Sugarcane farmers from three parishes attended the 54th annual St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Field Day hosted by the LSU AgCenter. WATCH THE VIDEO
54th Annual St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Field Day
Read More
Media News Report
Meet the honorees for the 75th Annual Sugar Cane Festival
Jim Simon, manager of the American Sugar Cane League, was among the community leaders selected by the Sugar Cane Festival to honor the sugarcane industry, Louisiana’s top row crop. The 75th annual Sugar Cane Festival will be held September 20th-25th in New…
St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Farmer Selected 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman
Kassi Berard, a Breaux Bridge and St. Martin Parish native, was selected the 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman, Thursday, June 23, at the 94th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention. This award is presented to a woman agriculture producer who promotes leadership and…
Raceland conversion plant nears completion
A $60 million sugar cane conversion facility called the B2X plant is nearing completion and will be ready to open in early fall in Raceland, according to plant manager Carey Buckles. Construction began in February of 2015. Walkthroughs of the plant to check for…
Louisiana sugar doing well
It’s been a while since Louisiana cane farmer Thomas Viator felt this good about his crop and the prospects of fetching a good price when the sugar is harvested at the end of this year. A mild winter and rain that has tapered down to just enough has his cane looking…
The Boiler Man Retires
St. Martinville – Deep in the heart of the LaSuCo sugar mill, six huge boilers burn non-stop for the three and a half months of grinding season. For more than 50 years those boilers were under the control of a very dedicated employee by the name of Antoine Fontenette….
Governor Edwards featured speaker at ASCL annual meeting – 2-3-2016
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards laid out his plans for the state; voices strong support for LSU Ag Center. His appearance was covered by This WeeK in Louisiana Agriculture, Lafayette’s Daily Advertiser, Baton Rouge’s Advocate,KATC-TV and KADN-TV. Daily…
Louisiana’s sugarcane farmers see decent yields in 2015 despite challenging weather conditions
Louisiana’s 2015 sugar cane harvest was a wet, muddy mess, farmers and industry experts said late last week, as the last of the state’s 11 sugar mills were finishing up grinding for the season. “It’s been nasty. We’ve had a tough year,” said Jim Simon, general…
New Report Finds No Evidence that U.S. Sugar Program Harms Profitability of Sugar-Using Companies
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 at the…