With November approaching, farmers near Williston, N.D., are harvesting one of their most prized crops: Sugarbeets.
It's been a harvest to remember.
"We had heat shutdowns and we had cold shut downs and we had moisture, rain, we had a little bit of everything. We had a thunder storm. We had a thunder and lightning storm. That's the first time I can ever remember that," said farmer Jeff Bieber.
To make matters worse, when farmers were preparing to harvest, mother nature had other ideas.
"It definitely was a huge challenge for us just starting harvest. It rained two and a half inches when we wanted to start, so we were delayed for about a week just getting going. This place gets really soupy and wet and we can't get trucks across the profile," said Kathryn Cayko, agriculturist.
The added moisture will cut into the sugar content.
"We had a lot of moisture going into the harvest, and that puts a lot of water weight into the beet and lowers the sugar content," said Bieber.
But overall, the crop rebounded from what looked like a disappointing year.
Source: www.kfyrtv.com