In this month’s Beet Brief, NFU Economist James Thompson explores why sugar markets remain under pressure despite rising ...

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He needed sugar for Thanksgiving, but his first beet attempt had already failed. This time he went to Minnesota’s beet fields ...

Sugar beet growers have secured access to an important pest control tool after emergency authorisation was granted for Coragen (chlorantraniliprole) to ...

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 and ...

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic worms—enjoy the root vegetable, too, but as their sole food source. It's an ...

Sugar trade, smuggling and tariffs were a part of the founding of the U.S., and they remain topics of conversation today, ...

BRAWLEY, CALIF. — The Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (SMBSC) said it will be decommissioning of its Brawley, Calif., sugar beet facility that operates under its subsidiary, Spreckels Sugar ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Beet juice is generally better than beet powder at lowering blood pressure because it contains higher concentrations of nitrates.The body breaks ...