People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

and sculpted sugar with a wooden boardwalk across a landscape that will mirror the sugar-beet fields of southern Alberta. Video images will be projected on to various surfaces and be accompanied ...

5 over a sugar beet field off of County Road W between Snyder and Hillrose. As Scott was beginning his second pass, the plane ...

In-field yield mapping of root crops, such as sugar beet and potatoes, is tricky compared with grain crops, not least because of the added complication of ...

Pigweed has already infested more than 7,000 acres of southern Idaho cropland and is taking a heavy toll on yields ...

Today’s farmers face the challenge of feeding a growing population with limited resources, all while minimising the impact on the environment. Yara has ...

As in many parts of the world, farmers in Hokkaido cycle between different crops in the same fields including sugar beet, wheat, various beans and other vegetables. However, declining consumer ...

The need for 'urgent' research and development of sustainable crop protection methods for sugar beet has been raised following Defra's recent neonic rejection.

It encourages all growers to "remove and destroy all potential sources of aphids and virus", such as in beet spoilage, cleaner loader sites and cover crops on fields near to sugar beet or ...

Following DEFRA’s decision to deny the application for emergency authorisation to use the neonicotinoid-based Cruiser SB, farmers are being reminded of alternatives to help manage aphids and the ...

Sugar beet growers have been warned that farm hygiene is "critical" to protect their crops after Defra refused an emergency bid to use a neonicotinoid pesticide.