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…
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…
There’s a funny saying about Louisiana weather: if you don’t like it, stick around, it’ll change in an hour or two. You could be wearing Bermuda shorts Friday night at a football game and then bundle up in insulated camouflage for your Sunday morning…
Sugarcane farmers know they can’t predict the yield of next year’s crop based on the previous harvest. “Every crop year is different,” they say knowingly as they plant seedcane for the next cycle. Just as every crop is different, so is each United States Congress. By…
Sugarcane farmers know they can’t predict the yield of next year’s crop based on the previous harvest. “Every crop year is different,” they say knowingly as they plant seedcane for the next cycle. Just as every crop is different, so is each United States Congress. By…
Production farmers, sugarcane producers included, generally do their work in the fields and don’t necessarily come into contact with a lot of folks outside their agricultural sphere. By Jim Simon American Sugar Cane League They see their family, of course. They are on…
Sugarcane farmers and millers held their collective breath last month when a double whammy of hurricanes threatened Louisiana. By Jim Simon Manager, American Sugar Cane League Hurricane Marco was a bust, but Hurricane Laura hit Cameron Parish as a category 4 storm…
The Louisiana Sugarcane Industry has now completed 229 years of commercial sugar production. Considering it’s the northernmost sugarcane growing region in the world, that’s certainly something to be proud of. Growing a tropical crop in Louisiana’s temperate…