I was 14 years old in the summer of 1963 when I heard a Draper farmer named Ron Crane was hiring kids to thin sugar beets. He was paying by the row, I can’t remember exactly how much, but it ...

Colorado’s first major cash crop According to History Colorado, the sugar beet industry helped diversify Colorado’s economy in the early 1900s. Prior to then, the state’s economy had been ...

Sugar beet harvest at Harper Farms near Idahome, Idaho. The Northwest sugar beet harvest is finishing strong, thanks to a stretch of cooperative weather. “Favorable weather conditions with ...

New technology can separate the fibers in the sugar beet pulp left over after sugar production. Part of the fiber can be used as a nutritional supplement due to its anti-inflammatory properties ...

TWIN FALLS — While Amalgamated Sugar Co.'s processing plants are dedicated primarily to extracting sugar from the beet crop, the company also creates byproducts to be sold as livestock feed.

They've been so supportive," Lee said. William Aderholdt, director of Grand Farm, was the keynote speaker at the International Sugar Beet Institute on March 13, 2024, in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

By pinpointing key genes like UDP-glucose 4-epimerase, we now have the ability to target specific genetic markers to develop sugar beet varieties with higher yields and enhanced sugar content." ...

At the Bay City factory alone, the team aims to pack around 3 million pounds a day, or 1 million per shift. On average, the company produces about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually. Richards ...

Sugar beet byproducts could be a viable option to provide high-quality forage in sheep operations in the upper Midwest, according to Reid Redden, North Dakota State University Extension Service ...

Sugar production was a record in 2023-24, Rob Johansson of the American Sugar Alliance said. Demand continues to keep pace. But a farm bill remains an important factor for the industry.

The sugar beet harvest in Pembina County, N.D. Heather | Creative Commons via Flickr And she definitely didn’t understand how many beets there are in the world, especially in October in Minnesota.

For me it was the sugar beet. I was 14 years old in the summer of 1963 when I heard a Draper farmer named Ron Crane was hiring kids to thin sugar beets.