From Record Harvest to Winter Uncertainty, Sugarcane Faces the Next Test
Last winter, Louisiana sugarcane farmers watched a historic snowfall do something few expected. It helped protect the 2025 crop from widespread freeze damage. The snow acted as insulation, shielding the roots and preserving the buds that would fuel the next growing…
American Sugar Cane League Launches New Website and Unveils New Logo
We are excited to officially announce the launch of the new American Sugar Cane League website and logo: https://www.amscl.org/ The updated site features a modernized design and a more user-friendly structure, making it easier to find information, stay informed and…
A Look Behind the Records set this Harvest Season
Each year, the Louisiana sugarcane harvest tells a story. Sometimes that story is defined by adversity. Other times, it is shaped by resilience and a little bit of grace from Mother Nature. This year, the preliminary harvest data shows several records were set with…
Industry Profile: Kassi Leger, Finding Her Purpose in the Cane Fields
For Kassi Leger, farming sugarcane was not part of the original plan. After working in sales, she realized the career did not fit and called her father in April 2012 with a proposal: “I think I’m going to come and be on the farm for a little while until I can figure…
Louisiana’s Sweet Tradition Rolls Through Thanksgiving
November is a season of gratitude, a time when most farmers across the country have wrapped up their harvests and turned their attention to winter and next year’s plans. It is very different in the cane belt. For Louisiana’s sugarcane producers, November means one…
Commissioner Strain: Field Burning Alert
A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect Conditions continue to become more favorable for widespread fog including dense fog. A greater concern is the possibility of Super Fog developing. Numerous fires mainly due to burning of agricultural fields like Sugar Cane…
Industry Profile: Dr. Matt Foster, LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Weed Scientist
When Dr. Matt Foster steps into a sugarcane field, he’s not just checking rows of cane, he is on the lookout for anything that might threaten the crop that defines South Louisiana. Foster grew up in Vidalia, Louisiana, where his first job in agriculture was working…
Harvest 2025: A season to work and celebrate
If you have been anywhere near a cane field lately, you can feel it. The trucks are on the road before daylight, steam from the mills is back in the air and harvest season is officially underway. After a long summer of waiting, planning and watching the weather,…
From policy challenges to award-winning farmers, Louisiana sugarcane stands tall at Farm Bureau Convention
Louisiana’s sugarcane growers made their mark in more ways than one at this year’s Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Convention in New Orleans. From important conversations on federal food policy to field-level conservation breakthroughs and a strong showing at the…