Articles tagged under: American Sugarbeet Growers Association

Sugar Policy for Supply Stability

Published July 31, 2023

American Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Vice President Luther Markwart says the U.S. imports about 30 percent of the sugar consumed in the country. Other countries are not as reliable as domestic supplies. Sugar can be diverted into ethanol markets for…
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Courts Could Intervene

Published March 16, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency has developed a mitigation plan to deal with the onslaught of lawsuits from activist groups over the Endangered Species Act. American Sugarbeet Growers Association Vice President of Government Affairs Zach Clark says this plan could fundamentally…
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Farm Bill Newcomers

Published January 31, 2023

In the four years since the current farm bill passed, more than 40 percent of the House seats have turned over. American Sugarbeet Growers Association Past President Dan Younggren sees that inexperience as an issue. "We're moving into a whole…
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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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