Sugar Beet Harvest (Truck Driving Special)

Hauling sugar beets is a part of the culture in the Red River Valley! Many citizens who work in local businesses help out each year as well as people who are looking for work travel far & wide to help out with the seasonal harvest! This is a day in the life of a sugar beet truck driver!

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We're a sugar beet farmin’ family in the Red River Valley of North Dakota!

Our farm specializes in growing sugar beets, hard red spring wheat, sunflowers, corn, soybeans, and various types of dry edible beans. The legacy currently consists of my dad, my uncle, my two older brothers, and I (Beet Farmin Mitch).

I am a 6th generation family farmer recently graduating with college degrees in both Agricultural Economics and Crop and Weed Sciences. Enjoy as I showcase our operations everyday work, grow as a young farmer, be a goofball, and walk out the most important thing to me. My love for King Jesus!

My hope is that you may be entertained and spurred on to grow in your passion and knowledge for all things agriculture!

Jak se máš! (Czech for "How are you?")

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Want to send Jenny, Oliver, or I fan mail?

“Beet Farmin Mitch and Jenny”
PO Box 336
Grafton, ND 58237

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Instagram: @beetfarminmitch

Commercial Drone Pilot (Part 107)

[steverobertson]

Thanks for another great one. Food is not made at the grocery store. 😊

[JulianKeller-omwz]

I used to live in the Red River Valley, south of Fargo, and worked for an implement dealer. Beet harvest is a very hectic and stressful time of the year. When it tains and the fields get muddy, it really can get nasty out there.

[DougFritzler-zh]

I did beet harvest in western Nebraska for 32 years. I ran the topper, beet cart, and pullers tractor. Never had run the digger. We couldn’t dump the Tate in the field because of the nemtoads

[OutdoorsEquipmentInFargoND]

The automatic transmission sure makes harvest hauling easier

[DaveSParty]

Mitch, amazing video, but they all are. Thanks for explaining the operation for probably the umpteenth time ;} (I've got so many vids to catch up on.} The drone shots - Phenomenal. God Bless.

[peterhennigar]

Always enjoy watching your vids you keep it cleanand keep her real.

[Wileybird]

Should do a factory tour and show us all how that sweet red river valley sugar is the sweetest in the industry👌

[dougsturgill]

Always enjoy your videos, so nice to have you explain the process, your commentary is always positive, thank you from Illinois

[toddbutler]

Thank you for cleaning out the back. The wife and I just arrived and ready to jump into the tail end of prepile.

[DoughboyPathyUSA]

I grew up in East Grand Forks, until I was about 16. Had we not made the move to Washington, I’d be beet trucking right now

[johnsandell]

What a fantastic production. Your episodes are fascinating but this one was top notch. I will stop piling on praises as the pile raises. Thanks again for bringing us along👍👍👍

[ProudPapaw]

Loved your background music. Great video. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!!

[swseabee]

Great job Mitch my favorite time of year

[farmboy]

Hi Mitch, Jenny, and Oliver!!! Cool shots and drone footage of beet dumping and piles. Hope you packed a toothbrush to brush the dirt out of your teeth before kissing Jenny and Oliver. (Ha!Ha!)

[druewilson]

Love the back ground music on the drone

[robinghunt]

Great snacking opportunities while waiting in line. We know how you like snacks.

[jerodengblom]

Nothing was better than a garden carrot or radish you wipe the dirt off on your pant leg

[DDL]

Kool & the Gang 👍🥰🌟🥰 Love your videos!! God bless y'all! ♥️🙏👍♥️

[Wileybird]

Here in billings Montana western sugar has a tare dirt truck take the dirt away!

[davidberg]

Excellent drone video from over the piler. Someone suggested a video from the inside of a factory. That might be hard to arrange but here’s a little more simple idea…. Can you explain the life cycle of a beet from planting through harvest? Now, right before stockpile harvest, it would be interesting to folks who don’t know sugar beets to learn how they accumulate sugar through photosynthesis.