Nebraska sugarbeet farmer Allan Thorson restored a 1957 International Harvester one-row beet digger similar to what his family used in the 1950s and '60s. He used it on two acres of his 2024 harvest.

HARDIN — As his sugar beet digger lumbered through fields northwest of Hardin, Richard Benzel kept one hand on the tractor wheel, the other on his CB radio while he calmly gave directions to the semi ...

Sugar beet is a type of root vegetable that is grown primarily for sugar production. It belongs to the same family as the table beet, but it has higher sugar content, making it valuable for the ...

With beets piled high at area sugar dumps, Western Sugar Cooperative expects to refine sugar through the first of February. Ending the sugar campaign around Feb. 1 would be an early finish, but ...