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GRAND FORKS - A new kind of hobo is helping harvest the sugar beet crop in the Red River Valley. Lately, however, they have been more hoping than helping, stymied by the warm then wet weather that has ...

Dennis Dipple finally finished digging his sugar beets Monday, only one day earlier than his father's latest beet harvest 53 years ago, he said. Dipple, who lives in Grand Forks, raises beets for ...

As of today, American Crystal Sugar Co.'s growers had lifted and hauled 81 percent of their sugar beet crop, said Jeff Schweitzer, spokesman for the Moorhead-based grower-owned cooperative. In fact, ...

The Northwest sugar beet harvest is finishing strong, thanks to a stretch of cooperative weather. “Favorable weather conditions with minimal precipitation have contributed to the successful harvest ...

As his sugar beet harvest continued, Zach Patterson of Paul, Idaho, liked much of what he saw — considering the challenges of the early season. “The beets that escaped the hailstorms did exceptionally ...

WORLAND, Wyo. (AP) — This year’s sugar beet harvest in the Bighorn Basin set a record for tons per acre. The average was just over 29.3 tons per acre, while sugar content was close to a record at 17.9 ...

Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dreaming of a bountiful beet harvest? Beets (Beta vulgaris) are a great vegetable to grow if you're a lazy gardener. They thrive relatively ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - American Crystal Sugar Co. is starting its initial sugar beet harvest this week in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. During the "pre-pile" ...

Pulling a huge baseball-sized beet (Beta vulgaris) from the earth is one of the most satisfying moments in gardening. Unfortunately, many backyard gardeners settle for a less-than-stellar harvest — ...