The American Sugar Cane League selected a White Castle sugar mill operator as president of the organization at the group’s annual meeting at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel February 7. Charles Schudmak of Cora Texas Manufacturing Company will serve two years as…
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Bittersweet: Is it sugar vs. the world?
Courtney Gaine believes in her product so much she eats M&Ms for breakfast. Gaine is the president and CEO of the Sugar Association, a trade association based in Washington, D.C. Peculiar diet aside, she nonetheless looks fit enough to step back on the basketball…
Sugar school to begin this year
A new school for Louisiana sugarcane farmers will begin classes this year on the LSU campus, the manager for the American Sugar Cane League said at a series of grower meetings. Jim Simon announced the plan at LSU AgCenter meetings in St. Martinville and Jeanerette for…
Louisiana sugar harvest sets record
The 2016 Louisiana sugarcane season has ended with a record set for the amount of sugar obtained per ton of cane. “Tonnage was really light, but we blew the roof off sugar recovery,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. The average sugar…
Sugarcane grinding season coming to an end
While many were opening presents Christmas morning, sugar-cane farmer Ronnie Waguespack was in the field bright and early. Despite a few days of rain, this grinding season was relatively dry. That reflects on the sugar content, Waguespack said, as farmers sent less…
Good harvesting conditions help sugarcane recovery
For nearly three months, sugarcane farmers have been harvesting their fields and trying to finish before the New Year. While the crop has been light in terms of tonnage, sugar recovery has been excellent. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story. WATCH THE…