Beet harvest is under way

Actually sugarbeet harvest in and around Sidney started last week.  However, with the warmer-than-normal temperatures there was fear of the beets rotting in the storage piles so harvest was momentarily stopped.  With a return to cooler and more normal temperatures, beet harvest has once again resumed.  If there are not any further delays, and all goes well, all of the beets in the valley should be out of the ground in about 3 weeks.  Although there is not official report that can be made, weather conditions this summer and fall should have made for a fairly good amount of tonnage and sugar content.  Stay tuned for details.