BRAWLEY – The last Spreckels Sugar Company processing plant in California is scheduled to shut down by the end of this year or early 2026, nearly 25 years after the Woodland sugar beet facility closed ...

Processing potatoes and sugar beet en masse, agricultural cooperative Royal Cosun is able to use these crops as plant-based ingredients. The ‘protein transition’, the switch many believe that we (the ...

With our sugar consumption likely to rise with Halloween candy piling up, we look at the history of sugar and why California’s last sugar beet plant is leaving the state. Related Articles Dua Lipa’s ...

Consumers are increasingly scrutinizing sugar types, comparing cane and beet sugar due to health and ethical concerns. While ...

Southern California's agricultural backbone is under strain as unemployment soars three times the national average to nearly 19% in June 2025. Imperial County, home to California's most productive ...

BLACKFOOT, Idaho — Doug Evans likes the looks of his beets and those that other farmers in his region produced. In the relatively high-altitude growing area, word was that sugar content “started off a ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - The cold weather is here to stay as the fall season is in full swing, and that also means it’s time for the sugar beet harvest. “Harvest is about half-done. We’re about 50 ...

State regulators have fined American Crystal Sugar $350,000 over air pollution from its factory in East Grand Forks, Minn. The sugar beet processing plant, one of five the cooperative operates in the ...

Sugar beets and onions are expected to be solid performers for Idaho growers in 2025. Demand continues to be strong for sugar, and the onion industry will be able to adjust for the most part if supply ...

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 ...