Sugar Beets

• PrairiesCan announces new office, $11.2M in funding for Lethbridge area

  The RIE funding is also supporting the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association, the St. Mary River Irrigation District, and the University of Lethbridge for two projects.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
  
• Sugar beet harvest underway in southern Alberta

  Sugar beets are one of the last crops to be harvested in southern Alberta. The process of getting them out of the ground is going well, but it has been a challenging season.

  Environment

  Oct 12, 2022
  
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• Lethbridge College researcher receives more than $230K for sugar beet project

  Alberta Innovates has selected a Lethbridge College researcher as one of eight recipients of an award through its Smart Agriculture and Food Digitization and Automation Challenge.

  Education

  May 21, 2021
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• Beet growers host annual harvest tour to encourage Albertans to support local

  A very small part of southern Alberta is home to the only place in all of Canada that grows and refines sugar beets. On Thursday consumers got an up-close look at how a sugar beet operation works.

  Economy

  Oct 16, 2020
• Earlier-than-normal sugar beet harvest begins in southern Alberta

  2020 might mark the earliest harvest for sugar beet growers in decades. The early winter last year has spurred growers on to get crops off as quickly as they can.

  Weather

  Sep 4, 2020
• Southern Alberta sugar beet farmers unable to harvest nearly half of 2019 crop

  Canadian sugar company Rogers has announced that it has been forced to terminate the 2019 sugar beet harvest in southern Alberta due to the impact of severe weather.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2019
• Sugar beet industry helping to drive southern Alberta economy

  The sweet beets generate, on average, $32.3 million in farm receipts a year.

  Economy

  Mar 8, 2019
• What’s in the Field campaign shines a light on Alberta’s sugar beet industry

  Agriculture for Life is hoping roadside signs will spark interest in the Alberta's agriculture industry.

  Economy

  Sep 12, 2018
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• Alberta sugar beet farmers expect a sweet 2017 season

  The Roger's plant in Taber is the only place in Canada producing domestic sugar.

  Economy

  Oct 13, 2017