There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Louisiana sugarcane industry wants farm bill passed before 2019
December 11, 2018 Louisiana Sugarcane Industry Wants New Farm Bill in Place Before 2019 The president of the American Sugar Cane League is urging the Louisiana Congressional delegation to get behind the final version of the farm bill and ensure…
Sugarcane crop might break records despite multiple setbacks
Amid inclement weather, weaker sugar recovery and less than ideal field conditions, Louisiana's sugar cane crop and its farmers are holding strong and may even break last year's harvesting record.Specialists with the LSU Agricultural Center are predicting a yield of…
Heavy rain is causing delays and muddy conditions for sugarcane farmers
Excessive rainfall continues to hamper sugarcane harvesting in Acadiana.Here's Caroline Marcello of KLFY-TV (Lafayette, La.) with her November 8, 2018 report. WATCH THE VIDEO
Cora Texas sugar mill turns cane into raw sugar 24 hours a day, about 100 days eve
To the uninformed, Cora Texas Manufacturing Company near White Castle looks like most plants in Iberville Parish.Except for the line of sugar cane trucks during the 100-day period farmers and employees of Cora Tex call "the grind.”by Tommy Comeaux, Plaquemine…
Even with difficult harvest, La. sugarcane could set new record
(11/12/18) NEW IBERIA, La. — The 2018 Louisiana sugarcane crop has the potential to set a record if weather conditions are favorable. "We have a tremendously good crop out there,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. "We could beat…
Sugarcane flowers
Sugarcane is a grass and will produce a flower. In Louisiana, the growing season is so short, the plant does not normally flower but 2018 is unusual. VIEW THE COMPLETE GALLERYThe sugarcane pictured above is grown at the USDA ARS…
Dr. Jeff Hoy on “New ground”
Sugarcane farmers notice that "new ground" (land that had not been in production) seems to make a prettier plant than "old ground." LSU AgCenter researcher Dr. Jeff Hoy talks about new ground in this 13-minute podcast. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST