TAMPA, Fla. — Hearing that crisp snap as the roots separate and a fresh radish is plucked from carefully cultivated soil is a sound farm manager Kaitlin Davis doesn't tire of hearing. “Right now, I'm ...

TAMPA, Fla — Welcome to Fat Beet Farm. The fully sustainable farm and kitchen opened to the public less than a month ago after over 8 years of work. At first, the family wanted to try out a new ...

When hard rock mineral mining disappeared as the predominant industry in western Colorado in the early 20th century, many area farmers turned to sugar beets, which brought a new prosperity to the ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Fifty years after American Crystal Sugar was bought by farmers, a small group gathered in the Gold Link Senior Center in Crookston to learn not only the company’s history, but the ...

EAST GRAND FORKS -- As a fourth-generation beet farmer and also as a shareholder in American Crystal Sugar, I think that it is necessary to understand the investment that farmers have made in our ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — An eastern Montana sugar beet refinery is shutting down production after nearly a century in business. The Billings Gazette reported the factory in Sidney will close in April due to ...

Starring in two hot novels in the past six months suggests that the Minnesota vegetable is on a hot streak. Louise Erdrich’s “The Mighty Red” was set in a town dependent on beets, with a prominent ...