Tag: Western Sugar Cooperative
UNL studying whether char from sugarbeet plants will improve soil
UNL studying whether char from sugarbeet plants will improve soil By: Midwest Producer and University of Nebraska-Lincoln November 23, 2016 8:00 am, published with permission SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have begun a multi-year study into whether high-carbon char, a fine, powdery coal dust left over from the processing of sugarbeets, … Read More
Sugar Beets: A Classic Case of ‘Good News, Bad News’
Sugar Beets: A Classic Case of ‘Good News, Bad News’ By Dave Bonner, Powell Tribune (WY) Sept. 23, 2016 The headlines vary widely. On one hand, the 2016 sugar beet crop in the Lovell factory district of Western Sugar Cooperative is on track to post another strong showing. Officials look for a yield averaging 28.9 … Read More
Western Sugar Celebrates 100 Years of Sugar Manufacturing
Sweet Centennial: Western Sugar Celebrates 100 Years of Sugar Manufacturing By Matt Naber, Powell Tribune June 28, 2016 A crowd of about 800 of the Big Horn Basin’s sugar beet farmers, current and past employees of Western Sugar Cooperative and their families celebrated the Lovell factory’s 100th anniversary at Armory Park on Thursday. “This factory … 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