"The sugar beet industry in the United States dates back to 1836 with the Beet Sugar Society of Philadelphia," the City of Halstad says.

"In 1870 the first successful factory was built in Alvarado (Union City), California. Here, in the very heart of the rich Red River Valley of the North, the first sugar beets were grown in 1918 and the first sugar beet factory opened in East Grand Forks, Minnesota in 1926. Over the next 50 years, five more factories opened in the Red River Valley – Moorhead & Crookston, Minnesota; Drayton, Hillsboro & Wahpeton, North Dakota.

"Today, sugar beets are grown on more than 500,000 acres in the Red River Valley and make up approximately 57 percent of the total sugar beet acres planted in the United States. To commemorate the remarkable impact that sugar beets have had on agriculture, Halstad, Minnesota is home to the World’s Largest Sugar Beet!"

"But now they’ve gone one better with that 21-foot-tall beet sculpture. It’s 8 feet in diameter and weighs in at 10,000 pounds. The project will cost about $65,000 — $30,000 for the sculpture itself, another $35,000 for the rest of the park development, which includes an electronic sign for community notices," the Agweek says.

"The sculpture has only been in place for about two months and it’s already working. Passers-by are already stopping to take selfies, even before “Sugar Beet Park” has sod and before the addition of those two-foot sugar cube sculptures that will carry industry information.

"The family of farmer/businessman Gregg Holte came up with the idea for the attraction at a backyard family campfire."

"The statue, created by Minnesota artist Josh Porter, stands 21 feet tall – the beet itself is 14 feet tall and the leaves add another 7 feet, according to a Facebook page dedicated to the giant beet, which was commissioned by the city of Halstad," the Bring Me The News says.

"The statue is designed to commemorate the impact sugar beets have had on agriculture, the Facebook page says. The first sugar beets were grown in the Red River Valley in 1918, and now they're grown on more than 500,000 acres in the area and the sugar beets grown in the Red River Valley make up around 57% of the total sugar beet acres planted in the country.

"According to Ag Week, which this week published the story behind the "world's largest sugar beet," businessman and sugar beet farmer Gregg Holte came up with the idea for the statue at a family campfire."

"Halstad is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 564 at the time of the 2020 census.[4] The city is known for its production of sugar beets, and has a statue of a sugar beet, known as the world's largest sugar beet, to commemorate this status.

"The town of Halstad came into being on Sept. 23rd, 1883, when the railroad was extended to it. It was platted for C.G. Comstock and wife and A.A. White and wife on that date. It appeared to the majority most fitting to use the same name for the town as had been adopted for its post office - hence the name Halstad was adopted. This was moved into town in 1884 from Ole Halstad's rural home.

"Less than a year after Halstad became a town, the construction of a school within the village was begun. The city's unofficial motto is "You Can't Beet Halstad," based on its prominent crop, the sugar beet.^[8] In 2020, the town founded Sugar Beet Park, featuring a sculpture of the "World's Largest Sugar Beet" created by artist Josh Porter and formed around the base of a concrete mixer truck drum."  (Wikipedia)

"The World's Largest Sugar Beet is on display in Halstad, Minnesota. It's relatively new to the area. The sugar beet was first constructed sometime back in March. Since being open to the public, tourists have been stopping to the area like crazy to capture a selfie with it," the mix949.com says.

"According to the World's Largest Sugar Beet and Central Park Facebook page, the sculpture was made to "To commemorate the remarkable impact that sugar beets have had on agriculture [in the area]." The first sugar beet factory opened in East Grand Forks, MN in 1926. The Red River Valley makes up about 57% of the sugar beet acres in the U.S.'

"The self-proclaimed 'World's Largest Sugar Beet' was just recently built in Northwestern Minnesota. The massive sugar beet statue was just finished this March. Minnesota artist Josh Porter is the one responsible for creating this statue," the KDHL says.

"Bring Me the News says that this sugar beet statue stands 21 feet tall! 14 feet is just the beet, and then the leaves are 7 feet tall. The city of Halstad, MN, which is in the Red River Valley, commissioned the giant sugar beet statue. It was built as a commemoration of the impact that the sugar beet has had on Minnesota agriculture.

"The first sugar beets that were planted in the Red River Valley were planted back in 1918. Since then "more than 500,000 acres in the area" grow sugar beets. The Red River Valley grows about "57% of the total sugar beet acres planted in the country."

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