By Laurie Ziterkopf, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener
Special Agronomy Project 2024, Sugar Beets, from Nebraska Extension and 4-H. When fully grown, a sugarbeet is about a foot long, weighs two to five pounds, and is about 18 percent sucrose. They are processed at 20 factories that are located near the fields, because beets are a perishable vegetable. Factories generally operate around the clock, seven days a week, from October through April. Display your sugar beet plants at the fair, 4-H, and open class 3 plants, with Western Sugars help with the display.