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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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SMSBC Crop Conditions Vary

Published September 21, 2022

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative began its pre-pile harvest September 19. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius describes the beet crop has highly variable. "Some areas got planted earlier and got good rain, they got some really nice beets," said…

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Southern MN Sugarbeet Yields Estimated as a 25-Ton Crop

Published August 19, 2022

It’s been a challenging year for growers in the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative area. The late planting season did not help. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says current yield samples are estimating 25-ton crop. "It's clearly less than…

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SMBSC Crop Size Means 20% Required to be Unharvested

Published November 2, 2021

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is requiring its growers to leave 20 percent of the crop in the field. "It's going to be close to 36.5 tons on average," said Todd Geselius, vice president of agriculture, SMSC. "That's six tons…

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