The Sugar Industry Blog

Real Sugar, Real Stories: Sugar Beet and Sugar Cane Growers Share the Legacy

Every day, sugar beet and sugar cane growers across the country carry forward an agricultural legacy that more American consumers need and want to hear about.

Josh Barraza, Torrington, WY

June 10, 2025
Meet Josh Barraza, Shift Supervisor at Western Sugar Cooperative's Fort Morgan Facility.

Cody & Chad Kuntz, Custer, MT

May 30, 2025
The Kuntz family are fifth-generation farmers (soon to be sixth) on a piece of land first cultivated by Vincent Kuntz in 1926.

Beltane Cakes for May Day

April 30, 2025
Add some historic tradition to your May Day celebration this year with a Beltane Cake!

National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

March 29, 2025
March 29 is National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day! It’s time to celebrate the glamorous dessert created in 1947 by a Los Angeles insurance agent, revered by celebrities and coveted by home bakers across the nation.

Potato Rolls for St. Patrick’s Day

March 13, 2025
This St. Patrick’s Day, you might consider making this traditional Irish recipe—the potato roll in which sugar plays an essential role.

Wyatt Chagin, Baltimore, MD

March 10, 2025
Wyatt Chagin shares about his pathway to Domino Sugar and engineering in the sugar industry.

Food Connects Us: Food, Culture and National Nutrition Month

March 5, 2025
Jasmine Westbrooks-Figaro, RD and co-founder of EatWell Exchange, recognizes the importance of culture when talking about food and nutrition.

Sugar: A Staple of Antarctic Cuisine

February 24, 2025
Antarctica is a place of extremes and the coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent on Earth. It has captivated the imaginations of explorers all over the world for centuries, and sugar has been an important part of a proper diet for survival.

Allison Freiborg, Sacred Heart, MN

January 21, 2025
Baking is a lifelong passion and source of pride for Allison Freiborg of Sacred Heart, Minnesota, who also grows sugar beets with her husband Phil on their third generation family farm. 
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