Sugar Beet Growers Put on Hold for Spring Planting

Sugar beet growers aren’t sure what to do once the spring planting season comes in. A lawsuit by environmental groups was successful in getting a judge to halt the planting of the genetically altered sugar beet seed until USDA completed an environmental impact study. “It’s a real dilemma for the industry. First, we need to get seed ordered and processed. We’re right up against those deadlines now,” said Luther Markward, executive vice president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association in Washington, D.C. Read more.