Industry News
Academies of Science finds GMOs Not Harmful to Human Health
Academies of Science finds GMOs Not Harmful to Human Health By: Elizabeth Weise, USATODAY May 17, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO — Genetically engineered crops are safe for humans and animals to eat and have not caused increases in cancer, obesity, gastrointestinal illnesses, kidney disease, autism or allergies, an exhaustive report from the National Academies of Science released Tuesday found. … Read More
Environmental Impacts of GMO Sugar Science Denial
The Environmental Impacts of GMO Sugar Science Denial By: Kevin M. Folta, Science 2.0 May 13, 2016 Several times a year I find myself exiting the Florida’s Turnpike at Yeehaw Junction and heading south. When I get to the small town of Okeechobee I take a left and head down Route 98 through Florida’s extensive … Read More
Mike’s Mix: 2 BĒT Vodka Recipes
Mike’s Mix: 2 BĒT Vodka Recipes April 9, 2016 8:00 AM By: Mike Augustyniak, CBS Minnesota Sugar beets are an ugly vegetable that, it turns out, makes a very sexy spirit. Jerad Poling and Ben Brueshoff are the co-founders of BĒT Vodka, and the entrepreneurs we can thank for that discovery. They met first in the spring … Read More
Researchers Lower Nitrogen Recommendation in Sugarbeets
Researchers Lower Nitrogen Recommendation in Sugarbeets By: Carol Ryan Dumas, Capital Press March 15, 2016 JEROME, Idaho — Improvements in genetics and overall management have significantly reduced nitrogen needs in today’s sugar beet production, according to researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Amalgamated Sugar Co. Research in the 1990s resulted in recommendations of … Read More
Blogging to Promote Biotechnology in Sugarbeet Industry
Blogging to Promote Biotechnology in Sugarbeet Industry By: Sarah Brown, The Prairie Star • March 09, 2016 Laura Rutherford personifies wholesome American agriculture: the mother of three young boys, a marathoner, and a ninth generation farmer, she and her husband, Roy, farm sugarbeets near Grafton in North Dakota’s Red River Valley. She’s also an Internet savvy blogger … Read More
The First Successful Sugar Beet Factory in the United States?
The First Successful Sugar Beet Factory in the United States? By: Robert M. Harveson, Extension Plant Pathologist ⋅ Star-Herald Farm & Ranch ⋅ February 21, 2016 After gaining a place in Europe, numerous attempts were made to introduce sugar beet production in the United States. The first effort to grow sugar beets was in 1830 in Philadelphia … Read More
Twin Cities Craft Spirits Owner Discusses Creating BET Vodka from Distilled Sugarbeets
Twin Cities Craft Spirits Owner Discusses Creating BET Vodka from Distilled Sugarbeets By: Sam Schaust, Twin Cities Business ⋅ January 25, 2016 Minnesota is in the midst of a craft beer and spirits boom, and entrepreneurs are starting to get innovative to set themselves apart. Ben Brueshoff and Jerad Poling, founders of BET, are no exception: … Read More
Sugar Beets May Offer Feed Alternative, Boost Young Pigs’ Gut Health
Sugar Beets May Offer Feed Alternative, Boost Young Pigs’ Gut Health By Aerin Curtis, feednavigator.com, 08-Feb-2016 Sugar beet pulp (SBP) may prompt gut health and offer an alternative feed ingredient for young pigs. Read Full Story Here
Who Knew? Beet Juice is Used to Keep Kansas City Streets Safe During Winter Storms
Who Knew? Beet Juice is Used to Keep Kansas City Street Safe During Winter Storms By: Kyle J Smith, KCUR 89.3 • Jan 29, 2016 Salt gets all the credit for de-icing our roads during wintry weather, but it turns out it’s not a solo operation. The Kansas City office of the Missouri Department of Transportation … Read More
Western Sugar Agronomist: No lab test can differentiate between GMO, non-GMO sugar
By Sandra Hansen Posted December 13th, 2015 by Star-Herald So, what about GMO sugar? Ask Michael Ann Relka, agronomist with Western Sugar Cooperative in Scottsbluff, and Rebecca Larson, agronomist in plant pathology at Western’s Denver, Colo., office, and you will get an earful. Keep in mind that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) include plants that have been … Read More