Herbicide-friendly sugar beets lose in court

Sep. 22, 2009

The government illegally approved a genetically modified, herbicide-resistant strain of sugar beets without adequately considering the chance they will contaminate other beet crops, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled. The ruling by U.S. District Judge...

Beet juice used to deice roads

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Road crews in Akron will use beet juice to remove ice and snow from the Ohio city's roadways this winter.

Ethanol processing capacity in U.S. climbs

WASHINGTON, March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. ethanol production capacity is in the midst of a building boom, analysts say.

EU agrees to cut sugar subsidies

BRUSSELS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The European Union has agreed to cut sugar subsidies to its own farmers to bring them in line with World Trade Organization guidelines.

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Fruitflies take over Michigan home

ST. LOUIS, Mich., April 19 (UPI) -- Tons of rotting sugar beets piled in a field in Michigan has attracted thousands of fruit flies and driven Rich Shaull and his family from their home.

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Cross-country drive on 2 gallons of gas

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Sex tape spliced into graduation video

President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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