AMERICAN CRYSTAL
RURAL REFLECTIONS The harvest in four acts
I am writing specifically about the sugar beet harvest today however it could certainly pertain to any harvest. Act I Common Courtesy Everything means more at harvest time. People are cold, short on...
Posted on 10/20/12 at 6:08 AM
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
Crystal workers headed back to jobs, but resentments linger
The reality they will soon return to work at American Crystal Sugar is generating a mix of emotions among workers locked out of their jobs for nearly two years.
By Dave Olson , April 22, 2013
After 20 months, Crystal employees vote to accept contract
American Crystal Sugar Co. workers locked out of their jobs since Aug. 1, 2011, are heading back to work, but it’s a bittersweet resolution for the union.
By John Lamb , April 13, 2013
2012: Drought makes its ugly return
Going into 2012, many area farmers were weary of the region’s long wet cycle. But by the summer of 2012, lack of moisture was the problem.
By Jonathan Knutson , December 31, 2012
Crystal’s profits drop by 32 percent but still near record high
MOORHEAD, Minn. — American Crystal Sugar saw its net proceeds slump by almost a third for its 2012 reporting year, although it posted its second-highest payments to beet growers in history.
By Patrick Springer , December 06, 2012
Crystal workers put pressure on board members
Locked-out workers demonstrated in front of the homes of American Crystal Sugar Co. directors Wednesday for the second day in a row, in a bid to drive home the lockout’s human toll.
By Marino Eccher , September 06, 2012
American Crystal starting "pre-pile" harvest on Tuesday
American Crystal Sugar Co. shareholders will start their so-called “pre-pile” harvest on Tuesday, the earliest in company history, according to a company spokesman.
By Mikkel Pates , August 12, 2012
Union members reject American Crystal contract a third time
With 82 percent of Bakery Workers union members voting, 63 percent voted against the contract. The labor dispute has been ongoing since July 31 when members first voted on the contract. Since then, about 1,300 workers have been locked out and management has hired temporary replacement workers.
June 23, 2012
Talks fail Friday, Crystal says parties still ‘far apart’
A mediation session Friday involving American Crystal Sugar Co. executives and union workers ended without a deal to end a lockout more than 10 months old.
By Forum Communications , June 08, 2012
Crystal exec: No change in contract offer
American Crystal Sugar has agreed to sit down with the Bakery Workers union and a federal mediator June 8, “but our final offer is our final offer,” ACS spokesman Brian Ingulsrud said Thursday.
By Ryan Bakken , May 03, 2012
2011: A wet, wild year in ag
Every year is unique for farmers and ranchers on the Northern Plains, but 2011 was one of the most memorable years in recent memory.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 03, 2012
Sugar beet harvest under way
American Crystal Sugar Co.’s beet growers are began their patented early harvest earlier than ever Tuesday because the crop looks to be bigger than ever.
By Herald Staff Report , August 17, 2010
American Crystal to begin earliest pre-pile harvest
Beet crop projected 8 percent to 12 percent over recordAmerican Crystal Sugar Co.’s beet growers are beginning their patented early harvest earlier than ever because the crop looks to be bigger than ever.
By Stephen J. Lee , August 16, 2010
Sugar beet pre-pile to begin two weeks early
Because the sugar beet crop is so large,and spring planting came early, American Crystal’s pre-pile harvest will most likely start Aug. 17, which is about two weeks earlier than normal.
By Sherri Keaton , July 22, 2010
Beet harvest profits decline
Bad weather cut into sugar content in Crystal growers’ cropThanks to miserable weather, profits from this fall’s sugar beet harvest won’t be nearly as sweet for American Crystal Sugar growers as last year.
December 04, 2009
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