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Revamped sugarcane crop insurance available; purchase deadline is Sept. 30

Louisiana’s sugarcane farmers have until September 30 to make crop insurance purchasing decisions for the 2017 crop under a new insurance program that allows for better disaster and other crop loss coverage than previously available for sugarcane. Jim Simon, manager of the American Sugar Cane...

Sugarcane producers anxious to finish planting

(08/25/16) ST. GABRIEL, La. – LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois believes it will be some time before the full extent of the damage from recent flooding to the state’s sugarcane crop is known. If favorable weather occurs, damages may be minimized, especially on newly...

The Sugar Association Response to AHA ‘Scientific Statement’ on Added Sugars Recommendation for Kids

The release of the American Heart Association’s Scientific Statement on added sugars and kids is baffling. In a year where both the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (ages 2 years and up) and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final labeling rule (ages 4 years...

Barry Keim, Louisiana’s state climatologist, on the Amite River Flood of 2016

Louisiana State Climatologist Barry Keims analyzes how a powerful rainstorm dumped more than four trillion gallons of rainwater on Louisina August 12 and 13, 2016.

Study shows little link between sugar prices and jobs

COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO — There are weak or no relationships between low sugar prices and both U.S. manufacturing jobs and U.S. retail sugar prices, according to a study discussed at the American Sugar Alliance’s International Sweetener Symposium held in Coeur D’Alene on Aug. 2. Alexander...

Sugar producers hear good crop report

2016/(7/26) ST. MARTINVILLE, La. – Farmers attending the 54th Annual Sugarcane Field Day for St. Martin, Lafayette and St. Landry parishes on July 22 heard encouraging news with a good crop report and improved prices. Jim Simon, of the American Sugar Cane League, said prices...

54th Annual St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Field Day

Sugarcane farmers from three parishes attended the 54th annual St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Field Day hosted by the LSU AgCenter. WATCH THE VIDEO

Infrequent insect, new weed highlight sugar field day

(2016/07/21) ST. GABRIEL, La. - Louisiana sugarcane growers and consultants heard about a sporadic insect pest and a new, unidentified weed on July 20 during the annual field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station. The West Indian cane fly has made an appearance...

Meet the honorees for the 75th Annual Sugar Cane Festival

Jim Simon, manager of the American Sugar Cane League, was among the community leaders selected by the Sugar Cane Festival to honor the sugarcane industry, Louisiana's top row crop. The 75th annual Sugar Cane Festival will be held September 20th-25th in New Iberia. Also honored...

St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Farmer Selected 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman

Kassi Berard, a Breaux Bridge and St. Martin Parish native, was selected the 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman, Thursday, June 23, at the 94th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention.This award is presented to a woman agriculture producer who promotes leadership and the continuation of the...

U.S. Sugar Market and Policy Update

Jack Roney's talk at the American Sugar Cane League's annual Contact Committee meeting covered a market update, defense of U.S. sugar policy and key industry challenges. U. S. Sugar Market and Policy Update

Update on the West Indian Canefly in Louisiana Sugarcane

Update on the West Indian Canefly in Louisiana Sugarcane by Kenneth Gravois, Sugarcane Specialist (kgravois at agcenter dot lsu dot edu) The West Indian canefly is a sporadic pest of sugarcane in Louisiana that establishes after a mild winter, such as this past...

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