Greg Nolan of Thibodaux will reign as King Sucrose LXXII over the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival to be celebrated in New Iberia on September 26-28. Greg, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, has been part of the sugar industry for most of his life. His parents and…
Bizzuka Administrator
ATVs and Sugarcane Planting
Farm safety is of paramount concern now that sugarcane planting is in full swing and the motoring public needs to be aware, said Mike Daigle, president of the American Sugar Cane League. “Right now farmers are in the fields cutting seed cane for planting and…
ASCL’s Impact on Boiler Regulations Impacting Louisiana’s Sugar Industry
The American Sugar Cane League, on behalf of Louisiana sugar cane growers and processors, successfully petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create a "Seasonal Boiler" subcategory to the Area Source Boiler Rule to avoid a disproportionate…
Louisiana Sugar Cane Family Signs Available
The American Sugar Cane League unveiled a new “Louisiana Sugar Cane Family” sign that will be available to sugarcane farmers and millers but also to the general public, said League president Mike Daigle. The two-tone verdant green sign features the Louisiana…
Researchers continue to look for ways to reduce cane field burning
The 2012 sugarcane harvest and milling season is running at peak production levels and farmers and millers are rushing to bring in the crop, but cane researchers methodically continue to look for ways to lessen the impact and possibly eliminate the need for field…
ASCL supports anti-flooding resolution
The American Sugar Cane League (ASCL) passed a resolution encouraging the United States Army Corps of Engineers to look at ways to protect sugarcane and other agricultural farmland in Louisiana’s Sugar Belt. In recent years sugarcane farmers have suffered from…