RUPERT, Idaho — The primary thing that drives decisions on Luke and Sara Adams’ farm is sugar beets. The couple owns shares in the grower-owned Amalgamated Sugar Co., which allows them to grow a ...

TWIN FALLS — Not all sugar beet crops are created equal. Amalgamated Sugar Co.'s beet payment formula was developed in 1967 in response to a U.S. Department of Agriculture inquiry of what constituted ...

PAUL, Idaho — Brian Kossman had helped out on his aunt and uncle’s farm in the summers growing up, but didn’t know a lot about farming until a two-week job digging sugar beets turned into full-time ...

Companion planting helps you have healthier vegetables and bigger, better yields. There is a great selection of vegetables, herbs, and flowers to use as beet companion plants, and this guide reveals ...

With cool-season vegetable crops going into the ground, many gardeners who ventured into cover cropping last autumn may ask a familiar question: What do I do now? Their crops have fulfilled their ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising its Sugar Beet crop ...

The annual sugar beet harvest is in full swing. Half of the sugar produced in the U.S. comes from beets, and about a quarter of the nation’s beets are grown in the West. A decade ago, Monsanto Company ...

A hand holding a large beet root - Maria mnogomama/Shutterstock If you're growing beets, chances are you appreciate efficiency and maybe also a good salad. These earthy root vegetables also team up ...