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Lightly Candied Sweet Potatoes
For my family, a holiday dinner was not complete unless we had baked sweet potatoes. Mom baked them next to the turkey or ham, cut each lovely potato in two or three pieces and taught us how to peel t...
Posted on 3/13/13 at 8:44 AM
Union supporters part of anti-lockout drive
By Don Davis A lockout of 1,300 workers in the Red River Valley has become evidence for Minnesota Legislature Democrats as they draw up bills to restrict the management practice. Becki Jacobson of...
Posted on 1/23/13 at 9:04 PM
Pass the sugar, Daddy.
I cannot be alone in thinking that Crystal Harris (Hugh Hefner's new bride) is a sugar addict. And what better place to find a daddy to provide sugar than Hugh Hefner? He has got to be one of the the ...
Posted on 1/3/13 at 11:20 PM
DIY Gifts: Body Scrubs
Being home for the holidays and traveling from here to there and every where else has forced me to blog from my phone. The other day I briefly wrote about some sugar scrubs that my mom, sister and I m...
Posted on 12/29/12 at 10:36 AM
How sweet it isn't?
First it was fats, then carbohydrates. Now sugar has joined the ranks of nutritional villainy. With Christmas approaching on a tidal wave of candy canes and gingerbread, one can't help wondering: Is ...
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:40 PM
Jeff Schweitzer, American Crystal, letter: Commentary contains 'large inaccuracies' 
By Jeff Schweitzer , August 02, 2011
- COMMENTARY: In context of protective tariffs, American Crystal's lockout raises eyebrows
- LOCKOUT: American Crystal Sugar union workers picket
- 'IT'S THE REST OF IT': American Crystal union workers say job security biggest issue
- Brian Ingulsrud, Moorhead, column: American Crystal explains its contract offer
- Union president statement: 'We're not asking for much'
COMMENTARY: In context of protective tariffs, American Crystal's lockout raises eyebrows 
By Eric Wieffering , August 02, 2011
- Union picket along Business U.S. Highway 2
- Talk about this topic
- Jeff Schweitzer, American Crystal, letter: Commentary contains 'large inaccuracies'
- LOCKOUT: Few hundred non-union workers to help continue American Crystal operations, company says
- 'IT'S THE REST OF IT': American Crystal union workers say job security biggest issue
- LOCKOUT: American Crystal Sugar union workers picket
- Union president statement: 'We're not asking for much'
- Brian Ingulsrud, Moorhead, column: American Crystal explains its contract offer
Tracy Hampson, Hillsboro, N.D., letter: Give Crystal workers ‘a little job security’ 
American Crystal employees and their families are a huge part of the company — indeed, “its most valuable asset.”
We are only asking to be treated fairly.
By Tracy Hampson , July 29, 2011
Sugar farmers sue over 'corn sugar' campaign
The lawsuit argues high-fructose corn syrup cannot be marketed as a natural product equivalent to sugar. High-fructose corn syrup consumption has fallen as consumer concerns about it grow.By Associated Press , April 28, 2011
What’s behind the real-sugar soda movement? 
Pepsico announced earlier this month it was making the Throwback versions of its Pepsi and Mountain Dew products, made with real sugar, permanent fixtures after test runs.
By Landon Hall , April 01, 2011
American Crystal to say Wednesday if it will allow Roundup Ready beets planted 
By Stephen J. Lee , March 30, 2011
Surge in global prices benefits local beet growers 
By Kristen Daum , February 11, 2011
American Crystal approves 100 percent harvest of 2010 beets 
By Mikkel Pates , October 15, 2010
New York seeks to ban sugary drinks from food stamp buys
New Yorkers on food stamps would not be allowed to spend them on sugar-sweetened drinks under an obesity-fighting proposal being floated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson.By Sara Kugler Frazier , October 07, 2010
Beet truck driver sentenced in crash that killed 18-year-old 
By Dave Olson , August 31, 2010
American Crystal to begin earliest pre-pile harvest 
American Crystal Sugar Co.’s beet growers are beginning their patented early harvest earlier than ever because the crop looks to be bigger than ever.
By Stephen J. Lee , August 16, 2010
Audrae Erickson, president, Corn Refiners Association: Don’t sweep sugar off dietary table 
Singling out certain foods or beverages for government penalization, whether through nutrition or tax policies, will serve only to further confuse consumers and will not lead to meaningful results in helping Americans adopt healthier lifestyles.
By Audrae Erickson , January 01, 2010
Pawlenty: Minnesota could cooperate and compete with Brazil 
Brazil is one of Minnesota’s major ethanol competitors, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty came away from a visit there saying the two also could cooperate. At least, they could work together on defining ethanol and other such fundamental issues, the governor said as he is wrapping up a weeklong South American trade mission with about 40 other Minnesotans.
By Don Davis , December 10, 2009
General Mills reducing sugar in kids' cereal
General Mills — the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and Cocoa Puffs — plans to reduce the amount of sugar in its cereals marketed to children. "The reduction ... doesn't represent perfection but it represents improvement," said Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University.By Sarah Skidmore , December 09, 2009
Wet fall hurts Minn-Dak beet harvest 
Minn-Dak harvested 85 percent of its planted acres this year, up from 70 percent a year ago, when conditions were even wetter. But the sugar content dropped sharply.
By Jon Knutson , December 08, 2009
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