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 ...

After several years of strong prices, sugar farmers are taking their lumps, analysts say. World production of beet and cane sugar has sent sugar prices into in a slump, a trend that doesn’t bode well ...

The U.S. sugar market has been overwhelmed by foreign subsidized sugar, pushing down the prices American farmers receive by a ...

Sugarbeet seeds got into the ground this spring on schedule across U.S. growing regions as a warm, dry spring allowed farmers to rapidly plant the crop. The same weather conditions, though, combined ...

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 ...

North Dakota agronomist says sugar beets benefit from early planting and that he hopes to be able to seed in April or early May In this Herald file photo, John Mosher, left, and Clifton Burroughs ...

Genetically modified sugar beets are harvested earlier this year south of Grand Forks, Minn. Nearly all sugar beet producers have converted to Roundup Ready beets, but a judge's decision to require an ...

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized spring planting of Genuity® Roundup Ready® sugar beets. Last year Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and KWS SAAT AG petitioned USDA to ...

WILLMAR -- While this year's sugar beet harvest may be far from complete, many local growers are probably already wondering about next year's crop following a recent U.S. District Court ruling which ...