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For almost the last 100 years, the sugar beet producers in our area have been recognized as some of the best sugar beet growers in the nation. We have always taken pride in growing the highest quality crop possible every year. We, the growers, are disappointed in American Crystal Sugar Company’s decision in closing our local Sidney, MT factory. The growers of our association have made every attempt to keep Sidney Sugars a viable operation, ever since it was purchased by American Crystal Sugar Company in 2002. Unfortunately, the sugar beet g...
(U.S. Senate) – Following American Crystal Sugar’s announced closure of Sidney Sugars by the end of 2023, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today issued the following statement: “This is tough news for Sidney Sugars employees, beet growers, and for the broader Sidney community. I’m ready to help the region rebound, whether that’s by ensuring the quick approval of federal resources to support local workforce development, or making sure that American Crystal Sugar stands by its commitments to displaced workers – we’re going to make sure that these folks c...
Feb. 1, 2023 it will be determined if Sidney Sugars can contract enough acreage to keep the factory open, which would not only affect sugar beet growers and their employees, but the year-round and seasonal employees at Sidney Sugars. On Dec. 21, 2022 a letter went out to sugar beet growers from Chief Operating Officer, Steve Rosenau, explaining that Sidney Sugars is requiring approximately 25,000 acres to be contracted for 2023 in order for the factory to continue operations. It is also...
Howard Rambur started his herd as a youngster with two crossbred Charolais heifers and a purebred Charolais bull. “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,” said Rambur, who raises purebred Charolais cattle near Sidney, MT. Even though his father was primarily a sugar beet farmer, young Rambur’s interest in livestock was piqued when he began working with cattle as 4-H projects. He wanted to own somet...
The 2022 sugar beet harvest wrapped up last week with both tonnage and sugar content coming in lower than expected. According to Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters, the yield was unusually field specific with highs and lows in individual fields rather than in an overall area. ”It seems to have a lot to do with weather, but there’s not really any rhyme or reason on the sugar,” he said. Peters expressed his deepest appreciation for the area growers. “They faced tough issues and made hard decisions and came through with another...
It all started this summer. Savage sugar beet producer Del Nollmeyer was experiencing chest discomfort while irrigating. After two weeks of tests, there was finally a diagnosis. “We were told we needed to go to Billings for an angiogram. It was there they found the blockage,” stated Del’s wife Kim. On Aug. 19, he underwent a single bypass open heart surgery. With beet harvest just around the corner Del and Kim were stuck. Del was in no shape to spend hours in the tractor topping and digging beets. “Our neighbor, Kjeld Jonsson had been in cont...
The Roundup held their Annual Sugar Beet Decorating Contest Thursday, Oct. 13 at Neu’s Super Valu, Fairview. A special thanks to Neu’s for sponsoring the contest, Sidney Sugars for the beets and the Powder Keg, Fairview, for the prizes. Thanks also to the kids who entered their decorated beets....
The 2022 sugar beet harvest wrapped up last week with both tonnage and sugar content coming in lower than expected. According to Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters, the yield was unusually field specific with highs and lows in individual fields rather than in an overall area. "It seems to have a lot to do with weather, but there's not really any rhyme or reason on the sugar," he said. Peters expressed his deepest appreciation for the area growers. "They faced tough issues and made...
It all started this summer. Savage sugar beet producer Del Nollmeyer was experiencing chest discomfort while irrigating. After two weeks of tests, there was finally a diagnosis. “We were told we needed to go to Billings for an angiogram. It was there they found the blockage,” stated Del’s wife Kim. On August 19, he underwent a single bypass open heart surgery. With beet harvest just around the corner Del and Kim were stuck. Del was in no shape to spend hours in the tractor topping and diggi...
The Roundup held their Annual Sugar Beet Decorating Contest Thursday, Oct. 13 at Neu's Super Valu, Fairview. A special thanks to Neu's for sponsoring the contest, Sidney Sugars for the beets and the Powder Keg, Fairview, for the prizes. Thanks also to the kids who entered their decorated beets. (Not pictured 10-12 Years Old: 2nd Place-Taylor Unruh)...
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it’s time to celebrate this year’s harvest with The Roundup’s 20th annual Harvest Festival 2022. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, Oct. 28 and bring them to The Market, (formerly Reese & Ray’s IGA), 203 2nd St. NW, Sidney, between 8-9 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....
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it’s time to celebrate this year’s harvest with The Roundup’s 20th annual Harvest Festival 2022. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, Oct. 28 and bring them to The Market, (formerly Reese & Ray’s IGA), 203 2nd St. NW, Sidney, between 8-9 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....
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it's time to celebrate this year's harvest with The Roundup's 20th annual Harvest Festival 2022. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, Oct. 28 and bring them to The Market, (formerly Reese & Ray's IGA), 203 2nd St. NW, Sidney, between 8-9 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,...
With almost perfect weather in the forecast, Sidney Sugars Incorporated is looking forward to a great start to the annual beet harvest. Culbertson, Sugar Valley and the factory yard will started accepting beets on Sept. 30 while Savage and Pleasant Valley began on Oct. 1. Slicing at the factory started Oct. 1. According to Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters, root samples taken in the 18,300 acres of area beets showed a good crop with tonnage averaging 29 and sugar at 15.2. Those samples were taken the last week in August and sugar...
With almost perfect weather in the forecast, Sidney Sugars Incorporated is looking forward to a great start to the annual beet harvest. Culbertson, Sugar Valley and the factory yard will all start accepting beets on Sept. 30 while Savage and Pleasant Valley will begin on Oct. 1. Slicing at the factory will start Oct. 1. According to Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters, root samples taken in the 18,300 acres of area beets showed a good crop with tonnage averaging 29 and sugar at...
Calling her "unprecedented in her activities for the Fairview Schools and highly motivated to help the community in any way possible," the members of Fairview's FFA nominated Vanessa Pooch for the Above and Beyond For Fairview award which was presented to her by Chamber member Kerry Finsaas at the recent FFA banquet. The nomination letter stated that "there is one person who has done extensive work for the Fairview community, motivating the younger generation, promoting mental health and...
Bozeman - An emerging energy storage technology could soon have an unexpected ally thanks to research at Montana State University: the pulp left over from processing sugar beets into sugar. Backed by a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a team of scientists will study how the byproduct of the starchy root crop can be refined into cellulose nanocrystals that shows promise for improving how heat is captured and recycled in a variety of industrial settings. The project also...
The 2022 MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show will be held Tuesday and Friday, March 3-4 at the Richland County Event Center, Sidney. Events begin on Thursday, March 3 with the opening of the Trade Show at 8 a.m. MT. Tyler Tjelde will present “Soybean Production in the MonDak” at 9 a.m. followed by Patrick Gilchrist’s “Water Outlook in 2022”. From 11 a.m.-12 noon, “Options for Burndown Not Named Glyphosate and Problematic Weeds that are emerging in and around Richland County” by Brian Jenks. Also from 11 a.m.,-2 p.m., 3 Pesticide Points will be avail...
This year, Mondak Ag Days is back to an all in-person format, to be held at the Richland County Event Center on March 3-4. "The 2022 MonDak Ag Days will follow its traditional footprint and we are adding some pretty sweet door prizes to the banquet," Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Executive Director Kali Godfrey said. The event features a trade show with several vendors showcasing the latest in agriculture related equipment and technology and provides educational opportunities...
Agri Industries Inc. was built on the idea of expanding irrigation throughout the MonDak region, and it continues to live out that mission today. It has three shops located throughout the MonDak region, including Sidney, Williston, and Miles City. The company was founded by two brothers, Mike and Greg Ames in 1982 as an irrigation store focused on improving agriculture by building irrigation pivots, pipelines, and installing utility lines with its Directional Boring Division. Agri is also a...
Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent and agronomist, will be presenting data of his research results of nitrogen and irrigation management affecting sugar beet root yield and sucrose concentration at MonDak Ag Days, Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. MT. Chen has been working on pea, lentil, and chickpea crops for 20 years in Montana and has performed extensive research on sugar beet and cereal grains for the past 6 years at MSU-EARC. "Sugar beets are the most important cash crop in this valley....
This year, Mondak Ag Days is back to an all in-person format, held at the Richland County Event Center on March 3-4. “The 2022 MonDak Ag Days will follow its traditional footprint and we are adding some pretty sweet door prizes to the banquet,” Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Executive Director Kali Godfrey said. The event features a trade show with several vendors showcasing the latest in agriculture related equipment and technology and provides educational opportunities for MonDak area farmers and ranchers. The educational ses...
Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent and agronomist, will be presenting data of his research results of nitrogen and irrigation management affecting sugar beet root yield and sucrose concentration at MonDak Ag Days, Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. MT. Chen has been working on pea, lentil, and chickpea crops for 20 years in Montana and has performed extensive research on sugar beet and cereal grains for the past 6 years at MSU-EARC. “Sugar beets are the most important cash crop in this valley. Sugar beet growers got paid not only based on the to...
Howard Rambur started his herd as a youngster with two crossbred Charolais heifers and a purebred Charolais bull. "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," said Rambur, who raises purebred Charolais cattle near Sidney, MT. Even though his father was primarily a sugar beet farmer, young Rambur's interest in livestock was piqued when he began working with cattle as 4-H projects. He wanted to own...
Bozeman — Registration is now open for the 2022 Montana and Wyoming Sugar Beet and Malt Barley Symposium, which will be held Jan. 12-13 at Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Billings. The event is hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association, or MSCEA, which is comprised of industry representatives as well as Montana State University Extension faculty members. The first day of the event will focus on barley production. Presentations will cover topics including precision agriculture and disease, nutrient and weed management. F...
