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Howard Rambur, now a well-known Charolais breeder, started his herd as a youngster with two crossbred Charolais heifers and a purebred Charolais bull," recalled Howard Rambur, now a well-known Charolais breeder. "I got a small loan from the local bank and was on my way to having my purebred business. Of course, I've been borrowing money ever since!" noted the Sidney rancher. Even though his father was primarily a sugar beet farmer the young Rambur's interest with livestock piqued when he began w...
Bryce Jorgensen: Bryce Jorgensen, Savage, averaged 29 tons per acre and 20.09% sugar. To qualify for this exclusive club, a sugar beet producer must average over 20 tons per acre and 20% sugar for the entire crop. Jorgensen has been farming for a little over eight years. Mortenson Farm Partnership: The Mortenson Farm Partnership, Buford, ND, averaged 26 tons per acre and a district high of 20.17% sugar over 850 acres. The Mortenson Farm Partnership consists of Joe Mortenson, his dad, Steve...
American Crystal Sugar Company CEO Tom Astrup has announced that Steve Rosenau has added the position of Sidney Sugars, Incorporated Chief Operating Officer to his duties as American Crystal treasurer. Rosenau's new duties are effective July 6. In this position, he will oversee all agriculture and factory operations and grower related activities at American Crystal's beet sugar business in Sidney. Rosenau holds an MBA from the University of Mary and Bachelor of Science degrees in chemical...
Sidney Sugars has been having a very successful season. “Everything has been going really good. The processing of beets is going well, and the factory has been running good, so we are extremely happy with what has been going on so far,” added Duane Peters, Sidney Sugars Incorporated Agricultural Manager. Throughout the year, the company has welcomed a new chief operating officer, inducted two farmers into the 20/20 club, and has seen higher than average sugar content with harvested beets. In July, Steve Rosenau obtained the position of Sid...
Bryce Jorgensen: Bryce Jorgensen, Savage, averaged 29 tons per acre and 20.09% sugar. "I was very pleased that I made it in the 20/20 club. Sugar beet farming is a risky business and profit margins are getting tighter every year so there is more pressure to grow a good crop these days," stated Jorgensen. To qualify for this exclusive club, a sugar beet producer must average over 20 tons per acre and 20% sugar for the entire crop. "This is an elite group of growers," added Duane Peters, Sidney Su...
Bryce Jorgensen: Bryce Jorgensen, Savage, averaged 29 tons per acre and 20.09% sugar. "I was very pleased that I made it in the 20/20 club. Sugar beet farming is a risky business and profit margins are getting tighter every year so there is more pressure to grow a good crop these days," stated Jorgensen. To qualify for this exclusive club, a sugar beet producer must average over 20 tons per acre and 20% sugar for the entire crop. "This is an elite group of growers," added Duane Peters,...
Bozeman — The 2020 Montana and Wyoming Malt Barley and Sugar Beet Symposium has been canceled due to COVID concerns. In its place, educational webinars will be offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, and Thursday, Jan. 14. The webinars are hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association, or MSCEA, which comprises agriculture industry representatives as well as Montana State University Extension faculty members. The webinar presentations on Jan. 13 will focus on malt barley topics. Howard Neibling, University of Idaho Extension water m...
During the busy time of harvest, Agriculturists at Sidney Sugars Inc. work extra hard to help ensure that things are running smoothly at area beet receiving stations. Two of the newest agriculturists at Sidney Sugars Inc. who help contribute to making sugar beet harvest happen are Somer Reidle and Timothy Cymbaluk. Reidle is originally from Bainville, MT, and has been working for Sidney Sugars since June 2019. She was hired fresh out of college, "I graduated in May 2019 from Montana State...
The Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center has been harvesting sugar beet plots since Monday, Sept. 21. Chengci Chen, MSU EARC superintendent and cropping systems agronomist, explained that harvest has been going smoothly for the center thus far. The weather conditions from this year have affected harvest in both a positive and negative way. "The dry and warm weather makes harvesting easier for us. However, the abnormally warm weather in September is not ideal for sugar...
The Roundup held their 17th Annual Sugar Beet Decorating Contest Oct. 13 at Neu's SuperValu, Fairview. Special thanks to Neu's SuperValu and Powder Keg for sponsoring the event....
For over 40 years, Norby, Inc. has been a loyal customer of Niehenke Welding, Sidney. The welding company has always done special projects for Norby but more recently Stan and Ross Rosaaen of Niehenke Welding created a particularly special piece for Norby. Amidst beet harvest, Stan and Ross welded a small John Deere green-colored box, which was welded on to a Norby beet digger. This box was used to store the ashes of Rocky Norby, an area farmer who passed away in a tragic accident in May 2020....
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it's time to celebrate this year's harvest with The Roundup's 17th annual Harvest Festival Oct. 21-30. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, Oct. 23 and bring them to Yellowstone Marketplace, 102 N Central Ave. between 9-10 a.m. for a chance to win a $50 prize from area merchants. Cooks also receive a 5 lb. bag of sugar for each entry. The Peoples Choice winner will win a $100 gift card. Enter in cakes, cookies, pies,...
MonDak area sugar beet receiving stations have been receiving truckloads of sugar beets since the end of September. The Sugar Valley site kicked off sugar beet pre-pile on Monday, Sept. 21. Followed by the Sidney factory yard, which began on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and the Savage site, Friday, Sept. 25; Culbertson and Pleasant View started pre-pile on Monday, Sept. 28. As of Tuesday, Sept. 29, Duane Peters, Sidney Sugars Incorporated Agriculture Manager, estimated harvest to be "roughly 10%...
MonDak area sugar beet receiving stations have been receiving truckloads of sugar beets since the end of September. The Sugar Valley site kicked off sugar beet pre-pile on Monday, Sept. 21. Followed by the Sidney factory yard, which began on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and the Savage site, Friday, Sept. 25; Culbertson and Pleasant View started pre-pile on Monday, Sept. 28. As of Tuesday, Sept. 29, Duane Peters, Sidney Sugars Incorporated Agriculture Manager, estimated harvest to be "roughly 10%...
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it's time to celebrate this year’s harvest with The Roundup's 17th annual Harvest Festival Oct. 23 -Nov. 2. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, Oct. 23 and bring them to Yellowstone Marketplace, 102 N Central Ave. between 9-10 a.m. for a chance to win a $50 prize from area merchants. Cooks also receive a 5 lb. bag of sugar for each entry. The Peoples Choice winner will win a $100 gift card. Enter in cakes, cookies, pies, candy, breads and rolls, and other. The expert j...
The Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center has been harvesting sugar beet plots since Monday, Sept. 21. Chengci Chen, MSU EARC superintendent and cropping systems agronomist, explained that harvest has been going smoothly for the center thus far. The weather conditions from this year have affected harvest in both a positive and negative way. "The dry and warm weather makes harvesting easier for us. However, the abnormally warm weather in September is not ideal for sugar...
Graveside service for William Dunn, 95, of Fairview, MT will be Friday, September 11, 2020 at 10 a.m. at Richland Memorial Park cemetery in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. William "Bill" Ellsworth Dunn was born on August 16, 1925, in Grenora, ND, to Thomas and Alma (Pederson) Dunn. Bill was the eldest of 4 children. He attended school in Alexander, ND and...
Bozeman - A new video from Montana State University Extension shows the impact and causes of soil acidification and offers Montana farmers management options to prevent, adapt to or correct acidic soil, which can lead to heavy yield losses. "Soil acidification is an emerging issue in Montana, where low soil pH has traditionally not been a concern," said Clain Jones, MSU Extension's soil fertility specialist and professor in the MSU College of Agriculture's Department of Land Resources and Enviro...
American Crystal Sugar Company CEO Tom Astrup has announced that Steve Rosenau has added the position of Sidney Sugars, Incorporated Chief Operating Officer to his duties as American Crystal treasurer. Rosenau's new duties are effective July 6. In this position, he will oversee all agriculture and factory operations and grower related activities at American Crystal's beet sugar business in Sidney. Rosenau holds an MBA from the University of Mary and Bachelor of Science degrees in chemical...
Last Tuesday, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. representatives and municipal officials met at the Richland County Event Center to present their Integrated Resource Plan involving the tentative closure of coal fire power generating units before opening up the floor for the public to weigh in and finally, to present questions. The MDU Integrated Resource Plan is filed bi-annually with the Montana Public Service Commission. "In that study we look at all of our customer needs for demand, how much...
Washington, D.C., Feb. 28 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess moisture as well as sugar beet growers. Through WHIP+, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping producers recover from losses related to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup on March 23 for producers to apply for eligible losses of drought (D3 or above) and excess moisture. USDA is also ent...
If you're looking for all things sugar beet, then The International Sugarbeet Institute (ISBI) is just the event for you! It's held every March and is the United States' largest exhibit of sugar beet equipment and products. The ISBI is held in Fargo and Grand Forks, ND and alternate years. The 2020 ISBI event is being held in Grand Forks and will spotlight legislators, sugar specialists and agricultural leaders. It will take place March 11-12 at the Alerus Center. Both admission and parking are...
In Jan. 2020, Sidney Sugars Incorporated gained a new agriculturist! Timothy Cymbaluk comes from Crookston, MN, and recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Crop and Weed Science from North Dakota State University in Dec. 2019. Cymbaluk has always had a passion for working with sugar beets, so when he saw the position open for an agriculturist at Sidney Sugars, it was apparent to him that he should apply. “I have always wanted to work with sugar beets, and I saw that Sidney Sugars was looking for an agriculturalist, so I thought it wou...
In Jan. 2020, Sidney Sugars Incorporated gained a new agriculturist! Timothy Cymbaluk comes from Crookston, MN, and recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Crop and Weed Science from North Dakota State University in Dec. 2019. Cymbaluk has always had a passion for working with sugar beets, so when he saw the position open for an agriculturist at Sidney Sugars, it was apparent to him that he should apply. "I have always wanted to work with sugar beets, and I saw that Sidney Sugars was...
