Wanna know something sweet? White Satin Sugar, sold in our local grocery stores, is grown right here in the Magic Valley! The Cassia County Sugarbeet Growers Association throws a banquet each year and recognizes the top beet-growers in our area, from rookie 4-H members to successful farmers. This year’s top growers in the county were Oakley Idaho Crops, Darrington Farms Inc. (Shane and Robert Darrington), and Bart Bowers. The board also recognized the top growers of each station: Bart Bowers and Fred & Alan Hawker for Beetville, Moo View Cow Palace and Scott Turpin for Elcock, Darrington Farms Inc. and Goldenview Inc. for Hatch, Scott Beck and Craig Larson for Hobson, Harper Family Partnership for Idahome, Oakley Idaho Crops and Rick Wrigley for Kenyon, and Flying W Farms Inc. and Call Farms for Yale. Special Awards were presented to Bob Beck, who retired after 15 years of service on the board. Tom Garrard, who served on the Cassia County Board, Snake River Board, and Executive National Sugarbeet Board, was recognized for his distinguished service as a champion for the sugar industry.
Everyone who attended the banquet got the opportunity to participate in a raffle sponsored by: ACH Seeds, Adams Petroleum, Agriservice, AMI, Betaseed, Bio Flora, Christiansen Implement, Crop Production Services, Farm Credit, Hilleshog, Holly Hybrids, Landview, Pioneer Equipment, Simplot Soil Builders, Tires West, and Zions Bank.
4-H and FFA project winners were presented a plaque and cash award from the Cassia County Sugarbeet Growers, and an additional cash award from ACH Seeds. First place winners received a name-embroidered coat from Butte Irrigation. Butte Irrigation has donated these coats for over 15 years, and they are most coveted by young beet-growers! Thanks Brice and Dale at Butte!
The Cassia County Sugarbeet Growers Association Board consists of Scott Searle, Scott Beck, Alan Harper, Shane Beck, Ken Turpin, Mike Wheeler, and newly elected Ryan Samples.
Junior Division Intermediate Division FFA Division Senior Division (not pictured)
1st Place: Briana Beck 1st Place: Brae Beck 1st Place: Nate Garner 1st Place: Alli Webb
2nd Place: Brandon Harper (not pictured) 2nd Place: Luci Garner 2nd Place: Kyle Darrington (not pictured) 2nd Place: Rebeccah Spear
3rd Place: Christopher Harper (not pictured) 3rd Place: Justin Montoya 3rd Place: Dallin and Jordan Darrington (tie) 3rd Place: Saedee Moss
Top Record Book: Hailey Darrington Rookies of the Year: Hannah Beck Top Field Presentation: Malorie Bowen
and Savannah Searle (tie) Sponsored by ACH Seeds
-Brae Beck
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