The Michigan Sugar Company is gearing up for a hectic week as growers race to get their beets out of the field before snow hits. "We're expecting this week to be the busiest of the season," said Ray VanDriessche, director of government and community relations for Michigan Sugar. "Normally we have our harvest wrapped up by Nov. 1, but we still have another 10 days to two weeks left because of the wet spring." "In the past we've seen the weather turn really bad for us, and that's where everybody's concerned." Michigan Sugar had only harvested 1.8 million tons of its expected 4 million ton crop as of Monday, far lower than normal. Monitor Township grower John Burk said he is concerned that wet fields could push the harvest back even further, increasing the risk of the ground freezing before the beets can be brought in.
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