Contents
2. 2013
Cover FEATURE
FEATURES
14 California Growers Stay
Competitive
13 In the Field
17 History of Sugarbeets
Spruce Farms in Brawley, Calif., thrive in a great beet
sugar growing area along the border with Mexico.
The Spreckels Sugar Company in Brawley shown
here and owned by the Southern Minnesota Beet
Sugar Cooperative is one reason beet growers there
are bullish about the future. (staff photo)
28 Idaho Processing Plant
Made More Efficient
How drought impacts fertilizing for the next crop.
An informal collaboration between American and
Italian official research stations led to today's worldwide sugarbeet industry.
22 Irrigation Buyer's Guide
Companies and manufacturers offer new products
and services.
Foresight and courage pay off for the Amalgamated
Sugar Company with completed upgrades on its
processing plant in Paul, Idaho.
DEPARTMENTS
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From the ASGA
By Luther Markwart
8
Calendar
What's happening
10 Off the Top
News, products, people and updates
30From the ASA
Larry Fleming, co-owner of Spruce Farms in
Brawley, Calif., displays his furrow irrigation
system based on gravity in the Imperial Valley.
4 Sugar Producer FEBRUARY 2013
A Conservative's Case for Sugar Policy
