Late harvested fodder beet crops are yielding well, according to Co. Kilkenny grower and contractor: Edward Delahunty.

LaRue Sutliff shows one of the tanks that has sat in his garage since the early 1980s, when he was awarded a grant from the federal government to produce ethanol from fodder beets. S. John Wilkin/The ...

Left: Beet seedlings in ‘conetainers’ await vernalization for rapid-cycle seed production. Mitch McGrath is research geneticist with the USDA-ARS Sugarbeet & Bean Research Unit, Michigan State ...

The European Commission is split over a plan – strongly opposed by the biotech industry – to scrap the 0.5% GM threshold for sugar beet, fodder beet, potato and cotton seeds and introduce a 0.3% ...

Our top farming photos from the week include sheep management, fodder beet harvesting, mart scenes, family farm work, rural landscapes and a community tractor run.