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

Cane sugar and beet sugar, nutritionally similar, differ in cultivation, processing, and environmental impact. However, mindful consumption and exploring alternative sweeteners are key to maintaining ...

In Margie Sarsfield's "Beta Vulgaris," a woman who works on a Minnesota beet farm gradually loses touch with reality.

Application had been made to use neonicotinoid thiamethoxam to protect sugar beet against damaging virus-carrying aphids.

‘Growers now have no viable solution to protect their crop,’ warns NFU ...

Beet cyst nematode is an increasing threat to British sugar beet crops and growers are urged to ramp up soil testing efforts ...

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 ...

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

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