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.
July 31, 2023
The sugar beet planter, lifter and defoliator are three key pieces of specialized farm equipment that help American sugar beet growers ensure there is real sugar on the shelves of grocery stores and pantries throughout the nation.
July 25, 2022
As a STEM.org Accredited Educational Program, the Sugar Association offers resources to educators.
June 12, 2022
Learn about density as you create a rainbow in a glass with just water, sugar and food coloring!
May 2, 2022
Have you ever thought about where sugar comes from? If you think it comes from the grocery store, you’re right, but before it’s on the grocery shelves, it’s in plants that are grown on farms across the United States.
February 28, 2022
You’ve probably heard of solar energy, but what about “sugar energy”? All green plants make sugar through photosynthesis, the process plants use to transform the sun’s energy into sugar, their stored food and energy supply.
May 28, 2021
Most people don’t know why sugar is in the foods they eat or recipes they make, but sugar’s unique versatility makes it an essential functional ingredient in many of the foods we eat. This lesson plan from the Home Baking Association helps students identify the many functions of sugar in food.
October 29, 2020
Sugar can give foods the sweet taste we know and love – but there is much more to it. It also performs many other essential functions in cookies, cakes, and other baked goods.
October 28, 2020
Enhance your classroom or home learning curriculum with our science, technology, engineering, art and math materials for grades 7-12.
April 10, 2020
Farming requires a lot of hard work and science to provide what the soil and crops need to flourish. Advancements in technologies have moved farming to a prescriptive science with some of the most recent improvements.