American Crystal Sugar officially kicked off their Fall Campaign on Monday night. Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar says the campaign is kicking off later than they originally expected. Hastings says it’s not just air temperatures that American Crystal Sugar is closely monitoring. With warmer temperatures expected in the coming days, Hastings says that there’s…
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American Crystal Sugar continues to move along in their pre-harvest, and their full fall harvest is right around the corner. Harrison Weber of American Crystal Sugar is happy to say that pre-harvest is going really well for their growers across the Red River Valley. Labor is always a need for sugarbeet harvest, and Weber says…
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The Sugarbeet Pre Harvest is underway in the Red River Valley. Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar says the harvest is off to a good start, and the crop is looking “nice”. Hastings says recent cooler temperatures should help the beet crop. Hastings also talked about some of the diseases being reported in the sugarbeet…
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Sugarbeet Harvest has officially begun for American Crystal Sugar. Harrison Weber of American Crystal Sugar is excited to announce that harvest kicked off on Tuesday, with a number of sites now taking loads. The start of the sugarbeet harvest means there will be an increased amount of traffic on our roads, and Weber reminds everyone…
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The Sugarbeet Growing Season continues to progress in the Red River Valley, and sample pulling is expected to start soon for American Crystal Sugar. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier had the opportunity to catch up with Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar, who tells us how the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Crop is looking. While…
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HILLSBORO, ND—There’s going to be a benefit in Hillsboro Saturday to benefit Carson Funk. Sara Overmoe, who works at the site of the benefit, A&R Bar, tells us about Carson. Overmoe says there will also be a silent auction and bake sale. Registration for the bean bag tournament begins at Noon Saturday, with the bean…
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Weather across the Red River Valley has been all over place, and some producers are worried about the effect this may have on their crops. American Crystal Sugar crop manager Justin Kreig tells us what he’s seen for crop damage after the recent hot and windy temperatures. Temperatures are expected to be a lot cooler…
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The 2025 Sugarbeet Spring Planting Season is about 70% complete, and producers are very happy with how planting has gone. American Crystal Sugar General Agronomist Joe Hastings talks more about this year’s crop potential, and pre-emergence possibilities. Earlier this week the Red River Valley received a significant amount of rainfall, and Hastings says that the…
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Sugar beet growers are starting to plant this year’s crop. According to American Crystal Sugar as of Monday, 553 acres have been planted in the Hillsboro area, with another 264 acres planted in Crookston and 208 in East Grand Forks. A thousand acres in total may sound like a lot, but growers for American Crystal…
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ST. PAUL, MN—The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has fined American Crystal Sugar $16,000 for failing to collect fecal samples in wastewater on two separate occasions last year. This took place at American Crystal Sugar’s Moorhead facility. An inspection by the Pollution Control Agency found the Moorhead facility also failed to stop discharging wastewater when fecal…
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