Windsor grower Randy Schwalm and Mike Otto from the Fort Morgan Agricultural Department spoke to 60 incoming Freshmen at Colorado State University during a field trip to Randy’s farm. The tour gives new Ag Science students exposure to different crops and aspects of Colorado agriculture. Mike Otto is pictured speaking with students.
The Gering Agriculture History Museum will be harvesting a field of sugar beets with various historic beet equipment. The 23rd Annual Harvest Festival takes place September 21st and 22nd. They are also hosting a reunion for [Great] Western Sugar and Holly Sugar employees on September 20th. Please call Legacy of the Plains for more information: … Continued
Kids At Their Best is involved in Northeastern Colorado communities to enrich the lives of children and young adults at or below the poverty line. They are a mobile enrichment program that inspires, educates and empowers rural low-income youth through character building, innovative thinking, and community involvement. Western Sugar’s Fort Morgan facility donated funds used … Continued
Michael Ann and Branden Hessler, agriculturalists in Scottsbluff, presented to middle school students through the Nebraska Farm Bureau to teach them about sugar beets.
The Billings facility hosted a display booth at the Billings County Fair that included live sugar beets, sugar packets, throwback mountain dew, and sugar beet literature. They helped teach the community about the locally grown sugar beets.
On June 8, 2019, the Walleye Tournament was held at Lake Minatare. This annual tournament was organized by Lyle Belgum and Paul Sierra and 30+ teams participated in this great event. Pictured is Scottsbluff employee J.J. West and his son Easton, who were participants in the event.
A group of students from Rwanda visited the Scottsbluff facility on July 11th, 2019. This tour was coordinated with Western Nebraska Community College. The students were visiting Nebraska in an effort to develop the next generation of Rwandan agriculture. Sugar beets are grown in small amounts in Rwanda. The students enjoyed a presentation by Dave Reichert … Continued
On Thursday, July 18, 2019 Jerry Clark, Western Sugar Electrician and 1st Vice Commander Department of Wyoming with the American Legion, awarded Shannon Ellis, Factory Manager, and Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell Factory with a Certificate of Appreciation for “Recognition and sincere appreciation of outstanding service and assistance which contributed to the advancement of The American Legion … Continued
For the month of June 2019 Wes Tindle, Shift Supervisor, won the Monthly Safety Award. Rather than getting a prize for himself, he took his portion of the winnings and bought milk shakes for everyone at the facility. Shannon Ellis, Factory Manager, took care of the rest. Pictured are employees enjoying milk shakes on break. … Continued
The Billings, MT Facility sponsored a hole at the Chase Hawks Pasture golf event. Additionally, Western Sugar employees Joe Nickisch, Gary Brachtenbach & Francine Britton played on a Western Sugar Team in the tournament. The Western Sugar stop included candy that was made using our products, displayed bags of sugar and education material. The Chase Hawks … Continued
