U.S. Congressman Garret Graves is asking the Biden Administration to prioritize the U.S. sugarcane farmers over foreign sugar supplies. Graves’ ask to rely on American sugarcane farms comes as the Biden Administration is being pushed to increase imports of foreign sugar.
Read MoreIt’s sugar cane harvesting season and you may see moving equipment on the roadways hauling sugar cane.
KATC has pulled together what you need to know when driving on the roadway this harvesting season
Read MoreU.S. Congressman Garret Graves is asking the Biden Administration to prioritize the U.S. sugarcane farmers over foreign sugar supplies. Graves’ ask to rely on American sugarcane farms comes as the Biden Administration is being pushed to increase imports of foreign sugar.
Read MoreSugar-cane farmers in Terrebonne and Lafourche are optimistic they will finish their ongoing harvest strong after last year put a hurting on their business.
A soggy 2021 was further ruined by Hurricane Ida barreling through the region.
Read MoreIn Louisiana, hundreds of loads of sugarcane need to get from field to mill each day - a task that requires the railroad.
Read MoreFarmers are optimistic this year, saying it could be another record-breaking year for the state’s sugar cane industry.
“Weather has been good so far although planning was so wet. We recovered from that and looking forward to a long harvest,” said Catherine Floyd.
Read MoreThe 2022-23 Louisiana sugarcane harvest is in full swing now and most everyone in the industry is feeling optimistic for a good harvest.
Sugarcane acreage increased again this year. In 2021, 469,000 acres were harvested but this season about 475,000 acres are expected to go to the state’s 11 sugar mills. This is the fifth straight year that cane acreage has increased. Why?
Read MoreAs the gold standard for sweetness, real sugar is worth celebrating! The real sugar we stock in our pantry and use in many of our favorite recipes is grown by sugar beet and sugar cane farmers across the United States. National Real Sugar Day is a day to celebrate the people who harvest sugar crops, learn about sugar’s role in our food and in a balanced diet, and make and enjoy food made with real sugar.
Read MoreIn October 2021, Jason Richard was doing exactly what he is doing this October. He was waking up at the same time before 5 a.m., climbing in the same John Deere, harvesting sugarcane in the same fields and hauling his crop to same place — the nearby Raceland Raw Sugar Corporation. But things looked a little different in Lafourche Parish 12 months ago.
Read MoreSugarcane farmers have begun their harvest, and that means south Louisiana sugar mills have opened their gates to accept the first loads of this year’s crop.
It also means highways are becoming busy with tractors and trucks hauling cane to be processed.
Read MoreLouisiana’s sugarcane industry has for centuries been a vital contributor to the state’s economy having provided many jobs and millions of dollars of revenue each year.
The economic impact to Louisiana is $4.2B with more than 19K people employed.
Read MoreIt's that time of year again in Louisiana: the sugar cane harvest. And officials are warning drivers about cane trucks on the highways that will be delivering up to 100,000-pound loads daily and nightly through the new year.
Read MoreSlattery McCollam farms 2,800 acres of sugarcane near Schriever and Thibodaux in southern Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish. It’s a large farm—a land area equivalent to half of all football stadiums in the world.
McCollam is in his second year of a research project with the LSU AgCenter.
Read MoreIt is an understatement to say soybean farmers have had a challenging year in 2022. In April, farmers had to plant around several rain events. Despite the several April showers, 59% of the soybean fields in LA were planted by May 1 compared to the five-year average of 43% and 23% from last year.
Read MoreThe American Sugarcane League and its partner, the Sugar Association (SAI) celebrate October 14, 2022 as the first annual National Real Sugar Day.
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