MESA K-12 Schools Program. UC Davis/Sacramento State MESA Center Thanks You! As another year closes for the Sacramento Area Center, we would like to thank our teachers, UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, and most importantly our students. Many congratulations on another successful year.
Sugar beets are a root crop, and flourish in temperate climates where the growing season is about five months long. A mature sugar beet is about one foot long, weighs two to five pounds, and contains about 18% sucrose, which is concentrated in its taproot.
And by definition, there are no organic sugar beets to be found stateside. On the other end of the scale, sugarcane: a tropical crop produced everywhere from Brazil to Thailand to Mexico. Here in the U.S., Florida leads the pack, although we also raise cane in Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas.