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When to plant beetroot seedlings outside – and one clever way to tell if the soil is warm enough

If you sowed your beetroot seeds indoors this year like I did, you’re probably wondering when to plant beetroot seedlings outside. Learning how to grow beetroot is pretty easy – I even included it in ...
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Lockout at sugar beet plant is dragging on

DANUBE, Minn. (AP) -- Steve Kuiken and 220 other union employees at the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in nearby Renville are out of work, locked out of the plant by their employer for more ...
Seattle Times

Judge orders removal of sugar beet seed plants

A federal judge in California has ordered the removal from the ground of plants grown to produce seeds for genetically modified sugar beets, citing the potential for environmental harm. The ruling by ...

10 of the best fruit and vegetables to plant now for a hassle-free harvest

If you long for freshly picked produce but don’t know where to start, try these sure-fire winners ...
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Plans for beet biofuel plant to be unveiled

Three news conferences have been scheduled across North Dakota on Monday to announce plans to build the nation's first energy beet biofuels processing plant. Dryland sugar beets, or "energy beets," ...
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COL Beet growers celebrate plant's 100th year

EBEWAING, Mich. -- Sugar beet growers and members of this tight-knit community are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Michigan Sugar Co. plant. The event held last week was especially sweet ...