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The Boiler Man Retires

St. Martinville – Deep in the heart of the LaSuCo sugar mill, six huge boilers burn non-stop for the three and a half months of grinding season. For more than 50 years those boilers were under the control of a very dedicated employee by the...

2016 Ag Hall of Distinction inductees announced

February 18, 2016
Bizzuka Administrator
ASCL Staff

Louisiana Radio Network Announces Inductees For 2016 Ag Hall of Distinction The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction will honor its 2016 inductees during a banquet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17 at L'Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge. The 2016 inductees are: Willie Cooper...

State Budget of Interest to Cane Farmers

February 16, 2016
Bizzuka Administrator
ASCL Staff

Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League in early February. The meeting hall was standing room only during the governor’s speech. I’m sure the governor was a draw but the day’s wet weather also got some...

Governor Edwards featured speaker at ASCL annual meeting – 2-3-2016

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards laid out his plans for the state; voices strong support for LSU Ag Center. His appearance was covered by This WeeK in Louisiana Agriculture, Lafayette's Daily Advertiser, Baton Rouge's Advocate,KATC-TV and KADN-TV. Daily AdvertiserEdwards: Budget imperiled, fix neededBy Ken Stickney...

Connecting the Dots: Agriculture and Politics

Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president with Informa Economics, delivered Connecting the Dots:Agriculture and Politics, Washington and Global Issues, at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League in Lafayette, La.A .pdf of his presentation is available here. VIEW THE PRESENTATION

Louisiana’s sugarcane farmers see decent yields in 2015 despite challenging weather conditions

Louisiana’s 2015 sugar cane harvest was a wet, muddy mess, farmers and industry experts said late last week, as the last of the state’s 11 sugar mills were finishing up grinding for the season. "It’s been nasty. We’ve had a tough year,” said Jim Simon,...

Donald Segura: Sugarcane, Service and Softball

November 11, 2015
Sam Irwin
Sugar News

Donald Segura of New Iberia says he’s retired but he may be busier than ever. For a man that likes to stay busy, that’s saying a lot. The 76-year-old French speaker has concurrently been a sugarcane, okra, pepper, wheat and soybean farmer while he was...

U.S. Government Rules Against Mexican Sugar Industry in Trade Case

WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed today by a 6 to 0 vote that Mexico’s sugar industry harmed American producers by dumping subsidized sugar onto the U.S. market. The verdict means that an accord signed by the U.S. and Mexican governments to...

Dane Berard

October 5, 2015
Sam Irwin
Sugar News

Sugarcane farmer Dane Berard of Breaux Bridge runs his operation pretty much like the other 483 growers of the Sugar Belt. He and his partner, Glenn Thibodaux, have an investment in their sugarcane and soybean farm and have been successful for many years. The 3090-acre...

Commerce Dept. Rules that Mexican Sugar Subsidies Distorted Trade; Louisiana Producer Testified Before ITC

WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) today ruled that Mexico's sugar industry unfairly dumped subsidized sugar onto the U.S. market. Mexico's sugar industry was found to be dumping at margins of 40.48 percent to 42.14 percent and subsidized from 5.78 percent to 43.93 percent....

Louisiana sugar interests represented at 32nd International Sweetener Symposium

Jim Simon of the American Sugar Cane League said that preservation of the 2014 Farm Bill as passed by Congress is critical to maintain agriculture’s standing in the United States’ economy. "It’s important to keep the safety net for the sugar program that rarely costs...

“Boss Man” Eddie Lewis and his family

August 4, 2015
Sam Irwin
Sugar News

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 occupied...

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