date:Mar 25, 2013
ey grow in poor and salty soils, and can use lesser-quality water, said Frank DelTesta, a third generation farmer who used to grow 150 acres of beets in Tranquility and is now growing some for the demo plant.
Everybody liked growing beets, because they grew well here, DelTesta said. My family has been growing beets for generations and not having that crop in our rotation has affected the yields for other crops like cotton.
And it's not just farmers who would benefit, said project manager Jim T