Charley Richard, a prominent Louisiana sugarcane researcher and crop consultant, was recognized with the 2016 American Sugar Cane League President’s Award at the group’s annual meeting February 2 in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is the highest honor the League recognizes,…
St. Martinville – Deep in the heart of the LaSuCo sugar mill, six huge boilers burn non-stop for the three and a half months of grinding season. For more than 50 years those boilers were under the control of a very dedicated employee by the name of Antoine Fontenette….
Louisiana Radio Network Announces Inductees For 2016 Ag Hall of Distinction The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction will honor its 2016 inductees during a banquet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17 at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge. The 2016 inductees…
Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League in early February. The meeting hall was standing room only during the governor’s speech. I’m sure the governor was a draw but the day’s wet weather also got some farmers out…
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards laid out his plans for the state; voices strong support for LSU Ag Center. His appearance was covered by This WeeK in Louisiana Agriculture, Lafayette’s Daily Advertiser, Baton Rouge’s Advocate,KATC-TV and KADN-TV. Daily…
Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president with Informa Economics, delivered Connecting the Dots:Agriculture and Politics, Washington and Global Issues, at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League in Lafayette, La. A .pdf of his presentation is available…
Louisiana’s 2015 sugar cane harvest was a wet, muddy mess, farmers and industry experts said late last week, as the last of the state’s 11 sugar mills were finishing up grinding for the season. “It’s been nasty. We’ve had a tough year,” said Jim Simon, general…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed today by a 6 to 0 vote that Mexico’s sugar industry harmed American producers by dumping subsidized sugar onto the U.S. market. The verdict means that an accord signed by the U.S. and Mexican…
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) today ruled that Mexico’s sugar industry unfairly dumped subsidized sugar onto the U.S. market. Mexico’s sugar industry was found to be dumping at margins of 40.48 percent to 42.14 percent and subsidized…