(04/11/22) ST. GABRIEL, La. — The LSU AgCenter and the American Sugar Cane League sponsored an annual informational seminar on sugar factory operations at the AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel on March 31. In addition to an overview of the processing of…
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ASCL: $10 million for USDA’s Sugarcane Research Unit in Schriever
Randy Romero, president of the American Sugar Cane League, said the $10 million in federal funding U.S. Congressman Garret Graves secured for the government’s Sugarcane Research Unit in Schriever will go a long way to finish building out the rural research farm….
League elects Randy Romero as president
The American Sugar Cane League, founded in 1922 by a group of Louisiana cane producers and millers, celebrated the beginning of its 100th year of service to the cane industry on February 8 at its annual meeting at L’Auberge Hotel and Casino in Baton Rouge. Robert…
LSU AgCenter hires agronomist for sugarcane, soybeans
Andre Reis was born and raised in the big city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but at 16, he decided he wanted to go to the countryside and study agriculture. His career path has taken him to many places, the latest being the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center…
Rotary Club of Abbeville names Bryan Simon ‘Farmer of the Year’
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. The Rotary Club of…
How to help Louisiana’s farmers affected by Hurricane Ida
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 do know it is…
Hurricane Ida
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 employees…
Wet weather, new varieties highlight discussions at Acadiana sugarcane field days
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 mid-January, many…
In-person sugarcane field day returns with new varieties
(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, LSU AgCenter…








