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Washington, D.C. – House District 35 Representative Joel Krautter recently traveled to Washington, D.C. and had meetings on Capitol Hill with Montana's Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester, as well...

As of Friday, October 18, Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters estimated beet harvest at a third complete with some growers at 10% and others at 50%. The biggest factor in the disparity is...

Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it's time to celebrate this year's harvest with The Roundup's 16th annual Harvest Festival October 23 through November 2. Make It With Sugar Whip...

The Roundup held its 16th annual beet decorating contest last week and, as usual, the kids did an amazing job of turning a sugar beet into something fun. Special thanks go to Tim Neu and his staff at...

After being delayed a couple of weeks due to excess moisture, sugar beet harvest started in the afternoon of Monday, October 7 at the Scott Buxbaum farm north of Fairview. As both a grower and...

Everybody has a job in mind when they think of what they would love to be doing. For Dave and April Hunt, the beet harvest is one job they love. After their kids were grown, the couple downsized, got...

BOZEMAN – The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station will host the 20th annual Celebrate Agriculture weekend Nov. 1 and 2 on the MSU...

MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock yesterday evening signed an executive order allowing increased weight limitations on transportation vehicles in order to protect sugar beet farmers in Montana. "Mont...

Our loved and cherished mother and granny went to be with the Lord on June 22, 2019. Lillian Frieda (Propp) Riedel was born on July 14, 1934 in Worden, MT to Paul and Mary (Walters) Propp. She was the...

Every year since 1946, on the third weekend of July the people of Fairview, Montana have come together to reminisce and honor the people who have made a difference in the community. This year, 2019,...

Every year since 1946, on the third weekend of July the people of Fairview, Montana have come together to reminisce and honor the people who have made a difference in the community. This year, 2019,...

Extraction Process: One of the first steps in processing Sugar Beets is extracting the sugar from the beet cells which takes place in the Tower Diffuser. Sugar Beets are washed and then sliced into...

When American Crystal purchased Holly Sugar many years ago, then agricultural manager Russ Fullmer was asked about the long-range prospects for the factory. His answer was that the factory would keep...

ACH Seeds has enjoyed success in the sugarbeet industry due to constant research, developing varieties with excellent tonnage and sugar content as well as Yield Strength Rhizomania Tolerance,...

Scott and Anita Reidle Buxbaum both grew up on farms north of Fairview and have continued the farming tradition their whole lives, welcoming children and grand children along the way. Their son...

Transystems was founded in 1942 by John S. Rice and continues to be a family-owned operation that specializes in bulk commodities distribution. The company operates in the Midwest and Western United S...

Since 2016, Chengci Chen, Superintendent and Cropping Systems Agronomist at the Montana State University Eastern Agricultural Research Center, has been working on sugarbeet response to tillage and a...