Jason Schatzke, treasurer of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, died in a car crash Saturday, Nov. 12. The driver of the vehicle, Christopher Thompson, is charged with two felony counts of injury or death resulting from driving under the influence.
The annual rite of fall in western Minnesota and the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota also attracts retired men and women, seasonal laborers and others who drive trucks for a variety of different industries.
The goals of World Association of Beet and Cane Growers is to contribute to the economic, technical and social well being of growers through exchanging information and ideas on problems they encounter and to contribute to the professional representation of beet and cane growers in national and international forums.
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