The St. James Agricultural Tour committee named Herman Waguespack Jr of Thibodaux as the 59th recipient of the Kermit Coulon Sr. Outstanding Service Award. Waguespack is the research director of the American Sugar Cane League and has served the Louisiana sugarcane…
Right now, the next generation of Louisiana sugarcane producers is getting their start as farmers, milling professionals, and researchers. It’s the circle of life in the sugarcane world. One of these young producers is 24-year-old Lee Hymel of Vacherie, a…
Jack Roney, who has served the American sugar industry for nearly 30 years, is set to retire from his position as the director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Association (ASA). He has become a friend to the leadership of the American Sugar…
The school year, abbreviated by the covid-19 pandemic, is officially over and Louisiana’s sugar industry played a small role in educating more than 1,500 students on the important role sugarcane plays in our state economy. By Jim Simon Manager, American Sugar Cane…
Sugarcane farmers, millers and researchers gathered at the LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Research Farm in St. Gabriel to hear the latest in sugarcane research. View the photos… CLICK HERE
The United States Senate passed a Farm Bill today that continues America’s no-cost sugar policy. The House of Representatives likewise continued the current sugar policy in its version of the Farm Bill after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposal by agricultural critics…
The American Sugar Cane League presented the LSU AgCenter with a check for an endowed chair in sugar production at the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists recently (Feb. 5-7). Pictured are Rogers Leonard, AgCenter associate vice…
It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish—an exceptional sugarcane crop. Story by Craig Gautreaux Photo above: Another wagon of sugarcane billets heads to the loading site on L….
(11/14/17) NEW IBERIA, La. — The 2017 Louisiana sugarcane crop is meeting expectations as the harvest approaches the halfway point. “Tonnage is good, and sugar recovery is good,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. “For both of…