*In Minnesota and North Dakota, the sugar beet harvest is a precise operation. The cool temperatures are crucial to preserving the sugar content. Farmers work tirelessly during the 14-day haul, and the plant operates from September to mid-April.* 🚜🌱
In Minnesota and North Dakota, the beet plants start a pre-pile harvest in September and the main harvest starts about October 1, if the weather is cool enough. The temperatures need to be cold enough for them to maintain the sugar. If it is too warm, the beet actually starts a rotting process. The farmers haul 24 hours a day for about 14 days. The Plant starts up in September and continues until about mid-April.
one of my friends worked during harvest season this year running a big conveyor belt deal used to pile up beets after they are dumped out of the trucks... she said it was interesting training for sure. :D
@@tony98discovery I'm not exactly sure, as I've never visited her animal sanctuary; she's up by Alex somewhere if I remember correctly. Her name is Misti, so if you worked a crew with her, you'll remember her. Petite but feisty. She has pigs, squirrels, muntjacs (tiny deer with fangs) and a lot of other critters that she shares her home with.
thank you migrant workers for your hard work in the farms, feilds and orchards at below minimum wage, to bring us spoiled Americans food to our tables...you are awesome !
@@tony98discovery I still don't know what a sugar beet is. A bulb, and are the leaves used too or just for animal fodder ? Is a syrup made out of them and if so what is it used for ? A better explanation for people who have no idea what they are would be good.
عليكم بتغيير الة الجمع للتفاح ولا تسقطوه بالارض لابد من جمعه من فوق الشجرة انظف You have to change the harvesting machine for apples, and do not drop them on the ground. They must be collected from the top of the tree cleaner
In Michigan, growers can't use drops for cider. Once the apple hits the ground, that's it. It can't be sold in any form. I live in the Fruit Ridge area of West Michigan and I have apple orchards on all sides of my property. For the past 6 years we go out in the orchard and pick up the drops and make cider. On October 22nd of 2022 all the kids and grandkids came over and we made 27 gallons of cider. It's a fun family time!
People need to research what the H2a program requires a producer to pay and supply to their help. These workers do come and work hard, but they are appreciated and paid more than a lot of Americans make.
I picked strawberries in PA when I was 14 years old for 2 week to earn some cash when school out. Boy it was a back breaking job. Then in 1989 I was paid .50 cents a pint. I'm 47 now I can never do that again. I appreciate the workers that bring us food to our table.
The US food industry would shut down without legal and illegal immigration. In fields and factories, immigrants are busting their asses off in harsh conditions with minimal safety for low wages and doing jobs Americans don't want. They work long hours, no overtime, no holidays, no sick time, no paid vacation, no health benefits, no workman's comp, no unemployment benefits. The US Immigration system is broken, it should allow such hard-working immigrants legal status. Instead, they are exploited. We need these workers in this country. They deserve more legal protections. In Massachusetts we just passed a law allowing undocumented residents to have legal driver's licenses.
@@tony98discovery There are a few youtube channels. There is one that is about 60 miles from me, called Beet Farmin Mitch. He is new but has posted a few this year and last year. He describes the plant and what they do during harvest.
Now I don’t know if you have such a drink in the states but in my neck of the woods in the two days of summer we get in north east Scotland I do like a pint or 6 of snake bite, all it is is a pint glass half full of lager and half full of cider hence the reason for my interest in the apple cider farm
When you eat them raw they dont really Taste like anything other that sweet and earthy. These plants are not desingned to be eaten directly but mainly for sugar production.
My family bought the first ROPAs in the United States and we’re all proud sugar farmers up here in Michigan
Очень интересно, смотрю и радуюсь что столько труда,Дай Боже Милостивый Вам Здоровья и Благополучия🙏👍👏💐🥰
I love watching my cousins harvest sugar beets in michigan.
My wife and I are working the sugar beet Harvest for the first time this year really looking forward to it
I love to watch your videos, I have watched almost everyone. Congratulations!
*In Minnesota and North Dakota, the sugar beet harvest is a precise operation. The cool temperatures are crucial to preserving the sugar content. Farmers work tirelessly during the 14-day haul, and the plant operates from September to mid-April.* 🚜🌱
In Minnesota and North Dakota, the beet plants start a pre-pile harvest in September and the main harvest starts about October 1, if the weather is cool enough. The temperatures need to be cold enough for them to maintain the sugar. If it is too warm, the beet actually starts a rotting process. The farmers haul 24 hours a day for about 14 days. The Plant starts up in September and continues until about mid-April.
Thank you, how often do you use sugar made from beets?
one of my friends worked during harvest season this year running a big conveyor belt deal used to pile up beets after they are dumped out of the trucks... she said it was interesting training for sure. :D
@@chouseification Where is that beet farm?
@@tony98discovery I'm not exactly sure, as I've never visited her animal sanctuary; she's up by Alex somewhere if I remember correctly. Her name is Misti, so if you worked a crew with her, you'll remember her. Petite but feisty. She has pigs, squirrels, muntjacs (tiny deer with fangs) and a lot of other critters that she shares her home with.
@@chouseification It's great, the outfit is always fun because of the variety of cute animals
thank you migrant workers for your hard work in the farms, feilds and orchards at below minimum wage, to bring us spoiled Americans food to our tables...you are awesome !
Yes, farm workers are feeding millions of Americans
*Fields. I'm willing to bet they have a better command of the English language than you.
Thanks for the satisfying video
Hi Tony! Great video! I've been waiting for some Michigan Sugar Beet harvesting!
You live beet farm wings?
This brings back so many memories of when i used to haul sugar beets from the Bakersfield Californian area.
The wisdom of farmers
I miss sugar beet harvest here in Southern Minnesota!
Awesome vid, love watching how sugar beets are harvested. How many acres do you farm?
Fascinating process! About 500 acres. 🌾🚜
Do you prefer beet sugar or cane sugar?
Does USA export the sugar in Switzerland or the pictures of sugar bags come from Switzerland? I know those bags, from the factory in Aarberg
i pray to god to give the farm workers a healthy life.
Great videos Tony ! Watching from Florida, I find farming videos very fascinating.
Very cool friend! Thanks for sharing and have a nice week
I've finally saw how sweet beetroot is harvested. Thank you for magnificent video! Thumbs up
Thanks for visiting
My good lord you guys are hardworking. Loved watching the process.
Tony enjoying you videos, watching from New Zealand.
Beet harvesting used to be massive crop over here in Ireland
Most people don’t remember about the Huge Sugar Beet Plant in Hereford, Texas .. called Holly Sugar
Very informative, didn realise that so much beet was grown in the US.
Thanks for the explanation. So you're a beet farmer? That's cool.
Thank you
video useful for farmers, thanks u
Thank you
Great video
Love American Farmers!
and the migrants that work those fields
Very nice job on the video! 👍👍👍
Nice Tony thanks ❤️💯
I had no idea American farmers were producing so many sugar beets! How do they manage to grow and harvest such large quantities efficiently?
Farmers often rotate sugar beets with other crops to maintain soil health and reduce pests and diseases.
I just hauled my first load of Sugar Beets for Renville MN
I remember 15 years ago in Michigan. There was a warm winter and the turnips in the pile began to rot.
Thanks for the great videos Tony! Makes me miss beet harvest even more.
Have you ever been a beet grower?
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@@tony98discovery I still don't know what a sugar beet is. A bulb, and are the leaves used too or just for animal fodder ? Is a syrup made out of them and if so what is it used for ? A better explanation for people who have no idea what they are would be good.
Very good video, I like this beetroot production process, very modern
I learned something new with this upload. Thanks
Have you ever seen people harvest beets?
Nope. I also didn’t know we used beets to make sugar. I thought we used corn mostly.
America is my dream land 👨🦱🕊💐
Tony, really enjoy you videos. I worked the 2005 and 2006 beat harvest near Georgetown MN.
Is your current job related to beets?
THANK GOD these people who produce and process Sugar Beets.GOD BLESS AMERICA
If you haven't seen how the mountains of harvested beets pile up, it is an amazing sight.
I was really impressed with the thousands of tons of sugar beets piled up into the mountains
What is the cash value per bushel of each type of crop you grow? Do sugar beets go by bushel or ton?
Like the music!!!!
Crystal sugar comes from that area. Loved that commercial.
How do you see this beet production process?
Isn't it insane how harvesting developed over the last 100 years?
Absolutely mind-blowing progress! 🌾🚜
عليكم بتغيير الة الجمع للتفاح ولا تسقطوه بالارض لابد من جمعه من فوق الشجرة انظف You have to change the harvesting machine for apples, and do not drop them on the ground. They must be collected from the top of the tree cleaner
Michigan is where the Sugar Beets are!
what do you do with stubble after harvest of grain? do you burn it?
Love it
My grandmother would be surprised if she saw that beet harvester
are the videos a combination from usa and farms from europe
Hello from Hawaii. No sugar beets here. I like the show because it’s something different.
I love pineapple farms in Hawaii
What are your thoughts on a self propelled beet harvester. I know a lot of guys say that it is more efficient.
We had sugar beets in Salinas California.
Also a sugar refinery.
do you grow beets?
In Michigan, growers can't use drops for cider. Once the apple hits the ground, that's it. It can't be sold in any form. I live in the Fruit Ridge area of West Michigan and I have apple orchards on all sides of my property. For the past 6 years we go out in the orchard and pick up the drops and make cider. On October 22nd of 2022 all the kids and grandkids came over and we made 27 gallons of cider. It's a fun family time!
How do you see this beet production process?
I really like vegetable farms, the farmers are amazing
Have you been to these farms yet?
0:23 That's weird ... I didn't know Rovers-Boekel, a company in the Netherlands, worked in the US ? 😀
Are you a farmer in the Netherlands?
@@tony98discovery no, belgium, but i know these clips arent from in the US 😄
I also plant a few beds of beets in the garden to serve my family
would be my third year working the harvest! Now and it's better than what It seems
They harvest beets by machine, I love this
Have you ever come to see people harvest agricultural products?
beets are the #1 item harvested when it come to sugar
Yes, they account for more than sugarcane
My friend has a vegetable farm, I used to go there and watch people harvest their crops
Where is that farm located?
People need to research what the H2a program requires a producer to pay and supply to their help. These workers do come and work hard, but they are appreciated and paid more than a lot of Americans make.
Wicked! In my lower franconian homecountry Lower Franconia the beet harvest was finished by mid October.
Have you been to a beetroot farm?
I want to see more beet farmers' process, please make a video about it
sure, look forward to it
My family also grows sugar beet poles, I wish I could own a big sugar beet farm like that
I picked strawberries in PA when I was 14 years old for 2 week to earn some cash when school out. Boy it was a back breaking job. Then in 1989 I was paid .50 cents a pint. I'm 47 now I can never do that again. I appreciate the workers that bring us food to our table.
I used to think strawberry harvesting would be fun
I will also plant a few beds of beets for my family
It would be great if you could grow and harvest beets yourself
I'm working on a beetroot farm, here we do everything by hand
Is the beet farm where you work big?
Nice video, I hope this machine has more than this small field to harvest this year :)
Impressive machine indeed! 🚜🌾
Thank you for your hard work! USA finest.
Pretty cool! Never knew.
American agriculture is truly impressive
Can the sugar beet be eaten as is or only good for sugar purposes?
Most of them are used to make roads
When I was a kid in Northern California we had a sugar plant in the town I lived in,
Is agriculture still a good business in USA?
Considering earnings from it
It still generates a steady source of income
I love the apple cider they are good for you to drink thanks to the farmers for producing apple cider.
I've never tried apple cider, don't know what it tastes like
We never harvested beets all night long in Northern Colorado near Greeley.
I live in the city and I've always wanted to go to farms like this to see how they grow
Ага а потом жрать это не будешь? Едь уж сразу в россию, посмотри что люди едя
How do you see this beet production process?
It’s Awesome to see some local farmers ( to me ) because I grow up by minto ND
Do you live next to a sugar beet farm?
The US food industry would shut down without legal and illegal immigration. In fields and factories, immigrants are busting their asses off in harsh conditions with minimal safety for low wages and doing jobs Americans don't want. They work long hours, no overtime, no holidays, no sick time, no paid vacation, no health benefits, no workman's comp, no unemployment benefits. The US Immigration system is broken, it should allow such hard-working immigrants legal status. Instead, they are exploited. We need these workers in this country. They deserve more legal protections. In Massachusetts we just passed a law allowing undocumented residents to have legal driver's licenses.
An outright ban on migrant workers will never happen in the United States.
if the documentary wasnt made by city ppl it woulda been alot better
Can I buy sugar beets directly from the farm?
Try to find a way to contact these ranchers
interesting to see how different the American sugar beet harvest procedure is compared to Europe's
Have you been to a beetroot farm?
How much ethanol is produced from sugar beets?
Do they grow sugar beet anywhere in the US?
Yes, most states have beets in varying amounts
Are your sugar beets a GMO Round Up Ready Beet ?
I pretty much use it from store baked goods. I only use it for holiday stuff. At my age I do not make many things with sugar.
Do you prefer sugar from beets or sugar cane?
@@tony98discovery I like beet sugar. I suppose because there is a plant in town and that is what I was raised on.
@@randyronny7735 Yes, I also prefer beet sugar. And I would love to see how they harvest in the vast fields
@@tony98discovery There are a few youtube channels. There is one that is about 60 miles from me, called Beet Farmin Mitch. He is new but has posted a few this year and last year. He describes the plant and what they do during harvest.
I live in the countryside and I have never seen the production of sugar beets like this before
Do you grow beets?
wow, these farms use machines from planting to harvesting
Sugar Beets are grown in Montana too you did not say a word of them hard working farmers.
Why can't I find sugar made from sugar beats here in GA?
Now I don’t know if you have such a drink in the states but in my neck of the woods in the two days of summer we get in north east Scotland I do like a pint or 6 of snake bite, all it is is a pint glass half full of lager and half full of cider hence the reason for my interest in the apple cider farm
Make video on sugarcane crisis in maharashtra india
I also once harvested beets for a farm, it made my back very sore
Is the beet farm where you work big?
How many kg from 1000 square meters ?
We also get the strawberry here in my state from California early season and by the end of the season.
Are you doing fruit harvesting?
Sugar beets used to be a thing on the Eastern Colorado and the Kansas High Plains.
what does sugar beet taste like?
When you eat them raw they dont really Taste like anything other that sweet and earthy. These plants are not desingned to be eaten directly but mainly for sugar production.
What is sugar beetroot