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.
Dr. Calvin Viator is a successful crop consultant to the Louisiana sugarcane industry and has given years of service to advancing agriculture. He was inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction on August 6, 2020.
With a $3 billion economic impact on the state, you can make a pretty good argument sugarcane is Louisiana's #1 crop!
The news team at This Week in Louisiana Agriculture filed this report on the upcoming sugarcane harvest and new variety H-O 13-739.
Jim Harper, a rice, crawfish, sugarcane and soybean farmer in Rapides Parish, has been elected as the 12th president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau. by Neil Melancon LFBF Media Harper now leads the state’s largest general farm organization at a…
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…
Neil Melancon of This Week In Louisiana Agriculture filed this story about what it takes to get a sugarcane mill up and running for the fall grinding season.
The 2020 field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station will be a statewide event held online only because of the challenges caused by the ongoing pandemic. Internet presentations by sugarcane researchers and invited guests will be available for…
The LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist said farmers are pleased with the progress of the current crop. By Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter Kenneth Gravois said farmers have benefitted from favorable weather and good growing conditions since planting last summer and fall.…
This week marks the 78-year anniversary of sugar rationing. During World War II, sugar was so critical, and in such short supply since the U.S. was heavily dependent on foreign suppliers, that it was the first item to be rationed…
From Sugar to Sweet Corn: Feeding Our Communities With their friends and neighbors facing job loss and uncertainty due to COVID-19, U.S. Sugar provided 1,000 crates of green beans as well as fresh Florida orange juice to churches, healthcare providers,…
Growing cane at the Ramagos farm - photo by Sally Ramagos Ellyn Couvillion of The Advocate reports on the labor challenge posed by the novel coronavirus to Louisiana's sugarcane producers. The four people from Mexico who have worked seasonally for…
Baton Rouge Business Report filed this story about a local distillery using Louisiana sugarcane to produce alcohol for hand sanitizer use during the COVID-19 outbreak. Three Roll Estate, the local distillery that specializes in rum made from sugar cane grown…