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So far, Northwest Wyoming sugar beet producers are happy with their harvest. While this week's winter storm had a potential to threaten the crops, Western…
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The Western Sugar Cooperate Plant in Torrington will lay off 86 employees in November when it shuts down the production facilities. There are concerns…
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When you drive north into Torrington on highway 85 you see an iconic place. Since 1926 the Sugar beet factory, currently owned by Western Sugar…
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The Western Sugar Cooperative has announced that it will slowly be phasing out its Torrington sugar beet factory, leaving about 70 people in the area out…
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A woman working at the Western Sugar Cooperative facility in Torrington was seriously injured after a high fall last week.This injury comes after another…
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Wyoming regulatory officials have cited Denver-based Western Sugar Cooperative for hazards at its Torrington and Lovell facilities.The department of…
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Despite violations at sister plants, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Service never inspected a sugar beet plant in Lovell where an employee was killed…
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Denver-based Western Sugar Beet Cooperative has been fined $71,000 for violations that led to the death of an employee in January at its facility in…
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Wyoming’s sugar beet harvest is set to be a record breaker. But this year’s large harvest also coincides with the lowest price for sugar since the 1980’s.…