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Sugarbeets, 'crop like no other,' continue to see yield and quality improvements

Summary by Agweek
When it comes to upper Midwest crops, sugarbeets are one of the younger siblings. According to a history of sugarbeets on the American Sugarbeet Growers Association website, precursors to modern sugarbeets have been used as food since ancient Egypt. But the modern sugarbeet — and its use in providing table sugar — didn’t get started until the late 18th century, when a German chemist proved that the crystals extracted from pulverized fodderbeet r…
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Agweek broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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