History
The Story of Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
Minn-Dak has a rich history that dates back to the 1970s, when a group of sugarbeet farmers formed Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative. Below is a timeline of events that have made Minn-Dak what it is today.
| Late 1930s | First efforts made to get a sugarbeet factory in Wahpeton/Breckenridge |
| 1950 - 1970 | Active efforts by farmers and business people to obtain factory and an acreage allotment from the US Department of Agriculture |
| August 30, 1972 | Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative officially formed |
| September 25, 1972 | First Minn-Dak grower acreage signup |
| February 3, 1973 | Factory groundbreaking |
| February 26, 1973 | Construction begins |
| March 25, 1973 | Minn-Dak Board of Directors elected |
| April 8, 1974 | North Central Sugar Marketing officially formed |
| April 19, 1974 | First Minn-Dak beets planted by Richard Yaggie |
| September 7, 1974 | Factory dedicated |
| October 1, 1974 | First campaign gets underway with an estimated 800,000 tons of beets |
| April 23, 1979 | Midwest Agri-Commodities officially formed |
| July 11, 1989 | Minn-Dak Yeast Company officially formed |
| January 1, 1994 | United Sugars Corporation officially formed |
| January 1995 | Minn-Dak expansion begins |
| December 1999 | Expansion completed |
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative is located in Wahpeton, a city in the southeast corner of North Dakota, in the heart of the
Red River Valley. Minn-Dak's shareholders produce sugarbeets for processing at the cooperative's plant in Wahpeton.
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Minn-Dak is part of the domestic sweetener industry and currently has over 450 shareholders.
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative is the owner of Minn-Dak Yeast Company, located adjacent to the Cooperative in Wahpeton.
Click on this link: www.dakotayeast.com to be directed to the Minn-Dak Yeast site.
