In the 1850s, an attempt was made in Utah by the LDS Church-owned Deseret Manufacturing Company to grow and process sugar beets, that failed for several reasons.
Učinjen je pokušaj 1850-ih godina da u Juti od strane LDS Crkva vlasništvu Deseret Manufacturing Compani da proizvedu i prerade šećernu repu, ali nisu uspeli iz nekoliko razloga.