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.
(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 turning their attention to their next crop, and the LSU AgCenter is hosting…
It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish—an exceptional sugarcane crop. Story by Craig GautreauxPhoto above: Another wagon of sugarcane billets heads to the loading site on L. J. Carmouche's farm in Assumption Parish. Sam Irwin photo. Most years, the majority of…
The American Sugar Cane League has endowed an LSU AgCenter chair in sugar production. The American Sugar Cane League Chair in Sugar Production will support faculty members who demonstrate excellence in research areas related to improving the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the production segment of the Louisiana sugar industry. Jim Simon, general manager of the American Sugar Cane…
(12/07/17) BATON ROUGE, La. — Benjamin Legendre devoted his career to Louisiana’s sugarcane industry. Legendre, who passed away in July, spent more than 30 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma. He spent another 17 with the LSU AgCenter, serving as a sugarcane specialist, professor and head of the AgCenter Audubon…
(11/14/17) NEW IBERIA, La. — The 2017 Louisiana sugarcane crop is meeting expectations as the harvest approaches the halfway point. "Tonnage is good, and sugar recovery is good,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. "For both of them to be good in the same year is rare. Everybody is really pleased.” Last year, sugar recovery was high, setting a record,…
The LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station will host its 35th annual sugarcane field day on July 19.Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the station, with field tours starting at 9 a.m. An indoor program will begin at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon.Topics to be covered during the field tours include sugarcane variety development, insect pest management, disease…
Twenty-six farmers and others who work in the Louisiana sugar industry have begun a six-month program that will help them learn about important scientific and economic topics. The LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Production School held its first session on March 16 and 17 on the LSU campus. The school will hold monthly two-day sessions until September. "It is designed to…
A new school for Louisiana sugarcane farmers will begin classes this year on the LSU campus, the manager for the American Sugar Cane League said at a series of grower meetings. Jim Simon announced the plan at LSU AgCenter meetings in St. Martinville and Jeanerette for sugarcane farmers. The school will be patterned after the LSU AgCenter Ag Leadership…
The 2016 Louisiana sugarcane season has ended with a record set for the amount of sugar obtained per ton of cane. "Tonnage was really light, but we blew the roof off sugar recovery,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. The average sugar recovery set a record at 246 pounds of sugar per ton of cane. The previous record…
For nearly three months, sugarcane farmers have been harvesting their fields and trying to finish before the New Year. While the crop has been light in terms of tonnage, sugar recovery has been excellent. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story. WATCH THE VIDEO
