From September 2020 through January 2021, folks in Louisiana’s sugarcane belt watched what seemed to be an endless parade of cane trucks hauling sugarcane to the mills. Ultimately, the trucks delivered 16.5 million tons of bulk cane to the state’s 11 sugar mills….
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Holiday Recipes: Almond Toffee
The holiday season is always a great time to have fun in the kitchen. Here’s an old-timey candy favorite in the vintage cookbook “From the Sugar Bowl: A collection of Cajun Recipes From Louisiana Sugar Families & Their Friends.” The ingredients…
Weather depresses sugarcane harvest; farmers say ‘not catastrophic
Advocate Westside reporter Youssef Rddad filed this story on how the mid-November freezing temperatures might affect the Louisiana sugarcane harvest. Pointe Coupee farmer Ricky Rivet said his tonnage will be down but not necessarily because of the freeze. Rivet said…
Louisiana Business and Industry Association honors League
The American Sugar Cane League has been honored by the Louisiana Assocaition of Business and Industry (LABI) as the Economic Development Partner of the Year. The award recognizes exceptional leadership by an economic development or business organization. League…
Louisiana Sugar Refining creates LSU College of Agriculture scholarship
Louisiana Sugar Refining LLC is establishing a scholarship in the LSU College of Agriculture. General manager and CEO Larry Faucheux said his company sees the scholarship as a way to help the next generation of their potential employees. “This will allow young…
Farm Bill’s No-Cost Sugar Policy Beneficial to Louisiana Sugar Industry
Louisiana’s 2018 sugarcane harvest season has been wet and muddy thus far, but the state’s farmers and millers got some good news when President Donald Trump officially signed the 2018 Farm Bill which extended U.S. sugar policy for another five years. “Our…
Louisiana sugarcane industry wants farm bill passed before 2019
December 11, 2018 Louisiana Sugarcane Industry Wants New Farm Bill in Place Before 2019 The president of the American Sugar Cane League is urging the Louisiana Congressional delegation to get behind the final version of the farm bill and ensure its passage before the…
Heavy rain is causing delays and muddy conditions for sugarcane farmers
Excessive rainfall continues to hamper sugarcane harvesting in Acadiana.Here’s Caroline Marcello of KLFY-TV (Lafayette, La.) with her November 8, 2018 report. WATCH THE VIDEO
Cora Texas sugar mill turns cane into raw sugar 24 hours a day, about 100 days eve
To the uninformed, Cora Texas Manufacturing Company near White Castle looks like most plants in Iberville Parish. Except for the line of sugar cane trucks during the 100-day period farmers and employees of Cora Tex call “the grind.” by Tommy Comeaux, Plaquemine…




