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Heitkamp, Donnelly address challenges with WOTUS in N.D. By ELOISE OGDEN
Regional Editor eogden @minotdailynews.com Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, DN.D., brought Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., to North Dakota last month to meet with farmers, ranchers and business people about their bill to send the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Waters of the U.S. rule back to that agency and force the agency to redo the rule. Better known as WOTUS, Heitkamp and Donnelly’s bipartisan bill would require the EPA to consult the farmers, ranchers and small businesses that would be impacted by the new rule. According to Heitkamp’s office, in April, she and Donnelly introduced legislation with senators John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and James Inhofe, R-Okla., to address the WOTUS rule. Heitkamp and Donnelly have heard from farmers, ranchers and small business owners who have faced serious confusion as a result of the unclear and sweeping
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., center, are shown during a roundtable discussion in Bismarck last month discussing with agricultural, civic and business leaders the need to pass their bipartisan bill to fix Waters of the U.S. Rule, also called WOTUS. Submitted photo
regulations in the rule that could impact the way they are allowed to use their land, her office said in a news release. “For decades, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses have been proud parts of rural America – but their futures are now being challenged by a sweeping federal rule written without
properly consulting the communities it regulates,” said Heitkamp at the meeting in Bismarck, according to a news release. “That’s exactly what Senator Donnelly and I are working to stop from happening. Our bipartisan bill, which we worked closely together on, would send the Waters of the U.S. rule back to the EPA to redo, this
time by first listening to the concerns of the farmers and ranchers who know their land best. We can work together to implement commonsense rules that don’t seek to regulate virtually every Prairie Pothole in North Dakota, and we can do it by giving our communities the freedom to grow the products that keep our econ-
omy strong.” “No one wants cleaner water or healthier land more than the families who live on American farms,” said Donnelly, who serves on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. “The EPA needs to rewrite the Waters of the United States rule with input from the people who live and
work on the land and alongside these waters every day. That is why I worked with my friend Senator Heitkamp to help introduce the bipartisan Federal Water Quality Protection Act. We will continue to work with our colleagues to pass our bill that would ensure the WOTUS rule can be written in a way that makes sense for all Americans. Senator Heitkamp has been a great partner in the bipartisan effort to address WOTUS, and we look forward to continuing to push for a commonsense solution for our farmers and all Americans.” In late August, U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Erickson of North Dakota issued an injunction to block the rule from going into effect. North Dakota’s congressional delegation issued the following statements following the injunction issued by the U.S. District Court of North Dakota to block the EPA Waters of the United States rule from going into effect. If such an injunction had not been issued, the rule See WOTUS — Page 26
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The Enget family, shown on their farm Sept. 26, from left, are Terek, Elizabeth, Tyson, Jonathan and Tate. Jill Schramm/MDN
Busy lifestyle suits fourth-generation farm family By JILL SCHRAMM
Staff Writer jschramm @minotdailynews.com STANLEY – Farming and family are the cogs around which life revolves for Jonathan and Elizabeth Enget of Stanley.
Raising their three sons on a fourth-generation family farm, the Engets stay focused on their priorities to keep what can be a hectic lifestyle in balance. Their farmstead between Powers Lake and Stanley sits just across a lake from the original farmstead home-
steaded by Jonathan’s greatgrandfather, John Enget, in 1902. His grandfather, Oscar, farmed there, and his father, Owen, was a teacher, coach and farmer, and he still helps out on the farm. Jonathan Enget majored in political science and psychology at the university in
Jamestown. Liz Enget, who is from Brainerd, Minn., also attended the university and currently is a school counselor in Powers Lake. One of their first investments shortly after they were married was in farm land. Jonathan Enget had spent summers during school help-
ing on the farm, and after he graduated, he returned to the area to work in crop insurance and later for a bank in Stanley, which kept him close enough to the farm to keep assisting his father. Although he hadn’t originally considered full-time farming, the idea grew on him.
“It was just one of those things, over time, I learned to like it more,” he said. One of the things he liked was being his own boss. Working for an employer, especially in an office, showed him where he was See ENGET — Page 5
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truly happiest and that was on the farm. Not that he regrets the time spent elsewhere because he learned a lot and it gave him the perspective he needed to appreciate the farm. “Sometimes you take for granted what you have. The grass is always greener,” he said. In 2008, he left the bank for full-time farming. Farming is a year-round, seven-day a week operation. The Engets joke that they go summer camping in the rain, because rain is the only thing that gives them a break from the field work. “It’s long hours. You are never gone, but you are never home,” Jonathan Enget said.
“You never get a day off, but we are not complaining. It’s what we chose to do.” Besides, he noted, running any small business takes dedication. The Engets have raised a variety of crops over the years, but durum always has been a staple. This year, Jonathan Enget included canola and peas in his production. He also has hayland and a Black Angus cow-calf operation. Enget works closely with his second cousin, Marcus Christenson, a neighboring young farmer who farms some of the family’s original homestead land. By working together, they find it easier to manage the workload and carve out time for family and community. Jonathan Enget is a member of the rural fire depart-
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‘It was just one of those things, over time, I learned to like it more. ... Sometimes you take for granted what you have. The grass is always greener.’ — Jonathan Enget ment and serves on the township board and the board at his church, where he also is a youth adviser. He coaches junior high basketball in Powers Lake. Liz coaches junior high volleyball and started and heads the summer recreation program that offers T-ball, Pee Wee and Midget baseball in Powers Lake. Their sons’ interest in sports has the Engets traveling to attend various school
sporting events. In addition, Terek, 14, is involved in FFA, and Tate, 16, is active in Future Business Leaders of America, both at the Powers Lake school. Tyson, 10, is taking his turn, as his brothers once did, in working with his grandmother, Linda Enget, in growing and harvesting sweet corn for sale at a farmer’s market. They each have their farm chores as well, particularly in
working with the cattle, whether that means feeding a bottle calf or baling. For major projects such as moving cattle, it is an entire family operation. The farm enterprise has grown a lot since the homestead days. “You want to keep working hard at it and make it grow,” Jonathan Enget said. Liz Enget added that maintaining a family farm requires finding the right bal-
ance so the business provides sustainable income yet isn’t so big that a family can’t operate it without hired help. Jonathan Enget comes from a generation that saw few farm kids stay in the family profession. The difficult economic times and poor crops in the 1980s contributed to decisions to leave. Enget said his father never urged but let him make his own decision about taking over the farm, which he appreciated. A turning point for Enget came in 2002 when he was required to take a greater role on the farm for a time due to a health issue experienced by his father. His need to be on the farm became a want to be there. “Farming is a pretty good way of life,” Enget said. “So we are pretty lucky.”
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Warmer and drier winter expected By KIM FUNDINGSLAND
Staff Writer kfundingsland @minotdailynews.com Forecasters say El Nino is here to stay, at least through spring. The influence of a strong El Nino is expected to bring warmer, drier weather to North Dakota this winter. A warming of Pacific Ocean waters, where our weather often develops, sometimes creates the El Nino effect that many North Dakota residents have come to equate with a milder than usual winter. The recent DecemberFebruary outlook issued by the Climate Prediction Center shows a heavy El Nino influence is all but assured this winter. The CPC believes that most of the western United States, and virtually the entire northern half of the country, will experience warmer than usual temperatures through February, 2016. North Dakota is placed solidly within an expected warm band of temperatures that should add a few degrees of daytime heat and reduce the number of sub-zero nights during the period. Submitted photo “The ongoing El Nino The influence of a strong El Nino on North Dakota is evident in this long-range temperature map for December through event is expected to peak in See WEATHER — Page 27
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CHS SunPrairie celebrates 100 years of cooperative grain marketing By JILL SCHRAMM
Staff Writer jschramm@minotdailynews.com CHS SunPrairie has come a long way in 100 years. The 48,000 bushels of commodities handled in 1916 are dwarfed by the 27 million bushels handled today. Manager Brad Haugeberg said much has changed from the days when the elevator processed coal orders, sold twine for grain shocks and shipped grain in boxcars rather than 100-car unit trains. But the principles of cooperative ownership and marketing for the benefit of farmer owners have not changed, he said. “It’s kind of fun to be here at this time, but at the same time, you have to be almost humble in the fact that there’s a lot of decisions made by the previous managers and previous directors that provided for this coop-
erative to exist 100 years. We just hope we can keep making good decisions so they can celebrate another 100 years,” Haugeberg said. Throughout the years there have been 29 elevator locations under the cooperative’s name. Today there are 10 elevator locations in eight towns, a feed facility, an agronomy center and a sunflower bagging facility that together employ about 150 people. The operation conducts about $250 million in sales annually, handling 12 commodities. Last year, CHS SunPrairie distributed $8.5 million to its 1,400 farmer owners. CHS SunPrairie will celebrate record earnings at its 100th anniversary observance during its annual membership meeting Nov. 12 at the North Dakota State Fair Center. Entertainment will be provided by See CHS — Page 12
CHS SunPrairie manager Brad Haugeberg stands next to a showcase of the cooperativeʼs memorabilia from the past 100 years on Sept. 16, including a clock from the original 1915 elevator. Jill Schramm/MDN
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Williams & Ree. There will be mementoes on display and copies of a newly published history book available. Earlier this fall, CHS SunPrairie set up a showcase at its office headquarters with a number of artifacts provided by member owners or handed down in the company, such as a clock that had hung in the original elevator. A written history detailing the company’s 100 years states the creation of a farmers’ cooperative grew out of increasing discontent over the control that elevators and railway interests had over shipping of crops. Farmers formed a committee in 1906 to research the idea of a locallyowned elevator. The history of SunPrairie began in See CHS — Page 16
Inside Ag MINOT DAILY NEWS Construction highlights for the cooperative include: 1916 – The first elevator was built at 318-1st Ave. NE. 1917 – A warehouse for feed and seed was built. 1929 – A 50,000-bushel annex for grain storage was built. 1940 – The cooperative added 200,000 bushels of storage. 1951 – Patrons voted to construct a new 172,000-bushel facility. The new elevator was completed on Oct. 28, 1952, for $257,000, with the mortgage paid off two years later. 1958-59 – A new receiving elevator was built in southeast Minot and a 200,000bushel flat steel storage space was created. 1960 – A 500,000-bushel steel storage building was constructed. 1963 – A new seed warehouse was built in Minot, and a new elevator was built to replace the elevator destroyed by fire in Carpio.
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1975 –Stockholders approved construction plans for a 300,000-bushel capacity elevator on the #2 site in southeast Minot. The new concrete structure, now considered the “Minot Main,” included high-speed loading equipment with a capacity of 30,000 bushels per hour and grain drying equipment. The main office was moved to this site in November 1977. 1979 – A new certified seed plant was completed after fire destroyed the #2 elevator in August 1978. 1980 - A new hammermill and bins were built to replace the Glenburn Elevator, destroyed by fire in 1979. 1982 – A 530,000-bushel concrete annex was erected at the Minot Main, bringing the storage capacity at that location to 830,000 bushels. 1986 – An addition was built to the seed plant. 1993 – The Mohall elevator, destroyed by a fire in 1992, was rebuilt. 2006 – Dakota Agronomy Partners com-
OCTOBER 14, 2015 pleted construction on one of the regionʼs largest dry fertilizer plants in Minot, and a sunflower bagging facility was opened. 2008 – Two new vertical bins went up at the southeast Minot location to replace a 250,000-bushel Behlen flat storage bin that collapsed in 1998 and a 500,000-bushel flat storage bin that was torn down. 2009 – Two 720,000-bushel bins were constructed at the main plant in southeast Minot for $5 million. Due to bolts that had sheared off over winter, one of the bins collapsed the next spring. The force of the grain upended nearly 20 railroad cars that arrived a couple hours earlier as part of a 100-car shuttle train. Replacement bins were finished that summer. Total cost of the cleanup, lost business and construction of new bins reached $5 million. 2013 – Groundwork started in May for a new office on 13th Street Southeast, which also houses Dakota Agronomy Partners staff. Construction also started on a 25,000-ton dry fertilizer plant in Bowbells.
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August 1915 with the incorporation of Minot Farmers’ Cooperative Elevator Co. The new entity leased an elevator for its first year before deciding to build along the Soo Line Railroad. The original elevator lasted until 1959, when it was condemned by the city. The old structure was sold to the Rev. James Brooks for $150 and demolished. Through the years, the cooperative saw a great deal of expansion and contraction, along with various mergers and affiliations. In June 1929, the board of directors decided to buy stock in the Farmers Union Oil Co. of Minot. Tied to this purchase was an agreement that the oil company would operate a filling station on the elevator lot, which it did for many years. In 1930 the cooperative became affiliated with the newly-organized Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association in St. Paul, Minn. Although attempts were made as far back as 1935 to change the name of the elevator to Farmers Union Elevator, this was not accomplished until 1952, when the name was officially changed to Farmers Union Elevator Co. “In the mid to late fifties, smaller affiliated elevators began seeing financial strain,” states the cooperative’s recorded history. “Good roads, bigger trucks and other reasons were the cause of this strain. Some were forced to close their doors over much of this area. Midway Farmers Elevator Company of Wolseth was one of those elevators seeing the strain and could no longer operate on its own. A merger was
agreed upon and completed May 28, 1956, and the Wolseth elevator continued to operate under Farmers Union Elevator Company of Minot.” In 1963, Farmers Union Elevator of Carpio asked to merge with Minot. “Farmers Union Elevator Company in Minot was perhaps the first elevator to have smaller elevators in the area merge in with them in the state,” according to the historical report. “At the time of the first merger, the powers that be at G.T.A. had some doubt as to whether this was the right action to take. Today, however, we see many successful mergers take place between elevators to keep them in existence to serve the patrons.” Farmers Union Elevator Co. in Glenburn merged with Minot in 1973. The Glenburn Independent Elevator followed suit in 1976. The first half of the 1980s brought several mergers with Minot. They included Sherwood in 1981; Upham, Velva, Simcoe and Karlsruhe in 1982; Coulee, Ryder, Westhope and Roth in 1983; and Mohall in 1985. The Wolseth elevator was sold in 1980. On July 1, 1997, the Minot-based operation became a division of Harvest States. The Farmers United Grain Company of Bowbells also had become a division of Harvest States, and the plan was to operate the Bowbells group and Minot elevators as one unit. The Bowbells group consisted of the Bowbells, Coteau, Flaxton, Lignite, Niobe, Norma and Stampede elevators. In October 1997, the name of this new unit became SunPrairie Grain, a name suggested by Joyce Bakken of Lignite. See CHS — Page 18
The first Minot Farmersʼ Cooperative Elevator was built in 1916.
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Mark Grove, manager of the Bowbells group, continued as manager of the north unit, with Haugeberg managing the south unit. This continued until June 1998, when Grove resigned and Haugeberg became sole manager. In 1998. a limited liability company formed with SunPrairie Grain, Farmers Union Oil Co. of Minot and Farmers Union Oil of Velva that resulted in the formation of Dakota Agronomy Partners. Souris River Cooperative joined in 2013. By then, Farmers Union Oil Co. of Minot was doing business as Enerbase Cooperative Resources and CHS SunPrairie Grain became simply CHS SunPrairie in July 2014. The 1990s signaled the end for many elevators in the state, including some in the CHS SunPrairie cooperative. Roth was one of those elevators, torn down in 1990. Karlsruhe was sold five years later. In 1996,
Construction occurs on the downtown elevator in 1952. The elevator was completed on Oct. 28, 1952, for $257,000, with the mortgage paid off two years later. Submitted photo
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Makoti Threshing Show winners announced MAKOTI – The 55th Annual Makoti Threshing Show wrapped up Sunday, Oct. 4, with many happy faces from weekend competitions despite the cloudy day. The pickup pull drew both many spectators and competitors on Saturday. There were three competition classes. Top contestants were: Stock class (6500# and over) — 1st, John Smith, Plaza, 1982 Chevy K-30, weight of 7900#, pulled 13,380# for 169% at 8.6 mph Modified (6500# and under) — 1st, John Schatz Jr., Steele, 1977 Chevy, weight of 6100#, pulled 16,580# for 272% at 10 mph; 2nd, Dawn Kolden, Ryder, 1979 Ford F250, weight of 5320#, pulled 10,200# for 188% at 7.3 mph; 3rd, Daryl Leifson, Ryder, 1978 Ford F150 weight of 5980#, pulled 11,140# for 186% at 7.3 mph. Modified (6500# and over) — 1st, Paul Zumpf, Glendive, MT, 2000 Ford F350, weight of 8340#, pulled 14,820# for 178% at 10 mph; 2nd, Brandon Slind, Ryder, 2010 Ford F250, weight of 8460#, pulled 11,140# for 132% at 7.5 mph. Winners in the annual Giant Pumpkin Contest were: Heather Schenfisch, 1st, 104#; Abby Finke, 2nd, 100#; Ella Novak, 3rd, 86#; Emmy Novak, 4th, 80#; Carter Finke, 5th, 76#; and Anna Finke, 6th, 74#. Abby Finke was awarded the Prettiest Pumpkin, and Carter Finke the Ugliest Pumpkin. A new and very successful event was added this year, Kids’ Mutton Bustin.’
“Mutton Bustinʼ” is a popular event at the Makoti Threshing Show. Submitted photo
Twenty-eight contestants, double the anticipated entries, all received a Makoti Threshers’ T-shirt for their efforts on Saturday morning. Another children’s event held on Saturday was the annual Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull with 42 participants. Honors were awarded in eight age divisions: Age 5: Mindy Louks, 1st; Brianna Leifson, 2nd; Makenzie Vogel, 3rd; Age 6: Jackson McIlonie, 1st; Bridget Carlsten, 2nd; Myai Bagwell, 3rd; Age 7: Hunter Warta, 1st; Makayla Clyde, 2nd; Age 8: Skyler Peterson, 1st; Karson Faul 2nd ; Hannah Warta, 3rd; Age 9:
Lacey Benyshek, 1st; Kadin Kolden, 2nd; Emily Miles, 3rd; Age 10: Brytin Hauf, 1st; Colton Igelhart, 2nd; Kasey Faul, 3rd; Age 11: Ty Igelhart, 1st; Ryker Peterson, 2nd; Crystal Bagley, 3rd; Age 12: 1-T.J. Rendleman, 1st. Saturday’s Bessie Bingo winner was Eli Johnson, and Christopher Kupel won on Sunday. Children’s drawings for bicycles on Saturday were Cashtyn Peterson and Allie Hathaway. Sunday’s recipients were Emily Miles and Cambry Fyllesvold. Adult raffles were drawn on Sunday. The miniature steam engine went to Stacey
Goetz. The other raffle drawing was for three prizes. Daryl Simmons won the $300 cash; Lyle Lind won the Makoti Threshers belt buckle, and Chad Feiring won the Makoti Threshers sweatshirt. Sunday’s tractor pull got a delayed start due to wet track conditions, but managed to proceed after moving the location onto a grassy area. Divisions were Antique/Classic, Improved and Modified. Results are as follows: Antique/Classic — 1st, Seth Pavlicek, Dickinson, 1948 Case LA, weight of 7360#, pulled 16,700# at 227%; 2nd, Nathan Kraft,
Bismarck, 1954 IH Super MTA weight of 6400#, pulled13,820# at 216%; 3rd, Brian Smith, Makoti, 1946 JD R, weight of 8880#, pulled 18780# at 211%. Improved — 1st, Grizzly Aune, Wilton, 1950 JD G, weight of 6500#, pulled 21,260# at 327% ; 2nd, Grizzly Aune, Wilton, 1950 JD G, weight of 5420#, pulled 17,180# at 317%; 3rd, Tim Krebsbach, Max, 1949 IH H, weight of 4300#, pulled 10,300# at 240%. Modified Class — 1st, Nic Ostrom, Towner, 1958 IH 660, weight of 9320#, pulled 18,140# at 195%. The John Deere slow race winners were Lacey Walker,
Surrey, 1st; Dalton Walker, Surrey, 2nd; and Tanner Hushka, Hazen, 3rd. There were many other events and things to see and do over the weekend, including threshing, plowing, mucking and 1875 furniture making. The sawmill and shingle mill were in operation, as well as many stationary engines. People managed to find warmth in many of the buildings, and enjoyed the Pioneer Village, the flea market and Lucky Lenny the Clown. Planning is already under way for the 56th Annual Makoti Threshing Show to be held Oct. 1-2, 2016.
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Farm Rescue annual banquet set for Nov. 21
N.D. Cowboy Hall of Fame to hold first-ever event in Fargo FARGO — Esley Thorton, former North Dakota State University Bison football player from Bismarck, will be the host and keynote speaker for the N.D. Cowboy Hall of Fame’s first-ever “Homesteading: From East to West” benefit dinner and auction Saturday, Oct. 17, in Fargo. The event will be held at the North Dakota State University Alumni Center. Thorton, grandson of state rodeo champion Esley Thorton Sr., of New Town, is one of the outstanding athletes of NDSU’s fourtime national college championship teams. Open to the public beginning at 5 p.m., a social hour, prime rib buffet and live auction are planned. The dinner program begins at 6:45 p.m. Seating is limited, so reservations should be made early with the NDCHF in Medora. Pre-dinner entertainment will be provided by western country singer/ songwriter Greg Hager of Valley City and cowboy poet-musician Shadd Piehl of Bismarck. The premiere item for the event’s live auction will be a large bison sculpture by artist Arnie Addicott of Stanley. The art piece has been branded – NDSU: Four-time NCAA National Football Champions, 20112014. There will be a variety of premium cowboy, Native American and westerntheme auction items as part of the fund-raising effort. For dinner reservations and auction donations, contact the NDCHF in Medora at 623-2000.
FARGO — Farm Rescue, the nonprofit organization providing assistance to farm families in crisis, will hold its annual banquet Saturday, Nov. 21, in Fargo. The banquet will be held at the Ramada Plaza & Suites, with a social beginning at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. For tickets go to farmrescue.org, then to “shop.” or call 701-252-2017. The organization provides assistance to farm families in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana. Since 2006, Farm Rescue has assisted more than 300 farm families that have experienced a major injury, illness or natural disaster with planting, harvesting and haying assistance. Bill Gross is founder and president of the organization.
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the Minot cooperative purchased the Kief and Butte facilities. Later that same year the Kief location was sold. Other elevators sold off included – Coteau in 1998; Sherwood in 1999; the Mohall bin site and Coulee in 2000; Butte and Stampede in 2001. The Loraine elevator, purchased in 1996, was sold in 2001. The cooperative sold the Westhope location to Bottineau Farmers Elevator in November of 2002. The Upham elevator was sold in 2002, the Glenburn Independent Elevator in 2005, and Flaxton in 2006 and Simcoe in 2007. See CHS — Page 24
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In July of 2002, the cooperative negotiated with Cargill for the purchase of their Minot facility. The biggest events in the grain business, though, weren’t necessarily mergers and name changes. The Minot cooperative also endured economic challenges and the whims of Mother Nature. The depression of the 1930s changed the way the elevator did business. Prior to the depression, it had been common practice to ship stored grain and buy the hedges. In the spring of 1932, because of poor crops, farmers started calling for their wheat on storage. It became necessary to ship in seed wheat from the Red River Valley to take care of this request. Many thousands of bushels were purchased from the Interstate Seed & Grain Company
History of Managers
1915: Sever Soine 1929: Hjalmer Sjordahl 1931: M.S. Dunn (less than a month) 1931: C.W. Jordahl 1948: Walter Abrahamson 1973: Robert Knutt 1985: William Martin 1987: Alvin “Buzz” Varty 1997: Brad Haugeberg of Fargo, much of it on credit terms. After some thought and study by the board of directors, it was agreed to instruct the manager that speculating in the futures market would be strictly forbidden. Another threat to survival came in 1969 when the Souris River flooded Minot’s valley. The elevators were out of business for 40 days. However, thanks to
farmers who helped build dikes at the two elevator sites, damage was minimal. Damage was more significant in 2011. On June 22, 2011, around noon, the warning sirens blared, alerting residents that it was time to evacuate. Trucks transferred grain to higher ground for another 12 hours, limiting the amount of grain inventory that was lost. Dakota Agronomy Partners’ office on Valley Street became a shared home for staff from the other locations during the flood. In early July, a restoration company specializing in flood disasters started the cleanup on the facilities. After nearly 700 man hours, 40 electric motors and a $5 million insurance claim, the cooperative was back in business, with the exception of the downtown plant. The downtown plant was a complete loss and was sold the next year.
OCTOBER 14, 2015
The first board of directors for Minot Farmersʼ Cooperative Elevator, from left, are (front) W.M. Estlick, president Anton Johnson, John Christianson, (back) Frank Linha, secretary Edwin Livingston, Andrew Hegreberg and Bert Solberg. Submitted photo
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