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American Sugarbeet Growers Association executive vice president Luther Markwart discusses disruptions in Washington, D.C., and within ASGA and how the organization is working through them.

With heavy turnover among Congress and Congressional staffers, the ASGA is getting ready to educate people on how the farm bill and U.S. sugar policy works.

A group of more than 80 agricultural organizations have filed formal objections to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Aug. 30 rule to revoke all tolerances of the insecticide chlorpyrifos.

Ag groups urge EPA to rescind the final rule revoking tolerances and consider continued agricultural uses of chlorpyrifos.

The American Sugarbeet Growers Association annual meeting had an estimated attendance of over 650 for its first virtual edition. The meeting hosted a diverse cast of presenters who covered key topics concerning both the domestic and world sugar industries.

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What was said at the 2021 American Sugarbeet Growers Association meeting Not even a global pandemic could keep the adamant U.S. sugarbeet industry from convening in 2021 for the annual American Sugarbeet Growers Association meeting, albeit virtually this year.  Written By: Michael Spieker | × Luther Markwart, executive vice president of the ASGA. (Screenshot from the ASGA virtual meeting) Editor’s Note: Not even a global pandemic could keep the adamant U.S. sugar...