Are sugar beets the new acai? 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 ...

This week, the Government refused an emergency application for the use of the neonicotinoid pesticide Cruiser SB on sugar beet – a crop which has been beset with virus yellows, a disease ...

The endeavour aims to hasten the transition to biodegradable plastics, as well as save Hokkaido’s historic sugar beet industry. Kusano Sakko’s bacterial nanocellulose, patented and sold as ...