at pre-pile on the second and starting slice on the third. Right now, all the samples we've pulled show that we…
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SMBSC Harvest Update

Published October 14, 2024

After several brief heat shutdowns, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is hopeful they can finish the harvest without further interruptions. “We are very confident of our beet storage down here,” says Cody Bakker, ag strategy manager, SMBSC. Yields across the…
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Tough Beet Harvest in Southern Minnesota

Published October 10, 2024

The Red River Farm Network's own Randy Koenen harvested sugarbeets in southern Minnesota this past week. Dry conditions made for tough digging conditions. “I’ve always said I hated digging beets in the mud, but when you can't see where you're…
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SMBSC Crop is ‘Average’

Published September 20, 2024

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Jerry Trotter says dry weather has led to an average crop of sugar beets. "We've had dry weather, probably abnormally dry and abnormally warm. The quality of the crop delivered is…
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Navigating Crop Challenges in Southern MN

Published September 17, 2024

The wet start to the season was detrimental to the beet crop in southern Minnesota. “Yields are variable, a little bit on the lighter side as you go south and east across our growing area,” says Mark Bloomquist, research director,…
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Crop Going Backwards

Published June 21, 2024

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says the soggy conditions have started to wreak havoc on the beet crop. "We're just seeing the effects of all the rain," said Geselius. "In June, we always worry about…
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Resurrecting Old Chemistries

Published January 14, 2024

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Research Agronomist David Mettler will continue to look for new ways to use old chemistries in 2024. “We are resurrecting some of these older products,” said Mettler. “We’re not really getting any new products and…
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Pre-Pile Harvest Begins in Southern Minnesota

Published August 14, 2023

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative plans to begin pre-pile today. Yost Farm at Murdock raises beets and it appears to be a large crop. "They're projecting something like a 32-ton crop," reports Michael Yost. Due to these production levels, SMBSC growers…
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Three Freezes and a Warm Spell

Published October 25, 2022

Three hard freeze events showed down the harvest for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says that was followed by temperatures close to 80 degrees. "We're estimating 26.6 tons and sugar content is around 17.4,"…
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A Boost in Sugar Content Needed for Beets in Southern MN

Published September 23, 2022

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative began pre-pile harvest on Monday. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says the beet crop is about as expected. "It's variable. Some areas have really nice sugarbeets. Other areas were planted later, it was really…
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