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Steve Penrod, Boise, Idaho
January 2024
Mechanics have been a lifelong passion for Steve Penrod, Mechanical Supervisor at the Amalgamated Sugar Company’s Nampa sugar beet factory.
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Dr. Collins Kimbeng, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA
November 2023
Sugarcane has taken Dr. Collins Kimbeng, a plant breeder at the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter, on an exciting journey around the world.
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Beet Farmin’ Mitch, ND
August 2023
Beet Farmin Mitch is a sixth-generation farmer and YouTuber giving people around the world a firsthand look at sugar beet production and daily life on an American family farm.
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Wilson Judice, Franklin, LA
July 2023
Sugarcane is a way of life for Wilson Judice, an agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League who was born and raised in St. Mary Parish on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.
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Joel Gremel, Sebewaing, MI
June 2023
Joel Gremel and his family are proud to farm the same land his great-grandparents first planted sugar beets on over 100 years ago. A commitment to stewardship and producing a high-quality product for consumers have been their goals for four generations.
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Gene Adolph, Napoleonville, LA
April 2023
Sugarcane is the lifeblood of southern Louisiana communities, and fourth-generation farmer Gene Adolph is proud to be part of its sweet story.
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John Snyder, Worland, WY
March 2023
John Snyder, a fourth generation sugar beet grower in Worland, WY, was born and raised on a farm established by his great-grandfather in 1914.
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Stephen Simoneaux, Plattenville, LA
February 2023
Producing high quality sugar is a Simoneaux family tradition and Stephen is a fifth-generation sugarcane farmer.
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Erik Bakke, Ulen, MN
January 2022
Erik Bakke is a goal setter. Setting big and little goals have taken him from renting 160 acres as a teenager to operating the farm that he does today.
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