Although the number of acres in sugarbeet production in southwestern Montana is likely to drop with the closure announcement of the American Crystal Sugar Company plant in Sidney, Mont., the crop is leaving an undesirable legacy in some areas. American Crystal Sugar recently announced that due to a lack of sugarbeets being planted in Montana, they are shuttering the over 100-year-old plant that employs roughly 200 people.
Herbicide resistance in sugarbeets rising
Sugarbeet producing fields in Montana are developing herbicide resistance that may create production losses in the future if the problem continues to grow.





