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Sugar beet growers and Amalgamated brief committee on production, byproducts and policy priorities
Summary
Representatives from the Snake River Sugar Beet Growers Association and Amalgamated Sugar Company described sugar-beet production practices, economic contribution and legislative priorities including the farm bill sugar program, permitting capacity at IDEQ and workforce training support.
Snake River sugar-beet growers and Amalgamated Sugar Company told the Idaho Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee that domestic sugar production remains vital to local farms and the U.S. food supply, and they outlined industry production practices, economic contributions and a set of legislative priorities.
Zach Patterson, president of the Snake River Sugar Beet Growers Association, described planting and storage practices and cited crop and yield figures: sugar beet seed is planted at about 52,000 seeds per acre on 22-inch row spacings and harvested beginning in September with storage managed by leveraging Idaho’s cold climate. Patterson said the industry typically produces about 40 tons of sugar…
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