Green shoots of sugar beets are poking up on 8 acres of test fields on three farms near Grand Junction, Delta and Montrose, where hot days and cool nights are conducive to beet growing. This is the ...

they can grown in many regions during the winter where it's too cold to grow corn. Sugar beets are a more efficient source for ethanol production than corn for a lot of reasons: they use less land ...

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

“They’re very important. We grow a lot of sugar beets in the state that contribute millions of dollars to our economy”. Conferences like these provide an opportunity for farmers to ...

And other states growing sugar beets—including Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming—could lose approximately 22.4 million tons of sugar beet yield ...

Today’s farmers face the challenge of feeding a growing population with limited resources, all while minimising the impact on ...

An insect-control expert has highlighted the urgent need for research and development of sustainable crop protection methods ...

France is the European Union's largest sugar producer but a series of poor harvests, caused by adverse weather and diseases, has deterred some farmers from growing beets, cutting supplies for ...

East Anglia is a major sugar beet growing region - and home to British Sugar factories where the beet is made into sugar. British Sugar agriculture director Dan Green said they were seeking an ...