Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

GRAND FORKS - A new kind of hobo is helping harvest the sugar beet crop in the Red River Valley. Lately, however, they have been more hoping than helping, stymied by the warm then wet weather that has ...

SALUTE TO AGRICULTURE: Is Roundup ready? So far so good, growers and agronomists say Farmers raising sugar beets in the Red River Valley probably will remember this year as a turning point. The ...

American Crystal Sugar Co. began its full-bore beet harvest in the first minute of Oct. 2, a day later than usual because Oct. 1 was too warm. "What we like to do is have root temperatures of 55 ...

Beets (Beta vulgaris) are one of those vegetables ideally suited to the late-summer garden for harvesting in the fall. While we plant them now in August to mature before the first frost (somewhere ...

Even for a bunch of sugar beet farmers, the challenges of this year’s harvest are little bit sticky. For the first time in recent memory, the Western Sugar Cooperative will fire up its Billings ...

Beets (Beta vulgaris) are a nutritious and delicious two-for-one vegetable enjoyed for its sweet earthy roots and tasty tender greens. But if images of standard red roots and green tops are the first ...

American Crystal Sugar Co. on Friday told growers they could harvest all their beets, said Dan Bernhardson, agricultural director for the Moorhead-based cooperative. Before harvest, American Crystal ...

Root crops that were spring planted have already matured or are maturing. Some are at their peak in size and flavor in summer months but if there is a best time to harvest root crops, that depends on ...

As the days get shorter and the heat of summer fades, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. Autumn is an excellent time to plant various cold-tolerant herbs and vegetables, as pest ...