Grower Profile: The Eddie Lewis Family of Youngsville A lot has changed in southeastern Lafayette Parish since Eddie “Boss Man” Lewis Sr., 72, was a young man. Pinhook Road east of the Vermilion River was a two-lane highway all the way to Broussard. Sugarcane…
Grower Profile Charles Guidry: A Change is Gonna Come Sugarcane farmer Charles Guidry of Erath, Louisiana knew that if he was going to get ahead, things would have to change. But as the old Serenity Prayer goes, one has to have the courage to change the things one…
Grower Profile: Young Farmers; Young Family A lot of industry observers would classify Bobby Morris of West Baton Rouge Parish and his family members that make up Morris Farms Partnership as the ideal American family farming enterprise. They’re traditional. They’re…
On a mild winter’s day in Raceland, Louisiana, a dedicated group of researchers, agronomists and staff from The American Sugar Cane League, LSU AgCenter and Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma gathered to hear preliminary reports about the 2024 harvest, research projects…
The modern era of the Louisiana sugarcane industry began when the sugarcane growers and millers organized the American Sugar Cane League in 1922. At that time, the dreaded mosaic disease had nearly wiped out the crop. To save the industry, the sugar producers began to…