As farmers in most states were wrapping up 2023 planting in early May, farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota were ramping up. The May 8 Crop Progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Cold, wet weather has slowed the planting of sugar beets, a long-season crop that is expected to benefit from this year’s increased supply of irrigation water. Grower-owned Amalgamated Sugar, which ...

It is a given that sugarbeet planting across the northern tier of the United States will be delayed in 2023, as fields remained snow covered 10 days into April. Just how late planting will be depends ...