The American Sugar Cane League, which represents the Louisiana sugarcane industry, wholeheartedly supports “zero-for-zero” legislation to reform and replace the current no-cost sugar policy. Louisiana congressional representatives Garret Graves (R) of Baton…
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Sugarcane harvest grinds to a successful halt
The 2018 Louisiana sugarcane harvest resulted in record yield in terms of tonnage but a reduced sugar recovery from last year. By Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter “When it’s all said and done, we should make the same amount of sugar, which was a record last year,”…
Louisiana Sugar Refining creates LSU College of Agriculture scholarship
Louisiana Sugar Refining LLC is establishing a scholarship in the LSU College of Agriculture. General manager and CEO Larry Faucheux said his company sees the scholarship as a way to help the next generation of their potential employees. “This will allow young…
Farm Bill’s No-Cost Sugar Policy Beneficial to Louisiana Sugar Industry
Louisiana’s 2018 sugarcane harvest season has been wet and muddy thus far, but the state’s farmers and millers got some good news when President Donald Trump officially signed the 2018 Farm Bill which extended U.S. sugar policy for another five years. “Our…
Farm bill mostly beneficial for Louisiana producers
(12/19/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Last week, both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed the 2018 farm bill with strong bipartisan support. The bill passed the Senate on an 87-13 vote and passed the House by a vote of 386-47. This is the first time since 1990…
Sugarcane farmers are battling muddy conditions
For the past few months, sugarcane farmers have been busy harvesting their crops to get it off to the mill. And, with the number of sugarcane acreage increasing in Acadiana, local sugarcane plants have been processing a near record amount of product again this fall….