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Truck drivers weigh in and out at the American Crystal sugarbeet factory at Drayton, October 6, 2021. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

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Even with lingering summer heat and worker shortage, American Crystal VP says there have been more difficult harvest seasons

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Sugar beet harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota continues — sporadically

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Sunflower screenings receive increased scrutiny after additional Palmer amaranth outbreaks

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Sugarbeet

Sugar beet harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota continues — sporadically

Sugarbeet

Even with lingering summer heat and worker shortage, American Crystal VP says there have been more difficult harvest seasons

Sugarbeet

What does sugarbeet harvest look like? Check out the view from trucks and from a drone