MONITOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Officials expect a solid sugar beet crop in Michigan following favorable summer conditions.
The Bay City Times reports (http://bit.ly/1o0AWSQ ) Michigan Sugar Co. officials on Thursday kick off the harvest campaign, with delivery ramping up in October.
Paul Pfenninger, vice president of agriculture for the grower-owned cooperative, says it was a "very challenging planting season, but I think it's going to be a very rewarding harvest season." The cooperative has been producing sugar for more than a century.
Last year, Michigan Sugar had 4.17 million tons of sugar beets. This year, the estimated yield is 4.48 million tons.
This year's crop got off to a rough start with cold temperatures and wet fields. In some cases, growers waited weeks beyond the normal start time of early April to plant seeds.
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