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.
Erath sugarcane farmer Charles Guidry and his sons were featured in an advertisement in the Washington D.C. edition of the Wall Street Journal that pleaded with Congress not to "cut them out of the Farm Bill." Sugar farmers from across the country descended today on Capitol Hill for two weeks of meetings with lawmakers. Guidry will visit Congress later…
Warren Harang III of Donaldsonville, Greg Nolan of Thibodaux and Ronald Gonsoulin of New Iberia were honored at the 2018 annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League for their years of service to the League and to the Louisiana sugarcane industry. Warren stole the show when he made this impromptu speech about his great pride in being a…
Plaquemine sugarcane farmer John Gay was honored by the American Sugar Cane League and received the President’s Award, the highest honor the League bestows upon a member. Charles Schudmak, League president and CEO of Cora-Texas Manufacturing Company Factory in White Castle, La., presented the award to Gay at the League’s annual meeting held February 6 at the Crowne Plaza…
(01/31/18) NAPOLEONVILLE, La. — Louisiana sugarcane farmers just finished a memorable year — one that saw them harvesting cane on a rare snow day in December and set a record for the most sugar produced in state history. By Olivia McClure. LSU AgCenter Farmers are now turning their attention to their next crop, and the LSU AgCenter is hosting…
When Kendall Busch learned of a scathing attack on his U.S. Senator for supporting an industry that has meant generations of reliable, good-paying, jobs in Nebraska, he was pretty upset. The Scottsbluff, Nebraska, sugarbeet grower couldn’t believe that someone would attempt to tarnish Sen. Deb Fischer’s record of backing American sugar farmers. "I was angry,” he said. "Making deceptive claims…
It's the beginning of a new crop year for Louisiana's sugarcane growers and LSU AgCenter researchers start the cycle by presenting reports to the growers on their research on sugarcane disease, variety improvement, pesticide efficacy, insect threats and the economic outlook.PHOTO: Dr. Kenneth Gravois, sugarcane specialist; Dr. Mike Deliberto, economist; Dr. Jeff Hoy, plant pathology; Dr. Al Orgeron, pesticide;…
For Thibodaux resident Lester Gravois, sugar cane isn’t just a job but a passion.His father grew the crop, and he started farming right after high school. Now 95 years old, Gravois can often be found in the field."I do what I feel like doing, and usually going in the field is one of the things I like to do,”…
As of January 5, Louisiana’s sugarcane producers had processed more than 90 percent of the crop and the harvest was turning out to be exceptional. Tonnage was high and recovered sugar per ton was running just a smidgen below last year’s record sugar recovery. The final numbers weren’t in but the LSU AgCenter and area newspapers reported a possible…
Just as the sugarcane harvest is set to end, Acadiana gets hit with a hard freeze However, farmers in St. Martin and Iberia Parish say because the freeze came late in the season, there is a good chance it wont do much damage. "With the current conditions we have, there is no splitting of the stalks so we have…
Traditionally, the harvesting of sugar cane has always been finished by Christmas, but several recent years have pushed the end of harvest well into January. This is one of those years, as experts from the American Sugar Cane League and Buckley "Buck” Kessler, general manager for Cora Texas Manufacturing, Iberville Parish’s only sugar mill.By Tommy Commeaux. Read the story…
It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish—an exceptional sugarcane crop. Story by Craig GautreauxPhoto above: Another wagon of sugarcane billets heads to the loading site on L. J. Carmouche's farm in Assumption Parish. Sam Irwin photo. Most years, the majority of…
L. J. Carmouche Progressive Down the Bayou Leonce J. Carmouche Jr. of Belle Rose doesn’t know exactly how long his family has been growing sugarcane in Assumption Parish but it’s a long time. He’s not really too concerned about genealogy. What’s on his mind is harvesting his sugarcane fields as quickly and efficiently as possible. "I don’t know the…
