Raising Cane In Louisiana
Louisiana has been growing sugarcane and producing sugar for more than 200 years. Here's how we do it.
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.
Producing Sugar Sustainably on Earth Day, and Every Day
Earth Day is a day to celebrate our planet and bring awareness to the part that we all play in making the world a more sustainable place. As stewards of the land, sugar farmers have been investing in a healthier…
Sugar factory operators hear updates on research
(04/11/22) ST. GABRIEL, La. — The LSU AgCenter and the American Sugar Cane League sponsored an annual informational seminar on sugar factory operations at the AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel on March 31. In addition to an overview…
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…
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…
Vintage Julien cane planter set for River Road African American Museum
Baton Rouge Advocate reporter Ellyn Couvillion penned this news story about the donation of an old Julien cane planter to the River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville. Here's the beginning of her story: A vintage sugarcane planting machine —…
ASCL: $10 million for USDA’s Sugarcane Research Unit in Schriever
Randy Romero, president of the American Sugar Cane League, said the $10 million in federal funding U.S. Congressman Garret Graves secured for the government’s Sugarcane Research Unit in Schriever will go a long way to finish building out the rural…
LSU AgCenter graduate students awarded fellowships
Seven LSU AgCenter graduate students received fellowships funded by the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists at the February 2022 joint meeting of the ASSCT and American Sugar Cane League. Dr. Luke Laborde, interim vice president…
VIDEO: Evaporator Scale in Louisiana Factories
Stephania Imbachi-Ordonez of the Audubon Sugar Institute discusses the characterization of evaporator scale in Louisiana sugarcane factories and dissolution tests at the joint meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and American Society of Suga Cane Technologists in Baton Rouge,…
PODCAST: Evaporator Scale in Louisiana Factories
PODCAST: Stephania Imbachi-Ordonez of the Audubon Sugar Institute discusses the characterization of evaporator scale in Louisiana sugarcane factories and dissolution tests at the joint meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and American Society of Suga Cane Technologists in Baton…
VIDEO: Billet Planting, Jeff Hoy, Herman Waguespack
Dr. Jeff Hoy of the LSU AgCenter and Herman Waguespack, research director of the American Sugar Cane League, report on billet planting in the Louisiana sugarcane industry at the annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and American Society…
PODCAST: Billet Planting, Jeff Hoy, Herman Waguespack
PODCAST: Dr. Jeff Hoy of the LSU AgCenter and Herman Waguespack, research director of the American Sugar Cane League, report on billet planting in the Louisiana sugarcane industry at the annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and American…
VIDEO: Molasses purity and target purity difference
Evan Terrel of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in New Orleans presents "The effect of harvest weather on molasses purity and target purity difference" at the 2022 joint meeting of the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists and American Sugar Cane…