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.
Real Sugar – Real People: Scenes from the Louisiana Sugarcane Belt
Real Sugar - Real People: Scenes from the Louisiana Sugarcane Belt
Planting sugarcane in Louisiana
Louisiana sugarcane farmers plant whole stalks of sugarcane by hand or plant shorter stalks called billets with mechanical planters. Farmers try to get their planting done by the end of September for harvesting 12 months later.
Biostimulants & Soil Fertility in Louisiana Sugarcane
Dr. Brenda Tubana and Dr. Bruno Nicchio of the LSU AgCenter discuss biostimulants and soil fertility in Louisiana sugarcane at the July 2024 sugar field day at the Sugarcane Research Station in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.
Best-attended sugarcane field day ever highlighted by the latest research
The largest crowd to ever attend an LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day learned the latest news and research in varieties, soil fertility, biostimulants, weed management and plant pathology. AgCenter Sugar Research Station coordinator Al Orgeron approximated that there were 280…
Agronomist Katie Richard joins ASCL staff
The American Sugar Cane League has been providing research, governmental and public relations guidance for the Louisiana sugar industry for 102 years. Our partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture and Louisiana State University has produced positive results. Over…
Solar Power, Farm Bill, Sugar Program Affects Louisiana Sugarcane
NEW ORLEANS - Landowners need to be very careful when approached by solar power developers and do their due diligence before signing on the dotted line, advised an energy expert attorney at the June 29 sugar commodity meeting at the…
Sugarcane Field Day Season is Here!
In Louisiana, we have many seasons. There is summer, of course, which seems to last all year sometimes. Then there’s football season, duck hunting season, Mardi Gras and crawfish season. In the Louisiana sugarcane agricultural world, we are entering into…
Louisiana farm groups support passage of Farm Bill
A coalition of Louisiana’s largest agricultural groups representing more than 150,000 Louisiana residents today sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation urging them to pass The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 now that it has advanced…
Louisiana rum making a name in the spirit world
Louisiana is a leading American producer of sugarcane. Sugarcane is a tropical plant that typically has a growing season of 12 months or longer, but our enterprising sugarcane growers and millers have learned how to grow a top crop in…
Refined company: AgCenter researcher becomes third woman to win sugar industry award
Gillian Eggleston, director of the LSU AgCenter’s Audubon Sugar Institute, has become only the third woman to win the prestigious Crystal Award for Achievement in Sugar Technology since its inception in 1961. The Crystal Award was developed by Sugar Industry…
Farmers go to Washington
Louisiana’s sugar farmers and millers have been producing a reliable source of America’s favorite ingredient for centuries but so have our foreign competitors. Our producers thrive in the face of adversity. We grow a profitable crop in nine months while…
