You've found Sugarcane in the News, the home of the official American Sugar Cane League press releases and other news stories about the sugar industry. In this section you will find links to the Sugar News, our email newsletter about the the people who have made sugarcane the Louisiana's number one crop for more than two centuries. You can sign up to receive the Sugar News in your mailbox here.

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.

Check back frequently to stay up to date on breaking news, legislative issues and other important information about the sugar industry.

The Next Generation

Lee Hymel, Left; Reed Schexnayder, right. Right now, the next generation of Louisiana sugarcane producers is getting their start as farmers, milling professionals, and researchers. It’s the circle of life in the sugarcane world. One of these young producers is 24-year-old Lee Hymel of Vacherie,...
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LASUCA: Planning for the future

Louisiana Sugar Cane Co-Operative: Planning for the Future It is said that prosperity is a great teacher, but adversity is a much tougher taskmaster. Those opposing ideas faced the management of the old Breaux Bridge Sugar Cooperative and the St. Martin Sugar Cooperative back in...
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Gene Adolph: Farming and Nature

“Farming is a lifestyle that put me in touch with nature, which I see as a privilege.” Gene Adolph The average size of the Louisiana sugarcane farm is 1,000 acres so that makes Gene Adolph’s farm an average-sized farm. But Gene the farmer? Gene the...
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The Vallot Family

Grower Profile: The Vallot Family "They've seen the Vallots work hard all these years."   (left to right) Monte, Andrew, Donnie and Ricardo Vallot of Vallot Farms   It’s fair to say the Grosse Isle community of Vermilion Parish is the “country” and it’s where...
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