There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.
America’s sugar farmers and workers are global leaders in sustainable production, providing consumers with high-quality sugar produced under some of the world’s strictest safety, labor and environmental standards. And it’s all possible thanks to America’s no-cost sugar policy. Today the…
The 2019 USDA-Lafourche-Terrebonne Parish Sugarcane Field always draws a good crowd from across the cane belt. After touring the USDA Sugarcane ResearchUnit in Houma, the group repaired to the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office Gun Range Facility for lunch and the presentation…
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…
It's the beginning of a new crop year for Louisiana's sugarcane growers and LSU AgCenter researchers start the cycle by presenting reports to the growers on their research on sugarcane disease, variety improvement, pesticide efficacy, insect threats and the economic…
William "Billy" Schwing Patout III, 84, peacefully passed away Saturday, August 5th, 2017 surrounded by his loved ones. He leaves his wife of 46 years, Susan Crawford Patout; his sons William Patout IV, Rivers Patout, and Simeon Patout (Nina) ;…
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) today announced an agreement in principle meant to bring Mexico’s subsidized sugar industry into compliance with America’s trade laws. Phillip Hayes, a spokesman for the American Sugar Alliance, released the following statement about today’s…
Jack Roney's talk at the American Sugar Cane League's annual Contact Committee meeting covered a market update, defense of U.S. sugar policy and key industry challenges. U. S. Sugar Market and Policy Update
Update on the West Indian Canefly in Louisiana Sugarcane by Kenneth Gravois, Sugarcane Specialist (kgravois at agcenter dot lsu dot edu) The West Indian canefly is a sporadic pest of sugarcane in Louisiana that establishes after a mild…
(05/17/16) BATON ROUGE, La. – The latest sugarcane variety to be released shows several positive characteristics, including good yields and cold tolerance, according to LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. The variety, HoCP 09-804, is the only release this year.…
In the past several years, institutional investors and a handful of publicly traded real estate investment trusts have poured millions of dollars into farms in Louisiana and billions into agriculture properties nationwide. The big investment groups, like pension funds, started…
The LSU AgCenter and the American Sugar Cane League sponsored an informational seminar on sugar factory operations at the AgCenter Sugarcane Research Station in St. Gabriel on April 20. In addition to an overview of the 2015 sugarcane crop, a…
Regnal Wallace, former broadcaster and Information Director for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation passed away Wednesday at his home in Crowville after a brief illness. He was 81. Story by Carey Martin, Louisiana Farm Bureau Agri-News Radio Network Wallace is…