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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.

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Gert Hawkins, Pointe Coupee, La.

Gert Hawkins

Gert Hawkins, a partner with her brother George Lacour in their sugarcane operation near Batchelor in Pointe Coupee Parish, was featured in this nice blog post by the Sugar Association. Here's the lede: It’s common to hear sugar farming referred to as a family business. Stories of parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents working the same land is not unusual…

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