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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.

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Louisiana Sugarcane Producer Urges Members of Congress to Support American Farmers and Workers for Food Security

Patrick Frischhertz, a sugarcane grower from Plaquemine, Louisiana testified before the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit on Wednesday, April 26. Speaking on behalf of the American Sugar Alliance, Frischhertz called on lawmakers to maintain “an adequate economic safety net for American sugarcane and sugarbeet farmers.” Frischhertz told the panel that sugar policy outlined in…

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Key Senators Urge USDA to Support Sugar Policy

THE SUGAR BEAT September 12, 2022 Key Senators Urge USDA to Support Sugar Policy, U.S. Sugar Producers Praise Bipartisan Letter  Key U.S. senators urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to “reject proposals that would weaken U.S. sugar policy and jeopardize our nation’s food security,” in a letter sent Friday. The bipartisan letter was led by Sen…

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USDA Under Secretary: Opportunity for U.S. Agriculture to be Hero on Climate Change

America’s farmers have an opportunity to be “a real hero in our ability to address climate change” through improvements in productivity and climate-smart practices, but a successful climate program “has to work for agriculture.” That was the message shared by Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), at the…

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Raw Sugar Factories Success Means Stronger Cane Industry

The sugarcane industry has remained sustainable in Louisiana for more than 200 years. Thanks to progressive attitudes among the cane producers and millers who banded together in 1922 to form the American Sugar Cane League, the industry has expanded to record acreage, tonnage and raw sugar production in the 21st century. By Jim Simon, Manager American Sugar Cane League…

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Retired League Agronomist Windell Jackson Memorialized

Windell Jackson, a retired agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League (ASCL), has died. Windell retired in 2014 as the senior agronomist with the ASCL after 41 years of service. He was first mentioned in the Sugar Bulletin on May 15, 1973 as an assistant agronomist under Lloyd Lauden, agronomist and field representative, and agronomist Howard J. Robichaux. He…

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Louisiana sugar producers want strong sugar policy in farm bill

Louisiana’s sugarcane growers and millers cast their eyes towards Washington D.C. as Dr. Rob Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis at the American Sugar Alliance (ASA), testified before the House Committee on Agriculture March 1 on the importance of supporting America’s sugar farmers, producers, and sugar supply chain by maintaining a strong U.S. sugar policy in the 2023…

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USDA sugarcane researcher retires after 37 years

Dr. Michael Grisham, Research Leader of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma, Louisiana has retired. Grisham first came to Louisiana in 1984 to work for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Unit as a plant pathologist. After 37 years of service to the Louisiana sugarcane industry, Dr. Grisham retired not only as the research leader of…

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American Farm Bureau Backs No-Cost Sugar Policy

America's largest farm advocacy group renewed its support of a no-cost sugar policy that creates a level playing field for sugar producers while ensuring a safe, reliable and affordable supply for consumers. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) issued its policy resolution in support of the U.S. sugar policy at its convention in Atlanta. The convention marks the 103rd consecutive…

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Keith Dugas: Farming Because He Loves It

Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas of Assumption Parish loves farming. He loves everything about it. He remembers watching his father, the late Lloyd Dugas, on the tractor and he couldn’t wait for his turn. “My father came from a family of ten brothers and one sister,” Dugas said. “Four of the brothers farmed and then went on to other things…

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