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.
The annual meetings of the American Sugar Cane League and the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Louisiana Division held Feb. 6 to 8 at L’Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge featured growers, scientists and millers from throughout the…
Harry L. Laws & Company, the majority owner of the Catherine Sugar Company, is creating a non-endowed fund to further research at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel. The $250,000 fund, which will be known as the…
Louisiana sugarcane farmers have produced a record amount of sugar this year, but three days of hard freezing temperatures at Christmas created issues for the crop still left in the field. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has this report from…
Ongoing LSU AgCenter research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana are leveraging data science and artificial intelligence, or AI, to grow more and better food and fiber, such as sugarcane, despite great challenges. Sugarcane is arguably the most successful crop in…
The Fall LSU AgCenter Best Management Practices in Sugarcane Production Field Day will be held Tuesday, September 20 at Dugas Farm, 5585 La. Hwy 1 in Napoleonville. Registration starts at 8 a.m. The field tours will include an overview of…
(08/15/2022) ERATH, La. — Across Louisiana’s southern sugar belt, producers were given sneak peeks at new sugarcane varieties and developing crop management technologies at a series of sugarcane field days held throughout the LSU AgCenter’s Southwest region in late July.…
As Louisiana’s sugarcane acreage expands, farmers and scientists are learning more about how the crop performs outside of its traditional growing area. They’re particularly interested in finding varieties that do well under the unique environmental conditions of the sugarcane belt’s…
In four decades as an agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League, Windell Jackson had a profound impact on the Louisiana sugarcane industry. Jackson died in March at the age of 74. To honor his contributions to the industry, the…
(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…
The economy and latest technological farming trends came into focus as the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, in conjunction with the American Sugar Cane League, held its annual meeting on Feb. 7 to 9 at the L’Auberge Casino and…
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…
After a near all-time record crop last year, Louisiana sugarcane growers can’t help but be a little bit disappointed with the 2021 crop. Growing conditions were challenging throughout the year, leading to a lighter crop in some parts of the…
