How Do You Get Sugar From Sugarcane?
Here's a short video from the Sugar Association on how we get sugar from sugarcane.
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.
Here's a short video from the Sugar Association on how we get sugar from sugarcane.
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…
Researcher Sandeep Kontham discusses slightly different approaches to sugarcane milling with slightly different equipment. This video is also available in podcast form via Louisiana Sugarcane News via Buzzsprout and other podcasting platforms.
Chad Webre of John Deere updates the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists at their February 2020 meeting on sugarcane harvesting innovations. This presentation is also available in podcast form at Buzzsprout Louisiana Sugarcane News and other podcasting platforms.
Dr. Thanos Gentimis of the Louisiana State University Experimental Statistics office presented "Demystifying Digital Agriculture: How Data Will Shape the Future" at the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists meeting in February 2020 in Baton Rouge,…
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses the results of his 2019 cane ripener tests conducted during the Louisiana sugarcane harvest. Dr. Orgeron made his comments at the Louisiana division meeting of the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists in…
WASHINGTON – Sugar farmers from across the country are headed to Capitol Hill today to defend America’s no-cost sugar policy, armed with brand-new data finding consumers believe American-made sugar to be affordable. Although consumers in other developed countries pay about…
Dr. Kenneth Gravois, sugarcane specialist of the LSU AgCenter, presented this assessment of cold tolerance in sugarcane for the 2019 Louisiana sugarcane crop. This video is also available as a podcast at the Buzzsprout Louisiana Sugarcane News hosting site as…
Dr. Gillian Eggleston, the director of the Audubon Sugar Institute, gave this 16-minute presentation on "Fructan: How We Underestimate This Polysaccharide in Louisiana" at the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists meeting in Baton Rouge, February 2020.…
Dr. Courtney Gaine, president of the Sugar Association, talks about "Embracing the Start of a New Decade for Sugar" at the February 4, 2020 annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League in Baton Rouge, La. This video is also…
Avery Davidson of This Week in Louisiana Agriculture filed this story on the LSU Ag Leadership class's visit to Thailand. Here's the lede to the video story: In 2019, the Thai sugar industry produced 14 million metric tons of refined…
The Advocate business writer Timothy Boone covered the American Sugar Cane League's annual meeting and heard economist Jack Roney speak on United States sugar policy and prospects for the sugar market. Here's Boone's opening: An economist with a sugar group…