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Iowa History Month: How an immigration boom in the 1920s helped shape Iowa’s culture
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople with Mexican ancestry have been in Iowa as early as 1861, and several served in Civil War...
Does Sugar From Beets Taste Any Different Than Cane Sugar?
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwo servings of sugar - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Have you ever wondered what the difference between...
Banned toxic pesticide approved for sugar beet for fourth year in a row
Press Association News via AOL· 3 months agoA pesticide that is lethally toxic to bees has been approved for emergency use in the UK for a...
How to Grow Beets for a Superfood Supply in Your Own Backyard
Bob Vila via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBeets planted in a garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101. As Michigan State...
Steve VanderVeen: The story of Holland Sugar Company
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBefore Kollen Park Drive, there was Holland Sugar Company. And before there was a sugar beet industry, there were forests. In 1839, potato grower Lucius...
Plants’ genetic defences may hold key for crop protection, researchers say
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoImproving the stress memory of crops could make them more resistant to attack and reduce the need...
Brown Sugar vs. White Sugar: What's the Difference?
Eating Well via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGetty Images Which sugar should you reach for, brown or white? There's more to these common sugar varieties than you'd think, including similarities and...
15 Secret Ingredients to Make Your Garden Grow
Bob Vila via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGardener hand sprinkling wood burn ash from small garden shovel between lettuce herbs for non-toxic organic insect repellent on salad in vegetable...
East Grand Forks sugar beet factory fined $350K for air quality violations
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 week agoState regulators have fined American Crystal Sugar $350,000 over air pollution from its factory in...
Break in rain allows Grand Forks-area farmers to start planting
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 17—EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — In a field near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, it was the first day of planting this year for Tom Barrett Jr. and Tom Barrett Sr. They were planting their first ...