Cold, wet weather has slowed the planting of sugar beets, a long-season crop that is expected to benefit from this year’s increased supply of irrigation water. Grower-owned Amalgamated Sugar, which ...

AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho — Tyson Funk finished planting sugar beets April 20, 10-to-14 days ahead of the long-term average for his area. “The guys wanted to get done as much as I did,” he said. Donovan ...

Sugarbeet seeds got into the ground this spring on schedule across U.S. growing regions as a warm, dry spring allowed farmers to rapidly plant the crop. The same weather conditions, though, combined ...

After several years of strong prices, sugar farmers are taking their lumps, analysts say. World production of beet and cane sugar has sent sugar prices into in a slump, a trend that doesn’t bode well ...

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized spring planting of Genuity® Roundup Ready® sugar beets. Last year Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and KWS SAAT AG petitioned USDA to ...

North Dakota agronomist says sugar beets benefit from early planting and that he hopes to be able to seed in April or early May In this Herald file photo, John Mosher, left, and Clifton Burroughs ...

Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

The plan suggested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow planting of genetically modified sugar beets under a closely monitored permit process is a reasonable solution to a complicated ...

Sugar beets are planted on more than 1 million acres in 10 states, with Minnesota, North Dakota and Idaho being the top producers. The judge said the USDA failed to conduct the environmental review he ...