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You've found Sugarcane in the News, the home of the official American Sugar Cane League press releases and other news stories about the sugar industry. In this section you will find links to the Sugar News, our email newsletter about the the people who have made sugarcane the Louisiana's number one crop for more than two centuries. You can sign up to receive the Sugar News in your mailbox here.

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.

Check back frequently to stay up to date on breaking news, legislative issues and other important information about the sugar industry.

2017 sugarcane harvest off to a dry start

Travis Medine has been farming sugarcane for 14 years in Port Allen, Louisiana, outside of Baton Rouge.PHOTO: Travis Medine directs a tractor driver during the 2015 planting season. Photo by ASCL-SamIrwin. Harvest time is always an adventure with Louisiana's wet weather and often muddy soil. Four inches of rain in a single event during the harvest period is not…

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