Articles tagged under: American Sugarbeet Growers Association

Incentive-Based Climate Policy Favored

Published January 31, 2023

USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie says agriculture and environmental interests can find common ground through climate policy. Bonnie spoke at the American Sugarbeet Growers Association Annual Meeting and advocated a carrot versus a stick approach. "Regulations…
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A Stronger Food Supply Chain

Published January 31, 2023

According to American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Nate Hultgren, agriculture has a simple message. "It is a national security issue if we can't get food to consumers in the grocery store so all commodity groups are talking to Congress about…
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Fighting Overregulation

Published January 29, 2023

American Sugarbeet Growers Association Vice President Neil Rockstad cites the litigation coming out of the Ninth Circuit that have negatively impacted the use of certain crop protection products. The EPA responds with a ‘sue and settle’ strategy that takes tools…
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Farm Bill = Food Security

Published January 29, 2023

American Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Vice President Luther Markwart believes food security will be at the heart of the this year’s farm bill deliberation. "Given all of the difficulties we've seen in other industries during the pandemic with computer chips…
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Chlorpyrifos Litigation Moves Forward

Published May 5, 2022

Chlorpyrifos can no longer be applied on any food crops in the United States. That means sugarbeet and soybean growers will use different products to manage pests this year, but agriculture groups are trying to get the product back. Twenty…
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Sugar Industry Navigating Pesticide Challenges at EPA

Published March 20, 2022

Addressing pesticide challenges at the EPA continues to be a priority for farm and commodity organizations. "We're working with other commodity groups to educate members of Congress about how important pesticide tools are to growers," said Luther Markwart, Executive Vice…
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Chlorpyrifos Ban Takes Effect

Published February 25, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency will deny all objections and requests to stay its ban on chlorpyrifos. That puts the fate of the insecticide to be determined by the courts. Earlier this month, 20 agricultural groups said they would sue the…
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Hultgren, Rockstad Lead ASGA

Published February 6, 2022

Nate Hultgren of Raymond, Minnesota was unanimously elected president of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association. Hultgren also chairs the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative and succeeds Dan Younggren of Hallock, Minnesota. Neil Rockstad of Ada, Minnesota was elected ASGA vice…
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