Sugar beet growers unfazed by GMO debate, record crop expected

At the same time sugar cane production ends in Hawaii, the USDA forecasts a record harvest next year of sugar beets, grown in the upper Midwest and the West and the dominant U.S. source of sugar, reported Reuters. “The estimate indicates that beet farmers are remaining resolute even as food manufacturers shun GMO crops like… » Read More

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