Please send inquiry to duane.hauck@gmail.com or call 701-799-7867 for additional information or to register for any of the following tours.
 

Bonanza Farm History, Farm Machinery, Red River Valley Grain Farm Tour

This tour is available each year during the second full week of September. The first day of this two day tour will feature a half day at Big Iron, the largest machinery exposition in the upper Midwest. Here, every US machinery manufacture is represented showcasing the largest and latest in farm machinery design and technology. Tour participants will also visit Bonanzaville, a history museum complex featuring forty-seven buildings on 12 acres showcasing the heritage of the Red River Valley. The day will conclude with a tour of the Case IH Tractor Manufacturing Plant. On the second day, the tour will travel to the southern Red River Valley to visit the Bagg Bonanza Farm, North Dakota’s only restored bonanza farm.  Here, tour participants will learn about bonanza farm life and the past generations that changed the Red River Valley from the country’s furthest outpost to a settled, prosperous farming community. This tour will also feature stops at two modern Red River Valley farms where tour participants will have a chance to visit local farmers about their operation and witness small grain, row crop and sugar beet production first hand. Cost; $250/person includes box lunch on second day.

Sugar Beet and Potato Production, Machinery and Processing Tour

This one day tour includes a visit to Amity Technology where the latest in sugar beet harvesting and transport equipment will be featured. This tour will also include an overview of the American Crystal Sugar Company which is an agricultural cooperative where growers who grow and harvest sugar beets own the company and factories that make their products. A bus tour of the Crystal Sugar factory in Hillsboro and a tour of the NoKota Packers Potato processing facility will be included. This tour will also visit two modern sugar beet and potato farms.  Cost; $115/person includes box lunch.

Animal Agriculture and Research in Eastern North Dakota Tour

This tour is available each year during the second full week of September.The first day of this two-day tour will begin with a partial day at Big Iron, one of the largest machinery and farm equipment displays in the U.S. Time will be allocated to visit Bonanzaville, a major rural historical setting featuring 43+ acres with 47 buildings depicting rural America in the late 1880’s and early 20th century. A large western shop is located nearby for any that might choose to view their inventory. The second day will be programmed to visit a buffalo ranch, major beef outfits, and beef feedlot enterprises (NDSU Beef Nutrition Research ant the Animal Nutrition Research Center) in Eastern North Dakota. Opportunities will provide access to slaughter facilities and multiple point of interaction with producers of cattle and sheep, research facilities, and personnel. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit the statue of the largest buffalo in the world. Cost; $250/person includes box lunch on second day.

Poultry and Livestock Tour

This one-day tour includes visits to a major poultry rearing and egg collection from 1.5 million laying hens, beef and dairy operations, and will provide a view of multitude vacation lake properties in eastern Minnesota. Time will be allocated to visit a beef operation, a sheep set-up and various research entities. Opportunities will be made available to obtain a scope of the agriculture in the Red River of the North. The North Dakota State University animal agriculture units are available for review and discussion as desired by the tour participants.Cost; $115/person includes box lunch.