For the past few weeks, sugarcane farmers in Louisiana planted hundreds of acres of land of sugarcane for the year. Harvest time is approaching quickly and many local farmers are working seven days a week to get their crops ready. WATCH THE KLFY-TV NEWS STORY
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Louisiana Sugar Refining and ASR Group Supply Food Donations for Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON – The Louisiana sugar industry delivered a truckload of sugar Thursday (Sept. 21) to Houston to resupply the Houston Food Bank with the sweet ingredient. Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR) of Gramercy, La. suppliedeight pallets of its Southern Cane brand and…
Sugarcane where? Louisiana expands sweet spot
MONROE, La. (AP) – Matt Frey admits noticing a few double takes from passers-by in Concordia Parish near Blackhawk when they notice a stand of sugarcane in his field, the first that far north in generations. “Yeah, we’ve gotten some looks,” said Frey, who…
No cost sugar program benefits taxpayers, consumer, farmers
No cost sugar policy benefits taxpayers, consumers and farmers By Judy Clayton Sanchez Critics of American sugar policy are once again orchestrating a campaign against America’s sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers. It boggles the mind that one of the few — if not only —…
Sugarcane exec testifies at Senator Kennedy’s field hearing
YOUNGSVILLE, LA – Mike Comb, the general manager of Louisiana Sugarcane Co-operative (LASUCA) in St. Martin Parish, testified at a field hearing Thursday, August 24 held by Senator John Kennedy about regulatory burdens, sugar policy, the farm bill and other…
American sugar industry speaks with one voice
American sugar industry speaks with one voice By Jim Simon American sugar production, although not as large as other commodities like corn and wheat, is a sizable industry as sugarcane and sugar beet growers can produce more than eight million tons of sugar annually….