Sugar beets were big news last week−;under the heads of science, business and politics. Beets might long ago have supplied the U.S. with all the sugar it needs but for one stubborn fact−sugar ...

MOSES LAKE -- A $100 million sugar beet processing plant will not operate this year because of low sugar prices and high costs of natural gas, officials said yesterday. Pacific Northwest Sugar Co ...

Cold, wet weather has slowed the planting of sugar beets, a long-season crop that is ... three production plants in southern Idaho, aims to plant about 180,000 acres in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Edible beets can also be golden, white or internally striped (as in the Chiogga beet). There are other types of beets, such as sugar beets or ... weeks until late May. Plant again in mid- to ...

North Dakota agronomist says sugar beets benefit from early planting and that he hopes to ... and Clifton Burroughs check the seed depth as James McWalter plants sugar beets on his farm east ...

AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho — Tyson Funk finished planting sugar beets April 20 ... the Upper Snake region — our last to plant — has been moving along smoothly.” The industry is “very ...