Articles tagged under: sugarbeet harvest

Beets Showing Size After Wet Season

Published September 5, 2025

Sugarbeet pre-pile harvest is underway in the southern Red River Valley. Wyndmere, North Dakota farmer Carson Klosterman says beets have plenty of size after a wet growing season. “Yep. So we lifted sugar beets last week for MinnDak's pre-pile. The…
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Weather Needs to Straighten Out

Published August 10, 2025

With the wheat harvest just getting underway, Neil Rockstad, who farms near Ada, Minnesota, says farmers are hoping for a stretch of dry weather to protect the quality of their crops. “Everybody’s hoping that the weather straightens out and stabilizes,…
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Sweet Boost in Sugarbeet Quality

Published October 16, 2024

The sugarbeet harvest faced delays due to the recent heat. St. Thomas, North Dakota farmer Tom Kennelly notes that the dry weather boosted sugar content. “We have really nice sugar; it’s probably the best I’ve seen in a while, with…
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‘Best Crop I Ever Had’

Published October 16, 2024

Freezing temperatures on Tuesday morning resulted in only a minor change in the way Curt Knutson harvested beets. “We ran a couple of defoliators, one in front of each harvester." That allowed Knutson to keep harvesting through the night. “I…
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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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Beet Harvest Campaign Resumes

Published October 12, 2024

Dan Younggren, who farms in Kittson County, was ready to return to the sugarbeet harvest after a few days off for the heat shutdown. “It’s hard to complain about the weather when it’s 80 degrees." When harvesting started back up,…
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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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Sugarbeet Harvest Paused for Heat

Published October 8, 2024

American Crystal Sugar Company shut down sugarbeet harvest on Tuesday morning because of the heat. the beet lifters were back in action Friday night. “We’ve been fortunate that we’ve had run time already,” said Travis Pederson, agronomy manager, ACSC. “With…
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‘Sign Me Up Again’

Published October 16, 2023

David Arends is working on sugarbeet harvest near Shelly, Minnesota. Temperatures have been favorable for lifting beets. Arends is surprised with his sugarbeet, wheat and corn yields. “Sign me up again," said Arends. "If we can get this kind of…
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