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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American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead has been fined $12,315 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for failing emissions performance stack tests on two boilers in the fall of 2023. Facility reports turned in by the company to the MPCA showed several emission deviations on its vertical lime kiln, due to using too much fuel. Besides…
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The 2024 Fall Suagrbeet Harvest is in full swing, and the piling sites are starting to fill up across the Red River Valley. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier tells us how this year’s harvest is progressing, and how much work still needs to be done. Revier also gave us an update on weather, and he…
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Harvest delays are being seen across the Red River Valley due to weather conditions. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier gives us an update on the sugarbeet harvest from Nick Arends of American Crystal Sugar. R&J News will continue to give updates on the suagrbeet harvest and future schedule changes.
The 2024 sugarbeet harvest season is underway, and results have been promising. Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar says pre harvest has been showing the signs of a strong sugarbeet crop. Hastings also discussed stockpiling and processing goals with the fall harvest fast approaching. Diseases like root rot were a major concern for producers ahead…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier Caught up with Joe Hastings of American Crystal Sugar last week, and they discussed the current sugarbeet crop, now that sampling has started. Hasting tells us how the crop is looking. Hasting also discussed the disease risk in the crop, and what diseases may pop up in this years sugarbeet…
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