But we can’t because we don’t know what we’ll be able to plant.” Sugar beet planting usually takes place around late March, according to Paul Pfenninger, vice president of agriculture for ...

A judge's ruling halting planting of genetically modified sugar beet seeds has left growers feeling uncertain as they wait for federal officials to decide the next step for a crop that provides ...

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 ...

The young plants produce seeds that then are planted to grow sugar beets. The agency decided to issue the permits despite an August ruling by White that put a hold on future planting of ...

However, there’s more than market price behind the decision to plant less, said Luther Markwart, American Sugar Beet Growers Association executive vice president. Farmers have been able to ...

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 ...

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.

Sugar beet planting at Hymark Farms near American ... the Upper Snake region — our last to plant — has been moving along smoothly.” The industry is “very optimistic” about the 2025 ...