Welcome

The purpose of the organization is to unite sugarbeet growers in the United States and promote the common interest of state and regional beet grower associations, which include legislative and international representation and public relations.

Our members associations represent 10,000 family farmers in all 11 producing states (California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming). The Board of Directors donate their time and talents to ASGA in order to represent their growers' interests in maintaining a strong, profitable, efficient and productive industry. They and their fellow farmers are dedicated to supplying a portion of the consumer's sweetener needs. It is a challenge and responsibility that they take seriously and proudly accept.

Annual Meeting

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Feb 6-8, 2020
Orlando, FL

Disney FastPasses:

These partial-day and multi-day tickets are not available for purchase at our Theme Park Ticket Windows, ASGA attendees will need to purchase them through this custom website or in advance through our Disney Ticket Reservation Center at 407-566-5600.

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National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law was enacted on July 29, 2016. The statute requires the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture to create a final rule implementing a disclosure standard for bioengineered food. On May 4, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service published a proposed rule to implement a disclosure standard. The U.S. Beet Sugar Industry filed comments on July 3, 2018 in response to the proposed rule for the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (Disclosure Standard). In our comments, we urged USDA to exclude refined ingredients, including refined sugar, from the scope of the Disclosure Standard. We also wrote that, “Creating any presumption, even unintentionally, that beet sugar produced from transgenic sugarbeets is different or less desirable than its conventional counterparts or cane sugar is not supported by science.

Read the Submission Letter

A Comparative Analysis of Conventional, Genetically Modified (GM) Crops and Organic Farming Practices and the Role of Pesticides in Each

April 2019

The American public has the right to choose what type of food to eat from the three agricultural production categories, organic, conventional or GM-based food crops, all of which are sustainable. This paper was developed to help consumers understand the specifics behind food production so that their choice is based on facts, not fear or misconceptions stemming from partial information or inconclusive evidence. There are some differences in farming practices among conventional, GM and organic farming methods but there are many practices in common.

Key Takeaways From This Study:

  • Food products from conventional, GM crops and organic production practices are safe and are all highly regulated by various government agencies.
  • Consumers have a variety of healthy and fresh food options from among the three production methods (conventional, GM or organic products) and should feel free to choose foods from among these different production strategies without social stigma or health concerns.
  • Consumers are often willing to pay vastly higher prices for organic products even though they are not categorically more nutritious, healthier or better for the environment than their conventional or GM counterparts.
  • Many consumers’ preferences for organically produced foods are based on misconceptions about perceived benefits of organic foods compared to conventional or GM products.
Read the Full Report

In the News

The American Sugarbeet Growers Association joined a broad group of farmers, cooperatives, researchers, retailers, seed producers, scientists and technology developers in providing a statement for the record for the House Agriculture Committee hearing on February 25, 2021 addressing “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors.”

By Garry | March 8, 2021

View Release “The American Sugarbeet Growers Association joined a broad group of farmers, cooperatives, researchers, retailers, seed producers, scientists and technology developers in providing a statement for the record for…

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The ASGA recently submitted comments describing how, with more research and technology, we can contribute more toward USDA’s overarching goal of the Agriculture Innovation Agenda to enable American agriculture to increase production by 40 percent by 2050 while cutting the environmental footprint of U.S. agriculture by 50 percent.

By Garry | August 4, 2020

The ASGA recently submitted the below comments describing how, with more research and technology, we can contribute more toward USDA’s overarching goal of the Agriculture Innovation Agenda to enable American…

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ASGA Board of Directors Elects New Officers

By asbchampions123 | February 13, 2020

Washington, DC – On February 5, 2020, Dan Younggren of Hallock, Minnesota was elected President, Nate Hultgren of Raymond, Minnesota was elected Vice President, and LaMar Isaak of American Falls, Idaho was elected Treasurer of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) for 2020. The ASGA represents approximately 10,000 growers in eleven producing states. The three were elected by ASGA farmer board members from across the country who gathered for the ASGA annual meeting in Orlando, FL.

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Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association and American Sugarbeet Growers Association Statement for the Record

By asbchampions123 | January 23, 2020

We submitted the attached statement for the record for the January 9th hearing in the House Committee on Small Business entitled “Farming in the 21st Century: The Impacts of Agriculture Technology in Rural America.” …

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Agriculture Stakeholder Group Part 340 Letter

By Garry | August 7, 2019

On August 2, 2019, the ASGA was joined by several agricultural organizations in a letter to USDA in support of a science-based regulatory framework for plant breeding technology. Summary and…

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The New GMOAnswers.com

By Garry | April 22, 2019

With its refreshed site, GMO Answers continues to help visitors find better answers to their questions about agriculture, biotechnology and how our food is grown. As the conversation around GMOs…

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