West Central MN CEO News

10/10/2026 News Article

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Sweet lessons in what COOPERATION really means. 🍬

Yesterday West Central MN CEO got an inside look at one of the LARGEST facilities in our region β€” Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in Renville.

Thank you to Cody Bakker, Ag Strategy Manager at SMBSC, for showing us what it takes to turn 3 MILLION tons of sugarbeets from 500+ local shareholder farms into nearly 1 BILLION pounds of pure sugar each year.

Founded in 1972, SMBSC is farmer-owned and proves what highly organized, trust-based, hard-working cooperation can do:

βœ“ 500+ family farms with a shared stake
βœ“ Hundreds of local jobs
βœ“ Sugar + livestock feed products that stay in rural MN
βœ“ Economic, social & agricultural impact you can FEEL

This is why CEO tours matter. We don’t just read about business β€” we walk the floor.

πŸ“ Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative - Renville, MN
πŸŽ“ West Central MN CEO - KMS | MACCRAY | RCW | CMCS

Follow along for our next business tour β†’ West Central MN CEO

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