Articles tagged under: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
MN Sugarbeet Growers Optimistic for 2020
Published March 30, 2020
Despite the challenges of 2018 and 2019, sugarbeet growers are showing some optimism about the upcoming planting season. Raymond, Minnesota farmer and American Sugarbeet Growers Association Vice President Nate Hultgren says there are some shares changing hands in the Southern…Local Sugarbeet Co-ops Start to Receive Disaster Aid
Published March 30, 2020
The USDA approved $285 million in disaster aid for sugarbeet cooperatives across the country due to production challenges in 2018 and 2019. Local sugarbeet co-ops received the funds last week and are in the process of distributing the payments to…WHIP+ Approved for Sugarbeet Cooperatives
Published February 28, 2020
USDA approved the distribution of $285 million in disaster aid for six sugarbeet cooperatives across the United States, including American Crystal Sugar Company, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Those funds are for sugarbeet growers who experienced…Sugarbeet Harvest Ends for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
Published November 7, 2019
Single-digit temperatures ended sugarbeet harvest for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says the cooperative pulled the pin on this year’s harvest Thursday morning. "We had been below freezing for a few days and…USDA Releases Sugar Loan Rates
Published September 30, 2019
The Commodity Credit Corporation has announced the 2019 crop year rates for marketing assistance loan rates for sugar. For Minnesota and eastern North Dakota, the loan rate for refined beet sugar is 25.02 cents. The marketing allocations for beet processors…The Sugarbeet Report
Published July 18, 2019
In the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative grower area, Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says soils are finally starting to dry out. Get the details in the Sugarbeet Report, made possible by SESVanderHave, Syngenta, Premium Ag Solutions, H&S Manufacturing…The Sugarbeet Report
Published June 13, 2019
While most of the sugarbeet crop is in, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says there are some emergence issues. Get the details in the Sugarbeet Report, made possible by SESVanderHave, Syngenta, Premium Ag Solutions,…Challenging Sugarbeet Crop for Southern Minnesota Co-op
Published October 24, 2018
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says harvest is about 70 percent complete with producers harvesting about two million tons of sugarbeets. "The crop has pretty much any issue you can think of this year, including…Wet Weather Impacts Pre-Pile for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop
Published September 19, 2018
Wet weather continues to hamper pre-pile harvest for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says the crop is a little disappointing so far. "The numbers don't look so great right now, but I think they're going…