Judge overrules beet call

Red River Valley sugar beet growers are evaluating a federal judge’s decision that could overturn the approval of the popular Roundup Ready sugar beets. The judge at Grants Pass, Ore., on Tuesday overturned federal approval of a variety of sugar beets genetically engineered to resist a weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto Co.

By: By Mikkel Pates, AgWeek, The Jamestown Sun