By now most Louisiana farmers know that the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has implemented a change in the way that wages are set for the H-2A guest worker program. It means an unprecedented wage increase for certain groups of guest workers. In some sectors…
Over the past ten years, sugarcane acreage has rapidly expanded, especially in Vermillion Parish in the western cane belt and Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles and Rapides in the north. Pointe Coupee now has more than 70,000 acres in production, when just ten years ago parish…
The 2022-23 Louisiana sugarcane harvest is in full swing now and most everyone in the industry is feeling optimistic for a good harvest. Sugarcane acreage increased again this year. In 2021, 469,000 acres were harvested but this season about 475,000 acres are expected…
National Real Sugar Day is October 14, and the Louisiana sugar industry invites you to celebrate real sugar. Sugar has been an important economic driver in Louisiana for many years, and as modern planting and harvesting techniques revolutionized the industry in the…
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SUGARCANE PRODUCTION FIELD DAY September 20, 2022 Sugarcane Model Farm Dugas Farm Inc., Napoleonville, LA
I heard food futurist Jack Bobo speak at the 37th annual International Sugar Symposium in Vail, Colorado in early August. The definition of a food futurist is not someone who predicts the future of our food systems but one who can understand what the “preferred”…
Click here for Seedcane Application for Varieties HoL 15-508 and L 15-306 Deadline to Submit: August 1, 2022 Price: $60 per ton ($59 paid to the Secondary Station Operator, $1 to ASCL for administrative cost)
Railroad crossing safety is always an important matter and Union Pacific Railroad is saying “Find the blue and white to save your life” in a series of English and Spanish language public service announcements. The American Sugar Cane League will work with Union…
Trains always have the right of way over vehicles. Look for the blue and white emergency notification sign and call the number provided for help.