AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho — Tyson Funk finished planting sugar beets April 20, 10-to-14 days ahead of the long-term average for his area. “The guys wanted to get done as much as I did,” he said. Donovan ...
70 days growing beet from seed to harvestable root. Each of the beet seed cluster contains 2 to 5 individual seeds. From our sample batch, one cluster developed into 2 plants. I had to remove one to e ...
As farmers in most states were wrapping up 2023 planting in early May, farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota were ramping up. The May 8 Crop Progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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 ...
KANSAS CITY — The US Department of Agriculture in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report said farmers intend to plant 1,110,800 acres to sugar beets in 2023, down 4.2% from 1,159,500 acres in 2022 ...
Sugar beet remains a crop of significant global economic importance, particularly in regions where it contributes to both sugar production and renewable resource applications. Recent studies have ...