Catherine LaCour of Pointe Coupee Parish and Joel Gasper of Crookston, Minnesota farm with their families. Here’s the editorial they penned that ran in the Washington Examiner March 6, 2018 about what it’s like to be a sugar farmer today. Their message?…
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Sugar Farmers to Congress: Don’t Cut My Family Out of the Farm Bill
Erath sugarcane farmer Charles Guidry and his sons were featured in an advertisement in the Washington D.C. edition of the Wall Street Journal that pleaded with Congress not to “cut them out of the Farm Bill.” Sugar farmers from across the country…
Proud to be a sugarcane farmer
Warren Harang III of Donaldsonville, Greg Nolan of Thibodaux and Ronald Gonsoulin of New Iberia were honored at the 2018 annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League for their years of service to the League and to the Louisiana sugarcane industry. Warren stole the…
Pierre “Pete” Lanaux Obituary
Pierre Baget Lanaux passed away on Monday, February 12 at the age of 93. He was the son of the late Louis A. and Hilda T. Lanaux. WATCH MR. PETE’S VIDEO He was predeceased by his wife Shirley Even Lanaux, who was the love of his life for over 60 years. He is…
Plaquemine sugarcane farmer honored by American Sugar Cane League
Plaquemine sugarcane farmer John Gay was honored by the American Sugar Cane League and received the President’s Award, the highest honor the League bestows upon a member. Charles Schudmak, League president and CEO of Cora-Texas Manufacturing Company Factory in White…
AgCenter meetings help sugarcane farmers prepare for 2018 crop
(01/31/18) NAPOLEONVILLE, La. — Louisiana sugarcane farmers just finished a memorable year — one that saw them harvesting cane on a rare snow day in December and set a record for the most sugar produced in state history. By Olivia McClure. LSU AgCenter Farmers are now…