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.
Sugarcane harvest going well, much lighter crop this year
After a near all-time record crop last year, Louisiana sugarcane growers can’t help but be a little bit disappointed with the 2021 crop. Growing conditions were challenging throughout the year, leading to a lighter crop in some parts of the…
Keith Dugas: Farming Because He Loves It
Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas of Assumption Parish loves farming. He loves everything about it. He remembers watching his father, the late Lloyd Dugas, on the tractor and he couldn’t wait for his turn. “My father came from a family of…
AgCenter hosts Assumption Parish sugarcane field day
(10/27/21) NAPOLEONVILLE, La. — The LSU AgCenter hosted a sugarcane field day at Dugas Farm, Inc. on Oct. 20 in Assumption Parish. The field day was supported by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation. The Taylor Foundation awarded a grant to…
Time to grind – video report from This Week In Louisiana Agriculture
Sugarcane harvest is well underway in Louisiana. After a wet start, the last couple of weeks of dry weather has helped farmers and mills get going. TWILA’s Neil Melancon travels back to the LASUCA Mill in St. Martinville to find…
What’s in Your Halloween Haul?
After a truly spooky year, Americans plan on celebrating Halloween in a big way. Expected spending on candy is projected to hit $3 billion. This Halloween, don't be tricked by candy corporations. They want to send U.S. sugar policy to…
Cautious optimism marks start of soggy sugarcane harvest
According to statistics from the American Sugar Cane League in Thibodaux, approximately 463,000 acres of cane were harvested by 417 farms in Louisiana in 2020. With an average of 8,568 pounds of sugar produced per acre, 2020 was a stellar…
Predicting the sugarcane harvest – no easy task
The sugarcane crop is ready to harvest, and Louisiana’s 11 sugar mills are grinding cane 24 hours a day. About 15.5 million tons of cane is expected to be harvested this year. Based on past performance, the United States Department…
Find the blue and white to save your life
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…
Cane Planting 2021
Here's some amazing aerial photography of the Louisiana sugarcane planting process from Aerial Ag.
Rotary Club of Abbeville names Bryan Simon ‘Farmer of the Year’
For more than most of his life, Bryan Simon has been involved in the Vermilion Parish agriculture industry. An active Farm Bureau member for 25 years, serving as president for six, Simon understands how important agriculture is to the parish.…
Hurricane Ida damages sugarcane in southeast Louisiana
(Video 09/10/21) Hurricane Ida has come and gone, but it has left its mark across Louisiana. Sugarcane farmers in the state are trying to finish planting and prepare for the upcoming grinding season, but Ida has made doing both significantly…
America’s Sweetest Expert Talks Sugar Policy
“I’m very proud of the fact that we’ve sustained a sugar policy that has operated at zero cost to taxpayers,” Jack Roney, the veteran sugar economist, said on a recent episode of Groundwork while reflecting on his storied career at…