Future of sugar beets in southern Alberta is sweet
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By Southern Alberta Newspapers on April 8, 2021.
The Alberta Sugar Beet Growers have successfully negotiated a two-year contract with sugar refiner Lantic Inc. for the growing years of 2021 and 2022. The negotiations have been occurring over the last two years with a goal of ensuring Canadians have a source of 100 per cent Canadian sugar through the production and refinement of sugar beets. “Sugar beets are a staple crop here in southern Alberta that have been grown for generations by our farmers,” stated Gary Tokariuk, president of ASBG. “Farming is a predominately family business where you have to focus on being economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally responsible – while ensuring it exists for the next generation. We wanted to bring a contract back to the growers that will deliver on those priorities, so it can be grown for many more generations.”
Dismal weather destroys 45% of sugar beet harvest in southern Alberta
vendredi, 8 novembre 2019 à 13:03 - Alberta is home to Canada s only beet sugar processing plant and 190 producers.
Alberta s sugar beet harvest has been called off, leaving 45 per cent of the crop in the ground and making this the worst harvest in decades.
Severe snow and frost severely damaged the beet crop beyond saving, according to an analysis by the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and Rogers Sugar corporation.
The decision was announced late Thursday afternoon.
Arnie Bergen-Henengouwen, president of the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, says this is the worst harvest he s seen in his 37 years of beet farming near Picture Butte, Alta., located approximately 200 kilometres southeast of Calgary.