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The MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center Irrigated Farm Field Day is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20. It is located one mile north of Sidney. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the tour following at 8:30 a.m. There will be many featured speakers and topics discussed at this event. Topics will include plant breeding and newly developed varieties for wheat, barley, durum, pea, lentil, and chickpea; herbicide resistant weed control in sugar beets and other crops; disease management in cereal, pulse, and sugar beet and grasshopper issues....
On April 13 the Richland County Commissioners sent a letter to Montana Governor Greg Gianforte requesting a Drought Natural Disaster Declaration. The letter can be viewed in its entirety on The Roundup website, roundupweb.com. The letter read as follows. Dear Governor Gianforte: The Board of County Commissioners of Richland County; Montana petitions that you: 1. Submit a request to the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture and the President of the United States for an agriculture-related disaster declaration for Richland County; Montana based on droug...
As a part of the Montana-Dakota Utilities' Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the Lewis and Clark Station will be retiring on March 31. The closure of this station is expected to have a big impact on the community of Sidney and surrounding areas. "It will have a trickle-down effect - when the Lewis and Clark Station closes down, the coal mine in Savage might have to close down, which will affect the Savage school and our sugar beet factory," stated Representative Brandon Ler (R-Savage). The Lewis...
House Bill 314 would make Montana's utility regulation commission consider the community consequences of coal-fired closures. The Legislature is considering a measure that would direct the Public Service Commission to weigh the economic impacts of coal-fired plant closures in its regulatory decision-making. Proponents say it can help coal-dependent communities remain viable, while opponents say it has the potential to hurt businesses and ratepayers by bucking regulatory norms. House Bill 314 is...
Ever since 1909, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP), has been providing a reliable supply of irrigation water to several acres of farmland across the west side of the Yellowstone River (even during the Dust Bowl). This supply of irrigation water is crucial to ensuring the successful production of irrigated crops, with a majority of it being sugar beet crops. The project irrigates just under 60,000 acres on the west bank of the Yellowstone River. It consists of four separate districts and covers a span of 59,000 acres in three...
Ever since 1909, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP), has been providing a reliable supply of irrigation water to several acres of farmland across the west side of the Yellowstone River (even during the Dust Bowl). This supply of irrigation water is crucial to ensuring the successful production of irrigated crops, with a majority of it being sugar beet crops. The project irrigates just under 60,000 acres on the west bank of the Yellowstone River. It consists of four separate...
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 Sugars Incorporated, Agricultural Manager. Jorgens...
Two newly elected directors joined American Crystal’s Board. Representing the Hillsboro Factory District is Chris Hong. Hong is a third-generation farmer and has raised sugarbeets since 1997. He is part of a family farming operation with his brother and father named Hong Farms near Buxton, North Dakota. Representing the Crookston Factory District is Bruce Newhouse. Newhouse’s farming history dates back to the late 1860s. He raises sugarbeets and operates BTN Farms with his son near Fisher, Minnesota. Newhouse previously served as Secretary of...
At 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the National Hard Spring Wheat Show in Williston, Dr. Audrey Kalil, NDSU Williston Research Extension Center plant pathologist, will be speaking about her research on fusarium head blight (scab) management in durum. Dr. Kalil leads both basic and applied research programs focused on management of plant diseases on the economically important, highly diverse crops in western North Dakota. Her main goal with her research is to improve management of disease of...
Technology's role in agriculture is rising exponentially, but that doesn't mean there aren't other factors of equal importance, particularly in irrigation management. That's the message to be delivered by Dr. Thomas Scherer on Thursday, Jan. 28, in the second webinar of this year's 4th annual MonDak Ag Research Summit online seminar series. "Over the last 15 years there have been many technological developments for more informed irrigation water management," Dr. Scherer, North Dakota State...
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,...
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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%...
