The process of farming and refining sugar beet in Britain hasn't changed much, but the power and the machinery behind it have. In 1925, a fledgling sugar factory in Norfolk managed to process 600 ...

Candy companies and other sugar users have alleged there is a sugar shortage in the U.S., and they want to be able to import more sugar. Sugarbeet grower Laura Rutherford counters that narrative. Bags ...

Ben Abatti III cradled the sugarbeet in his arm, slicing it open. The blade carved through the beet’s dusty, gnarled exterior, revealing a sweet white core. It was a hot mid-July morning. Abatti was ...

Conservationists around the world are concerned about sugarcane farming because, in many cases, sugar mills produce wastewater, emissions, and solid waste that impact the environment. Also, the energy ...

The US Department of Agriculture estimates that sugar beets account for over half of domestic sugar production. Sugar beets, produced all over the northern Great Plains, must be treated to extract and ...

Processed white sugar is considered bad for health, citing risks of diabetes and weight gain.