Beet Farmin’ Mitch: Sixth-Generation Sugar Beet Farmer
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It's important for us as growers and as family farmers to have a strong sugar policy in the farm bill because it's been issues in the past where other countries will take advantage of us, what's new, take advantage of the marketing situations. And so then we get kind of thrown under the bus when there's big sugar dumping things and different loopholes that can cause issues in the sugar industry. So that's been some issues that the sugar industry has had to face. But we've done a pretty good job about making our voice known.
If you say, can I ask you a personal question? Sure. Give me a little more insight to how big your operation is.
Yeah, that's a good way to put it.
So as long as you preface the question with a question, I think you're good.
And with that, listeners, welcome back to the Farm Profit Podcast. We are here to preface questions with questions. So we don't offend anyone. It must take 45 seconds to get to the question.
That'd be good.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Sit a little down there. Sit a little down. And you said it's a real question.
And you said I talk too fast. So, yeah.
Yeah, just imagine how long it would take for him to get to a question if he didn't talk that fast. Yeah. It'd be like a minute, 10 seconds. I know some creators that would be like, all right, come on.
Hey, don't get paid once we pass the 60-second mark. One of those moments to where.
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One of those moments to where I have no good habits either. My word so and my terrible translation. Oh, we all have so.
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Connect at farmforprofit.com. At least tell us which ones worked. Some of the feedback that we have gotten, and Artsway kicked it off. So applaud you guys, the Artsway team, for the idea to bring in and talk about the history of art. Not like on a wall, but like the man who made it his way. Because then we did a history of Aggie show. And we also did another. There's another one we kind of explored the history of. But our listeners are loving those. We've got one after this. It's going to come out about the history of the Albert City Thresherman's event.
A lot of old equipment run up there. That's not too far away from us. That's a fun one.
Yes. So we're excited to do that. But also excited that you brought us one of your friends. who's kind of a friend of ours, and he's going to be even more of a friend by the time the show's over. Corey?
Yes.
Fire away.
So, Jim's not going to get a big introduction here, but I do want everyone to know, Mr. Jim Kronk is here from Artsway. I'm a sidebar. And he brought us this introduction. Today on the Farm for Fun show, we head way up to North Dakota, and we are going to have a great beat-off. Oh, shit. Pause for effect. Sugar beets is what we're talking about. To a farmer up there, you guys know him. He's all over the socials. He farms sugar beets, wheat, sunflower, soybeans, and a bunch of dry edible beans. Please welcome from North Dakota, beet farming Mitch.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–10:51
2
Who is Beet Farmin’ Mitch and how did his six‑generation farm get started?
10:51–40:37
3
How are sugar beets planted and what seed, row spacing, and population do growers use?
40:37–1:11:55
4
What agronomy challenges do sugar beet farmers face (diseases, insects, fertility)?
1:11:55–1:22:00
Speakers
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