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.
For more than most of his life, Bryan Simon has been involved in the Vermilion Parish agriculture industry. An active Farm Bureau member for 25 years, serving as president for six, Simon understands how important agriculture is to the parish.…
Since Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, many members of the Farm Bureau family across the nation have called and/or emailed offering assistance. While assessments are being conducted and we don’t know the full extent of the damages in every area, we…
Louisiana has approximately 500,000 acres of sugarcane, up to 25% of which may be affected by Ida, according to the LSU AgCenter. TWILA’s Neil Melancon traveled through the south Louisiana “sugar belt” to speak with farmers who have been through…
(09/02/21) BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU AgCenter agents are beginning the arduous task of damage assessment and recovery from Hurricane Ida. Given the geographic area affected, the biggest economic impact is likely to be to agricultural infrastructure and timber, said…
The eastern part of the Louisiana sugarcane industry was hit by Hurricane Ida on August 30. The immediate need of the American Sugar Cane League has been to ascertain that its staff members, agronomists, researchers, producers, technicians, and all industry…
How do farmers plant sugarcane in Louisiana? While most planting in agriculture is done in the spring, the Louisiana sugarcane farmer plants seedcane in the late summer. Take a look at the photo gallery to learn more. The Louisiana sugarcane…
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…
08/02/21) Jeanerette, La. — The story of the past two years in Louisiana sugarcane production has been a tale of two very different seasons for farmers. by Derek Albert, LSU AgCenter After tallying a bumper harvest from late September through…
A rainy spring and summer across south Louisiana have slowed the growth of this year’s sugarcane crop just as the planting season is about to begin. Some good news for growers is that they will have two new varieties available…
Images from the 2021 LSU AgCenter Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion Sugarcane Field Day.
(07/27/21) ST. GABRIEL, La. — Two newly released sugarcane varieties took center stage at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station’s first live field day since 2019 after the coronavirus pandemic forced a virtual version last year. by V. Todd Miller,…
