Have you ever wondered how a sugarbeet is harvested, ultimately showing up in our houses as beautiful sugar for all our favorite recipes?

Charlie Bauer, a Michigan farmer from the Thumb, hosted a ridealong with program coordinator Elaine Bristol. Virtually step inside the harvester cab and hear about sugarbeet harvest directly from a Michigan farmer!

The Q&A with Charlie included:

• What happens to a Michigan Sugar Company sugarbeet from growing in the field to what’s found on a store shelf
• The difference between sugar from sugarbeets, sugarcane or GMO sugarbeets
• One example of farmers protecting Michigan’s environment
• What keeps farmers motivated to continue in a farm business

What questions would you like answered about sugarbeets?