GROWING SUGARBEETS

Sugarbeets are an important cash crop for Michigan farmers and also provide jobs and contribute to the local economy. Sugarbeets are grown in the Saginaw Valley and Thumb of Michigan. Michigan Sugar Company is a grower-owned cooperative, meaning that the growers own the company. The Cooperative has approximately 1,250 grower-shareholders who grow sugarbeets on 160,000 acres of land each year. The sugarbeets are then processed into sugar at factories located in Bay City, Sebewaing, Caro and Croswell.

Our Growing Area		2008 Grower Guide