Tag: sugar
Molasses Market Driven by Flourishing Industries of Animal Feed and Biofuel
Molasses Market Driven by Flourishing Industries of Animal Feed and Biofuel By: 364Analyze.com July 3, 2018 Rohit With flourishing food industry, and particularly dairy and meat products, a strong demand for adequate animal feed is emerging. For ages, molasses had been used as animal feed but the percentage was fairly low until researchers showed in 1960s … Read More
Three distinct Rhizoctonia pathogens can cause sugarbeet root diseases in Nebraska
Three distinct Rhizoctonia pathogens can cause sugarbeet root diseases in Nebraska By Robert M. Harveson, Panhandle Research and Extension Feb 16, 2018 Sugarbeets are susceptible to a large number of root rot diseases, which have traditionally been one of the major factors limiting profitable production wherever beets have been grown. They include rhizomania, Rhizoctonia root … Read More
Sweetness factor: Sugarbeets account for around half of domestic sugar market
Sweetness factor: Sugarbeets account for around half of domestic sugar market By: Spike Jordan, Ag Editor, Wahoo Newspaper Feb 18, 2018 SCOTTSBLUFF — The sugarbeet is a relatively modern field crop, having been developed in Europe in the late 1800s. Sugarbeets were derived directly from fodder beets which are commonly grown for livestock feed, however, today … Read More
‘Sugar beets’ car, in the pipeline
‘Sugar beets’ car, in the pipeline Business Report / 10 August 2017, 06:30am / Reuters EINDHOVEN – Dutch students have invented a bio-degradable car made of resin derived from from sugar beets and covered with sheets of Dutch-grown flax. The car can travel at 80 km/h with the capacity to carry four people. Investors to this project say it … Read More
Sugar Companies to Launch GMO Education Campaign
Sugar Companies to Launch GMO Education Campaign By: Sean Ellis Capital Press Published on August 2, 2017 11:46AM Two of the nation’s sugar companies will launch a $4 million online campaign this fall aimed at educating consumers about GMO crops and changing their perceptions of the technology SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Genetically modified crops such … Read More
Analyst Sees Positive Signs for U.S. Sugar Market
Analyst Sees Positive Signs for U.S. Sugar Market By: John O’Connell Capital Press Published on July 5, 2017 10:19AM Republished with permission NAMPA, Idaho — U.S. sugar beet growers are poised for a profitable year despite expectations of a large global sugar crop, market analysts with Rabobank predict. A new report from the Rabobank Food … Read More
New Emulsifier from Sugar Beets
New Emulsifier from Sugar Beets Author: ChemistryViews.org Published: 14 May 2017 Copyright: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Source / Publisher: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry/ACS Publications Associated Societies: American Chemical Society (ACS), USA Published with permission. Emulsifiers are used in many food products such as dairy products or sauces. They keep water- … Read More
Boise’s Amalgamated Sets Sugar-Making Record, Credits Genetic Modification, Breeding
Boise’s Amalgamated Sets Sugar-Making Record, Credits Genetic Modification, Breeding By: Zach Kyle, Idaho Statesman April 25, 2017 Amalgamated Sugar Co, the company that buys all of the sugar beets grown in Idaho, has just finished processing the 2016 crop and says it will result in a record 2.34 billion pounds of sugar. The growers harvested … Read More
Amalgamated Sugar Factory Celebrates 75 Years
Amalgamated Sugar Factory Celebrates 75 Years By Sean Bunce, Idaho Press-Tribune March 25, 2017 NAMPA – You can see it from almost anywhere in Nampa – the tall, white factory standing out in the open skyline, steam pouring from pipes that sprout in all directions. Within a five-mile radius, you can probably smell it too, as freshly … Read More
Food For Thought: Chatham-Kent has 84 farmers who grow beets on 10,000 acres
Food For Thought: Chatham-Kent has 84 farmers who grow beets on 10,000 acres By Kim Cooper, Special to The Chatham Daily News Thursday, December 15, 2016 2:02:30 EST PM What do you get when you have 11 University of Guelph agriculture students, one old guy (me) in a van heading to Croswell, Mich. to tour … Read More