Several Louisiana sugarcane farmers recently completed “fly-ins” to Washington D.C. to meet with Congressional leaders and staffers and other movers and shakers of American farm policy. These fly-ins are a laborious undertaking. They are three solid days…
Fifty-seven sugar factories have closed since the 1980s due to low prices, contributing to the loss of 100,000 sugar jobs. In fact, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics stopped tracking “sugar manufacturing” as a job category in 2008 due to the…
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…
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,…
Railroad crossing safety is always an important matter and Union Pacific Railroad is saying “Find the blue and white to save your life” in a series of English and Spanish language public service announcements. The American Sugar Cane League will work with Union…
To paraphrase essayist Charles Dudley Warner, “Everybody complains about the high automobile insurance rates in Louisiana, but nobody does anything about it.” Well, it was not for lack of trying. By Jim Simon Manager, American Sugar Cane League As you know, it’s hard…
While Louisiana was celebrating Mardi Gras last week, a group of Bayou State sugarcane farmers and millers were trekking to Washington D.C. to educate government lawmakers about America’s no-cost sugar policy. A second wave of cane farmers are making the trip to…
The LSU College of Agriculture is excited to launch the second year of the LSU Agriculture Mentoring Program. Last year LSU started the program with 17 mentors and they are looking forward to expanding this program to connect with more students with alumni and…
Louisiana’s Congressional delegation helped defeat a farm bill amendment that would have crippled the state’s sugarcane industry, said Charles Schudmak, president of the American Sugar Cane League. “The so-called Sugar Policy Modernization Act, also known in…