With just two sugar beet planting seasons under his belt, Miguel Villafana has already decided he likes to err on the late side. “I choose to wait a little bit, just to be closer to water,” he said.

TWIN FALLS -- Officials with Amalgamated Sugar Company say yields from Idaho's sugar beet crop were higher than expected, but the beets have a disappointing sugar content. The Times-News reports the ...

DES MOINES — A federal judge in California has ordered the removal from the ground of plants grown to produce seeds for genetically modified sugar beets, citing the potential for environmental harm.

Growers will meet in Boise Dec. 4 for the University of Idaho Sugar Beet Conference covering Palmer amaranth, pesticide rules, pests, research updates and more.

University of Idaho researchers have promising leads on management practices and new pesticide options to help the state’s sugar beet farmers get a handle on a fungal disease that’s posing an ...

Though extreme summer heat and dryness wreaked havoc on major Idaho crops such as potatoes and grain this season, the state’s farmers are optimistic they’ll at least harvest a solid sugar beet crop.

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The University of Idaho Sugar Beet Conference is slated from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 at Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise.

According to a USDA survey, Idaho farmers intend to plant a little more wheat and hay in 2022 and a little less barley, sugar beets and corn. The survey also shows Idaho farmers plan to significantly ...

Sugar beets are planted on more than 1 million acres in 10 states, with Minnesota, North Dakota and Idaho being the top producers. The judge said the USDA failed to conduct the environmental review he ...