There was great concern among Louisiana sugarcane farmers that the record cold temperatures at Mardi Gras would cause significant damage. It doesn’t appear the crop suffered any long-term effect from the freeze, but a cool, wet March and April has limited growth….
The American Sugar Cane League congratulated Julia Letlow and Troy Carter on their election to the United States Congress. Letlow won the March 20 special election of Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. Carter won the April 24 runoff for the 6th Congressional…
Seedling planting 2021 American Sugar Cane League agronomists team up with variety breeding researchers at the USDA and LSU AgCenter sugarcane farms to place parent plants in special greenhouses to flower for pollination and seed production. Those seeds are planted at…
In south Louisiana, the sugarcane grows high, and the heritage of the sugarcane industry runs deep. For nearly 130 years, generations of Louisiana sugar workers have refined raw sugar at the Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR) refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana. The American…
Spring is the time when gardeners are busy preparing their rows and getting the soil ready for seed planting. It’s a rite of spring, a time for rebirth and new growth. Some of you nurtured tomato plants in a protected spot hoping to get a head start on your tomatoes….
Sugar executive Randy Romero of Abbeville was elected president of the American Sugar Cane League by the organization’s membership. He is the 51st president of the League, which was founded in 1922 by Louisiana’s sugar interests. He has been a League director since…