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.
Debate on a new farm bill is opening up in Congress and opponents to good farm policy are sharpening their knives to cut the safety nets beneficial to farmers and other ag related small businesses. One of the best agricultural policies that have proven to work year in and year out is the United States Department of Agriculture’s sugar…
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 included the same painfully punny attacks against U.S. sugar farmers. References to the…
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 ASR Group sent eight pallets of its iconic brand of Domino® Sugar from its Chalmette Refinery. Lonnie Champagne,…
YOUNGSVILLE, LA - Mike Comb, the general manager of Louisiana Sugarcane Co-operative (LASUCA) in St. Martin Parish, testified at a field hearing Thursday, August 24 held by Senator John Kennedy about regulatory burdens, sugar policy, the farm bill and other issues state sugar producers face today. Comb spoke on behalf of the 11 state sugarcane milling operations, the 450…
Country Agent Mike Hebert and the LSU AgCenter recognized Hebert Brothers Farm for their "Outstanding Achievemnt" in sugarcane farming in 2016. Triple K and M Farms was recognized as a high yielding farm. Thibodaux Brothers was recognized as a high yielding farm. Russell Richard was honored for his service to the Louisiana sugarcane industry. M. J. Naquin was recognized…
SUGARCANE CROP INSURANCE PURCHASE DEADLINE IS SEPT. 30Over the past several years, the Louisiana Farm Bureau and the American Sugarcane League have been encouraging Louisiana sugarcane producers to purchase higher buy-up levels of crop insurance to improve risk management on their farms. A good reason to consider increasing your crop insurance buy-up coverage levels is that on average, Louisiana…
President Donald Trump raised the ante for agriculture in social media last week when he tweeted, "New sugar deal negotiated with Mexico is a very good one for both Mexico and the U.S.” With one tweet, the president relayed the message to his millions of followers that the United States sugar industry, an agricultural endeavor representing 22 states and…
Louisiana's sugarcane family extends our sincere hope for a speedy recovery for Congressman Scalise and the other victims of the horrific shooting just outside of Washington D.C. earlier this week. Mr. Scalise has always been an outstanding advocate for Louisiana and we pray he recuperates with renewed strength and vigor.
Mrs. J.A. Tiedt sat down at a table across from a high school teacher in Culver, Indiana, 75 years ago this month and became the first person in her town to receive a book of sugar ration stamps. It was May 1942 and World War II was raging across Europe. Sugar was the first food staple rationed by the…
Members of Congress are urging President Trump to enforce laws that would prevent Mexico from dumping highly subsidized sugar onto the U.S. market and injuring U.S. sugar farmers and factories. The letter, sent yesterday by 38 members of Congress, comes as the two nations reached an impasse this week in talks to bring Mexico into compliance. The U.S. Department…
Gary Gravois, 51, a third-generation sugarcane farmer in Louisiana’s Assumption Parish, cultivates nearly 2100-acres along with his older brother, Laurent. They are efficient family farmers and believe they can compete with any cane farmer in the world. "Louisiana’s total sugarcane production is worth about $3 billion to our state economy but it can be drastically affected by Brazil’s huge…
The American Sugar Cane League selected a White Castle sugar mill operator as president of the organization at the group’s annual meeting at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel February 7. Charles Schudmak of Cora Texas Manufacturing Company will serve two years as president of the 95-year-old organization. He previously served as the League’s vice president. He holds a Master…
