Articles tagged under: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
Fluctuating Temps Cause Challenging Pre-Pile for Southern Minn.
Published September 25, 2021
Pre-pile sugarbeet harvest has been off again, on again for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says weather has been a big factor. "It seems like we've had to re-do our pre-pile schedule this…A Good Sugarbeet Crop Expected for Southern MN Growers
Published August 22, 2021
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative will begin its pre-pile campaign on Tuesday. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says early August rains really helped. "We feel good where we are at right now. The last root samples, taken earlier this…Former SMBSC President Passes
Published August 13, 2021
Funeral services for Frank Johnson, 100, will be held Wednesday in Hector. Johnson was a founding board member and former president of the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Frank and Babe Johnson were also recognized with honorary lifetime membership by…Rustvang to Oversee SMBSC Government Affairs
Published May 14, 2021
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative has selected Jeffrey Rustvang as its vice president of government affairs. David Bieging, who is SMBC’s liaison in Washington, D.C. will retire at the end of the year and will work with Rustvang during the…Southern Minn. Farmers Experience a Very Different Harvest This Fall
Published October 16, 2020
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says harvest conditions have been a significant improvement over last year. "I don't know exactly where we're going to end up, but we're expecting the yield to be around…Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-op Focused on Good Beet Storage
Published October 7, 2020
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative growers have also seen excellent progress with the harvest. "We are still trying to figure out where we're at on the tonnage, but we're thinking around 30 tons," said Todd Geselius, vice president of agriculture,…Weather Impacting Southern-Minn. Pre-Pile Harvest
Published August 14, 2020
Pre-pile sugarbeet harvest began August 10 for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says weather is dictating the progress. "Storms coming across the area have slowed the progress." Rain delays were the norm for…The Sugarbeet Report
Published April 23, 2020
Sugarbeet growers in the southern Red River Valley are starting to plant this year's crop, while the northern RRV is still a few days away. Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says this is a…USDA Adjusts Sugar Marketing Allocations
Published April 2, 2020
USDA is reassigning beet sugar marketing allocations and adjusting tariff-rate quotas to meet a sugar stocks-to-use ratio of at least 13.5 percent for the 2020 fiscal year. With this decision, American Crystal Sugar Company is seeing its allocation go from…