Sugar is a common part of Americans' nutritional intake. Here's how sugar is created, starting with how it's produced on ...

Conservationists around the world are concerned about sugarcane farming because, in many cases, sugar mills produce wastewater, emissions, and solid waste that impact the environment. Also, the energy ...

The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans place a strong and more explicit stance on limiting added sugar and ...

Candy companies and other sugar users have alleged there is a sugar shortage in the U.S., and they want to be able to import more sugar. Sugarbeet grower Laura Rutherford counters that narrative. Bags ...

Discovering the truth about the impact of ultra-processed foods on our brains can be like navigating a maze of conflicting information. In a recent article published by The Wall Street Journal, the ...

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is moving all of its sugar operations to its Minnesota factory. The company explained in a news release that the Brawley facility in the Imperial Valley was ...

Ben Abatti III cradled the sugarbeet in his arm, slicing it open. The blade carved through the beet’s dusty, gnarled exterior, revealing a sweet white core. It was a hot mid-July morning. Abatti was ...

The US Department of Agriculture estimates that sugar beets account for over half of domestic sugar production. Sugar beets, produced all over the northern Great Plains, must be treated to extract and ...