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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal agriculture officials have released a plan to let farmers plant genetically modified sugar beets while a lawsuit over them is resolved, but farmers fear a partial ...

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 ...

MOORHEAD, MINN. – American Crystal Sugar Co. on Feb. 6 notified association members and employees that it will close operations at Sidney Sugars Inc. due to inadequate interest from area farmers in ...

DES MOINES — A federal judge in California has ordered the removal from the ground of plants grown to produce seeds for genetically modified sugar beets, citing the potential for environmental harm.

The International Sugarbeet Institute is celebrating its 50th anniversary with beautiful spring weather and optimism that the best is yet to come for the Red River Valley's sugar beet industry. "This ...

The AC is still on, but it’s time to plant for fall.

WELLINGTON - Like most of his fellow Northern Colorado sugar beet farmers, Richard Seaworth is perplexed and saddened by an August court ruling that forbids the planting of genetically modified beets ...