Leroy Gabel and his wife, Sydney, know agriculture. While Leroy’s passion is farming, Sydney’s passion is genealogy. She has spent countless hours tracing the Gabel family history and it turns out farming, and more specifically, farming sugarbeets has been a family affair for the Gabels ranging back over several generations.
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For Gabel family, growing sugarbeets is in their blood
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Henry Gabel, Leroy’s grandfather, poses with a truck load of sugarbeets he harvested by hand. Photo taken circa 1940.
Leroy Gabel still grows sugarbeets like his forefathers, but he much enjoys the six-row digger he can use during harvest. Photo taken in 2019.
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