A Minnesota sugarbeet farmer wants consumers and legislators to know that sugar is an all-natural product. Tim Deal responded to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr., who said “sugar is poison” back in April. “Sugar is poison, and Americans need to know that it is poisoning us,” Kennedy said. That was the same day Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins visited an American Crystal Sugar Facility in North Dakota, owned by about 3,000 sugar beet growers in North Dakota and Minnesota.
“Sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers always have and always will support food and ag policies grounded in strong science,” Deal said. “It’s an unwelcome shock for any farmer to hear our crops compared to poison and illegal drugs.” Deal also said he didn’t know anyone who would find that to be a fair or evidence-based statement. “There’s concern the Secretary will act on his view going forward,” Deal added.
