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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
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'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
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/323/50/50/ STAFF BLOG MIKKEL PATES' AG AT LARGE
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
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/720/50/50/ AMY'S RANCH SLANTS
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
More blog posts about sugar

Analysts: Europe’s sugar reform program leads to sugar shakeup

STOWE, Vt. — The European Union’s sugar reform has caused such supply shortages and price volatility that the United States should be leery of any proposal that would reduce domestic production and make the country dependent on sugar from developing countries that may not be reliable suppliers, European sugar analysts and executives say.

By Jerry Hagstrom , August 16, 2011

World demand may keep sugar prices high

STOWE, Vt. — World sugar prices are likely to remain high because of world demand and the difficulty of increasing supply, analysts said at the recent American Sugar Alliance International Sweetener Symposium in Stowe, Vt.

By Jerry Hagstrom , August 16, 2011

Sugar is strong, but challenges remain

STOWE, Vt. — High sugar prices and increased demand in the United States have allowed the U.S. and Mexican sugar markets to integrate more smoothly than expected under the North American Free Trade Agreement, but there could be troubles ahead, and sweetener users say more imports from other countries should be allowed to lower prices, industry and government officials said at the recent American Sugar Alliance Sweetener Symposium in Stowe, Vt.

By Jerry Hagstrom , August 16, 2011

How will debt bill affect farm programs?

STOWE, Vt. — In an Aug. 3 videoconference discussion of the impact of the new debt ceiling and deficit reduction law House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson, D-Minn, said:

By Jerry Hagstrom , August 08, 2011

No talks planned for Crystal, union

There appears to be no end in sight to the labor impasse between American Crystal Sugar Co. and 1,300 union workers at its facilities in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.

By Ryan Schuster , August 08, 2011

Sweet or sour proposal?

FARGO, N.D. — American Crystal Sugar Co. union workers were expected to vote July 30 on a wage, benefit and hiring practice package to avoid a lock-out that would affect 1,300 workers at the company’s five factories in the Red River Valley and shipping/storage facilities elsewhere.

By Mikkel Pates , July 30, 2011

Is Crystal Sugar heading for labor impasse?

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Is American Crystal Sugar Co. headed for a lockout with its 1,300 union employees on Aug. 1? Or will the last-minute brinksmanship end in an agreement?

By Mikkel Pates , July 25, 2011

American Crystal Sugar Co., union negotiating new labor agreement

FARGO, N.D. — American Crystal Sugar Co. of Moorhead, Minn., is in the midst of labor negotiations with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union to replace a contract that expires July 31.

By Mikkel Pates , June 21, 2011

Minn-Dak among other sugar companies that join lawsuit

WASHINGTON -- Five more individual sugar companies and two trade associations have joined a lawsuit to stop the corn processors from marketing high-fructose corn syrup as a "natural" product equivalent to real sugar.

May 23, 2011

Fire damages beet plant; no one hurt

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — A boiler fire caused damage at the American Crystal Sugar beet processing plant in East Grand Forks but did not interrupt operations. No one was hurt.

April 15, 2011

American Crystal to plant biotech beets again

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — American Crystal Sugar's board of directors has decided to have the cooperative's farmer members plant biotech sugar beet seed again this year, despite a federal court challenge by opponents of genetically modified beets.

March 31, 2011

Judge will hear no new arguments in Roundup Ready beets case

FARGO, N.D. — A California federal district judge March 17 declined to hear new arguments on 2011 and 2012 plantings of Roundup Ready beet root production.

By Mikkel Pates , March 29, 2011

Roundup Ready beet issue remains unclear

Roundup Ready beet issue remains unclear FARGO, N.D. — Stay tuned. That’s the only message available on the Roundup Ready sugar beet question for 2011 as Red River Valley and southern Minnesota farmers prepare for a sugar beet planting season, which could be less than a month away.

By Mikkel Pates , March 29, 2011

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Changes possible in sugar program?

SAN DIEGO — World sugar prices are well above the U.S. support price, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a battle over the sugar program during the 2012 farm bill debate.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 01, 2011

Beet co-ops will grow with or without Roundup Ready seed

FARGO, N.D. — As February slips toward March, sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley still face “massive uncertainty” about whether they’ll be planting Roundup Ready sugar beets in 2011.

By Mikkel Pates , February 22, 2011

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