The Sugar Industry Blog
Every day, sugar beet and sugar cane growers across the country carry forward an agricultural legacy that more American consumers need and want to hear about.
August 12, 2025
Stuart Reitz, director of the Malheur Research Station, is passionate about improving agriculture in Malheur County and finding sustainable solutions for Oregon sugar beet growers.
July 31, 2025
Giving employees the skills they need to succeed is all in a day’s work for Group Operations Trainer Briahn Artigues
June 10, 2025
Meet Josh Barraza, Shift Supervisor at Western Sugar Cooperative's Fort Morgan Facility.
May 30, 2025
The Kuntz family are fifth-generation farmers (soon to be sixth) on a piece of land first cultivated by Vincent Kuntz in 1926.
March 10, 2025
Wyatt Chagin shares about his pathway to Domino Sugar and engineering in the sugar industry.
January 21, 2025
Baking is a lifelong passion and source of pride for Allison Freiborg of Sacred Heart, Minnesota, who also grows sugar beets with her husband Phil on their third generation family farm.
September 30, 2024
When it comes to growing sugarcane in Glades County, Florida, it’s all about roots, resilience, and faith. Ardis Hammock has all three.
September 10, 2024
As a newspaper editor, Allison Olimb loves telling stories. The story of how her family came to be sugar beet farmers is one of her favorite.
August 27, 2024
Get to know some of the passionate sugar beet and sugar cane growers and dedicated employees of the sugar industry.




