Plaquemine sugarcane farmer John Gay was honored by the American Sugar Cane League and received the President’s Award, the highest honor the League bestows upon a member. Charles Schudmak, League president and CEO of Cora-Texas Manufacturing Company Factory in White…
Press Releases
Farmers Blast Anti-Farm Lobbyist
When Kendall Busch learned of a scathing attack on his U.S. Senator for supporting an industry that has meant generations of reliable, good-paying, jobs in Nebraska, he was pretty upset. The Scottsbluff, Nebraska, sugarbeet grower couldn’t believe that someone would…
Louisiana sugar producers support H2C guest worker proposal
As of January 5, Louisiana’s sugarcane producers had processed more than 90 percent of the crop and the harvest was turning out to be exceptional. Tonnage was high and recovered sugar per ton was running just a smidgen below last year’s record sugar recovery. The…
Ghost of Halloween Past
The debate over the future of no-cost sugar policy has been going on longer than most Hill staffers have been alive. And neither the tactics nor the talking points used by the anti-farmer crowd has changed very much over that time. For decades, each Halloween has…
Louisiana Sugar Refining and ASR Group Supply Food Donations for Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON – The Louisiana sugar industry delivered a truckload of sugar Thursday (Sept. 21) to Houston to resupply the Houston Food Bank with the sweet ingredient. Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR) of Gramercy, La. suppliedeight pallets of its Southern Cane brand and…
“Cane Families Care” sign campaign underway
“Cane Families Care” sign campaign underway “Cane Families Care” is the theme of a new sugarcane industry initiative aimed at promoting driver safety within the agricultural sector and the motoring public, said Frankie Sotile, a sugarcane farmer from…
There is No Sugar Supply Shortage in the United States. Period.
Recently, big corporate candy executives have been pushing a false narrative that there is a domestic sugar shortage. According to a recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture, not only are these reports totally false — there is actually a…
National Poll Reveals Strong Support of the U.S. Sugar Industry
In a national survey of 2,000 registered voters, Morning Consult found strong support for the U.S. sugar industry and recognition that it is an important part of the American economy and food security. An overwhelming majority, 94% of surveyed voters, recognize the…
USDA Reiterates Support for American Sugar Producers
At the 38th International Sweetener Symposium, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Gloria Montaño Greene thanked sugar producers for collaborating on climate smart agriculture while acknowledging…


