A federal judge banned the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto Co in a ruling that marks a major setback for the biotech giant. US District Judge Jeffrey White ...

Surprisingly, figs (Ficus carica) grow better fruit in containers than they do in gardens, and that's because they like it when they grow root-bound. So, if you live north of USDA Hardiness Zone 7, ...

I don’t really like regular sugar because it’s not the best for you. You could use agave or honey. You could use sorghum, you could use beet sugar, you could use maple syrup if you want.

Yana Kavushevska also cited an example from the sugar industry: in 2024, the sugar export quota was 262,000 tons, but the quota for June-December this year is expected to be around 11,700 tons.

Amalgamated Sugar constructed a factory in Twin Falls in 1916. This facility is the oldest of the factories still in operation today, according to Amalgamated Sugar’s website.

Matthew C. Godfrey, Church History Department senior managing historian of outreach and engagement, holds sugar beet seeds in his office at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City on Aug. 13.

About 55 percent of domestic U.S. sugar is produced from sugar beets, and nearly 100 percent of the beet seeds are genetically modified to tolerate the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient ...

Choose high-quality sugar beet seeds from a reputable supplier. Plant seeds directly into the soil when the temperature reaches around 50F (10C).