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-beet ...

Field testing is underway for genetically engineered sugar beets resistant to the herbicide dicamba, which biotech critics fear could injure surrounding crops. KWS, the developer of dicamba-tolerant ...

You probably didn’t notice the change in your Hersey kisses this Christmas season: They were made without beet sugar. But it’s a change that could dramatically alter one of Minnesota’s big ...

SALUTE TO AGRICULTURE: Is Roundup ready? So far so good, growers and agronomists say Farmers raising sugar beets in the Red River Valley probably will remember this year as a turning point. The ...

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 ...

FARGO, N.D. -- If sugar beet companies are allowed to grow Roundup Ready beets in 2011, it appears the restrictions and grower oversight will be tight. One beet co-op leader says farmers may need to ...

MOORHEAD -- Red River Valley sugar beet growers are evaluating a federal judge's decision that could overturn the approval of the popular Roundup Ready sugar beets. The judge at Grants Pass, Ore., on ...

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 ...

PARIS, June 26 (Reuters) - Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees, is unlikely to deliver a solution capable of fully protecting sugar beet crops for five ...

Sugar beet is a type of root vegetable that is grown primarily for sugar production. It belongs to the same family as the table beet, but it has higher sugar content, making it valuable for the ...