Welcome to the Sugarcane News Podcast brought to you by the American Sugar Cane League, the voice of the Louisiana sugarcane industry. I’m your host, Sam Irwin, and today we are visiting with the descendants of Abara and Mae Viator, a family who has made their living…
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LSU Agriculture Mentoring Program
The LSU College of Agriculture is excited to launch the second year of the LSU Agriculture Mentoring Program. Last year LSU started the program with 17 mentors and they are looking forward to expanding this program to connect with more students with alumni and…
Photo Gallery from the 2018 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day in St. Gabriel
Sugarcane farmers, millers and researchers gathered at the LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Research Farm in St. Gabriel to hear the latest in sugarcane research. View the photos… CLICK HERE
New sugarcane variety featured at 2018 AgCenter Field Day
A new sugarcane variety that will be available for Louisiana farmers to plant this year was highlighted at the 36th annual sugarcane field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station on July 18. The variety L 11-183 was released in 2018 by the LSU AgCenter, the…
Louisiana’s senators support good farm policy
The American Sugar Cane League applauded the work of Louisiana’s senators for their role in the passage of the farm bill. “Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy played a critical role in maintaining no-cost sugar policy in the farm bill,” said Jim Simon,…
Senate approves farm bill with strong sugar policy
The United States Senate passed a Farm Bill today that continues America’s no-cost sugar policy. The House of Representatives likewise continued the current sugar policy in its version of the Farm Bill after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposal by agricultural critics…