A new method of using microwave vacuum drying can create crispy beet snacks—a potential alternative to traditional drying or frying that could preserve nutrients while yielding shelf-stable products. ...

Jillian Kubala, MS, is a registered dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. Jillian uses a unique and personalized approach to help her clients achieve optimal wellness through nutrition and lifestyle ...

Sweden uses common salt to de-ice its roads in winter, contrary to online posts that say it uses a new beet extract salt, the country’s Transport Administration has said. Posts shared on social media, ...

Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD, is a food editor, recipe developer, farmer and dietitian who has worked in all facets of the food world. She has more than 20 years of experience cooking professionally ...

WHEATON, MINN. – Sitting in a pickup rolling up to a sugar beet field on the southern edge of the Red River Valley, farmer Jamie Beyer wants to talk MAHA. But she doesn’t know if her neighbors do. At ...

Red River Valley farmers kicked off the sugar beet harvest, delivering over a million tons in the first 24 hours. The Red River Valley sugar beet harvest began with more than a million tons delivered ...

CHICAGO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - For years, sugar beets were a lifeline for American farmers. More than half of domestically produced sugar comes from the white-fleshed root crops, and robust demand from ...

Q: What is this insect chewing holes into my unripe tomatoes? This caterpillar is a yellow-striped armyworm, and it’s not uncommon to find them on vegetable plants late in the growing season.

There are a lot of things in life that can influence your blood pressure, including how often you work out and how much stress you’re under. But some new research suggests that you might be able to ...

Drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice lowered blood pressure in older adults by reshaping their oral microbiome, according to researchers at the University of Exeter. The study found that beneficial ...

Last year, after a successful decade in the Hingetown neighborhood of Ohio City, Beet Jar owners Joseph Joseph and Molly Pamela McKay relocated the business to a larger space in Ohio City, ...

The last factory in California that turns sugar beets into sugar is shutting down after 78 years, according to the company that owns the factory. The closure means the elimination of hundreds of local ...