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Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, the Harvest in Four Acts...
Posted on 10/25/12 at 9:58 AM
'Super-busy' harvest
Early October has brought beautiful weather (so far) to the Upper Midwest, and area farmers are taking advantage. The harvest of remaining crops -- mainly soybeans, corn, sugar beets, potatoes and sun...
Posted on 10/2/12 at 10:12 AM
Peterson says Crystal talks good news, union may be adjusting language
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., a champion of the sugar industry as ranking member on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, said it is good news that the two sides are planning to meet. He had n...
Posted on 8/24/11 at 4:24 PM
Weekend Cereal
Like most households, my family looks forward to weekends. It means they get to have weekend cereal! I dubbed sugar-coated cereals weekend cereals a long time ago when I made it a rule one summer t...
Posted on 5/27/11 at 8:00 PM
American Crystal talks crops at annual meeting
By Mikkel Pates , December 06, 2012
U.S.-Mexico sugar markets
By Jerry Hagstrom, Special to Agweek , August 20, 2012
American Crystal starting "pre-pile" harvest on Tuesday
By Mikkel Pates , August 12, 2012
Latest News
Minn. canola plant reaches rated capacityBy Agweek staff and wire reports , June 18, 2012
Senate rejects amendment to end sugar program
WASHINGTON — The Senate on June 13 debated and rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and others to end the sugar program.By Jerry Hagstrom , June 14, 2012
Latest News
By Agweek Wire Reports , May 07, 2012
Crystal says union's cost estimate of labor struggle too high
By Mikkel Pates , April 30, 2012
Who is next to be locked out?
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — I am neither a union member nor a beet grower. But I am a farmer, and with my personal experience in the dairy business dealing with corporate entities, I know firsthand the unfair playing fields, corruption, power and greedy behavior that exists while good hard-working people and families on dairy farms have to take much less in money, have fewer rights and are treated unjustly.By LoriJayne M. Grahn , April 30, 2012
Sidney Sugars' Sing to retire
By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012
Staggered end
By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012
Vilsack defends biofuels
By Jerry Hagstrom , April 09, 2012
Sugar beets-to-ethanol
By Mikkel Pates , April 02, 2012
Optimistic about sugar beets
The International Sugarbeet Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary with beautiful spring weather and optimism that the best is yet to come for the Red River Valley’s sugar beet industry.By Jonathan Knutson , March 14, 2012
Sugarbeet Institute hits 50
Much has changed in the Red River Valley’s sugar beet industry over the past 50 years. One of the constants is the International Sugarbeet Institute, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.By Jonathan Knutson , March 12, 2012
No concensus in sight
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A series of farm group representatives signaled at the recent annual crop insurance industry conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., that they are still sticking to their individual positions on farm bill proposals.By Jerry Hagstrom , February 20, 2012
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