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.
Delta Farm Press reports on the new USDA features on farms.gov website to help with guest workers. Jul 28, 2020 New features on USDA's Farmers.gov website are designed to facilitate the employment of H-2A workers. “My mission from…
A new report has found that U.S. sugar prices do not impede the financial performance of sugar-using firms. And the report’s data is good news for American sugarcane and sugar beet growers. The analysis conducted by four agricultural economics professors…
Jim Harper, a rice, crawfish, sugarcane and soybean farmer in Rapides Parish, has been elected as the 12th president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau. by Neil Melancon LFBF Media Harper now leads the state’s largest general farm organization at a…
The Louisiana Farm and Ranch - June 2020 issue is available here.
Neil Melancon of This Week In Louisiana Agriculture filed this story about what it takes to get a sugarcane mill up and running for the fall grinding season.
The Louisiana Farm and Ranch magazine April 2020 edition is available in .pdf form here.
Growing cane at the Ramagos farm - photo by Sally Ramagos Ellyn Couvillion of The Advocate reports on the labor challenge posed by the novel coronavirus to Louisiana's sugarcane producers. The four people from Mexico who have worked seasonally for…
Baton Rouge Business Report filed this story about a local distillery using Louisiana sugarcane to produce alcohol for hand sanitizer use during the COVID-19 outbreak. Three Roll Estate, the local distillery that specializes in rum made from sugar cane grown…
Avery Davidson of This Week in Louisiana Agriculture filed this story on the LSU Ag Leadership class's visit to Thailand. Here's the lede to the video story: In 2019, the Thai sugar industry produced 14 million metric tons of refined…
The Advocate business writer Timothy Boone covered the American Sugar Cane League's annual meeting and heard economist Jack Roney speak on United States sugar policy and prospects for the sugar market. Here's Boone's opening: An economist with a sugar group…
Advocate Westside reporter Youssef Rddad filed this story on how the mid-November freezing temperatures might affect the Louisiana sugarcane harvest. Pointe Coupee farmer Ricky Rivet said his tonnage will be down but not necessarily because of the freeze. Rivet said…
Temperatures dipped below freezing November 12-13 and it could have an effect on the sugarcane harvest which won't be completed until the end of December and most likely run over into January. Here's a report from This Week In Louisiana…