The debate over the future of no-cost sugar policy has been going on longer than most Hill staffers have been alive. And neither the tactics nor the talking points used by the anti-farmer crowd has changed very much over that time. For decades, each Halloween has…
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2017 sugarcane harvest off to a dry start
Travis Medine has been farming sugarcane for 14 years in Port Allen, Louisiana, outside of Baton Rouge. PHOTO: Travis Medine directs a tractor driver during the 2015 planting season. Photo by ASCL-SamIrwin. Harvest time is always an adventure with Louisiana’s…
Sugarcane grinding season off to a good start
With grinding a few weeks underway, early indicators are that local sugar-cane farmers will have a good season. Herman Waguespack, senior agronomist for the Thibodaux-based American Sugar Cane League, said most growers he’s talked to have had a positive season so far….
Strong start to 2017 sugar crop harvest
Judging by the first 10 to 15 percent of sugar cane that has made its way to the sugar mills this season, things are looking good for the fall harvest. DAILY IBERIAN NEWS STORY BY DANNY FENSTER Photo: Raw sugar loaded into a Bayou Teche barge from Cajun Sugar Mill…
Lending a helping hand after Irma, Harvey
Sugarcane growers across the South stepped up to help their friends and neighbors after hurricanes Irma and Harvey. They delivered food, water, a truckload of sugar and even set up a phone-charging station as communities recovered without electricity and other basic…
Local farmers work to preserve the history of the Louisiana sugarcane industry
The 217-year-old Louisiana sugarcane industry continues to bring thousands of jobs and billion of dollars into the state. That’s why the Teche Growers Association wants to preserve sugarcane’s rich history. WATCH THE KLFY-TV NEWS STORY