This year’s Louisiana sugarcane crop will fall short of last year’s record crop, but it isn’t as bad as many believed when the harvest started at the end of September. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report from south Louisiana.
Read MoreThanksgiving heralded in the holiday season and most folks will be celebrating the traditional autumn rituals by expressing gratitude for their good fortune.
Part of Louisiana’s fall tradition is the sugarcane harvest which is proceeding as it often does through December and into January. It’s 100+ days straight of harvesting, trucking and milling cane 24-7 until it is all made into raw sugar. It’s hard work. Producers do not have the luxury of taking a day off during harvest because the perishable crop needs to be brought in a safe, and timely manner.
Read MoreThe US sugar market appears in a state of flux amid uncertain supply (both domestic and global) and demand expectations for the 2023-24 marketing year that began Oct. 1. Prices remain historically high.
Read MoreEnvironmentalists are pushing back against a proposed jet fuel plant in St. James Parish.
The company says it will use solar power to turn sugar cane into fuel and bring hundreds of jobs.
Read MoreCharles Maurice Gravois, Sr., age 95, of Vacherie, Louisiana passed away on October 25, 2023. He was born in Vacherie on June 23, 1928, to Ozane J., Sr. and Louise Brazan Gravois and was the youngest son in a family of 13 children. He was raised on Blackberry Farms, and in turn raised his family on the same farm.
Read MoreThe American Sugar Cane League, along with the American Sugar Alliance, congratulates Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) on his election as Speaker of the House – and as the first Speaker from Louisiana.
As Speaker of the House, Speaker Johnson has the critical task of shepherding legislation impacting the lives of all Americans – including a Farm Bill that supports American farmers and ranchers who provide us with the safest, most abundant and affordable food, feed, fiber, and fuel supply in the world.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Collins Kimbeng has received a $288,690 award over three years from The John Deere Company to study remote sensing and artificial intelligence for supporting sugarcane breeding and forecasting sugar yield.
Read MoreHundreds of pounds of sugar fell from a conveyor belt into a warehouse, piling in a massive heap.
“It’s raining sugar,” said Charles Schudmak, chief operating officer at the Cora Texas Manufacturing Co. in White Castle.
But as big as the pile was Tuesday, it was still a fraction of what it would be by the end of the harvest season.
Read MoreWith the 2023 Louisiana sugarcane harvest in full swing, sugarcane producers should advise their drivers of proper railroad crossing safety.
Railroad crossing safety is always an important matter and Union Pacific Railroad is saying “Call before you haul” and “Find the blue and white to save your life” in a series of English and Spanish language public service announcements.
Read MoreThe US Department of Agriculture in its Oct. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report reduced its estimate of 2022-23 US sugar supply, cut its forecast for 2023-24 supply and cut its projection of Mexico’s 2023-24 sugar production, dropping the US stocks-to-use ratios for both this year and last year.
Read MoreSugar prices are the highest since 2011. Analysts point to extreme weather and with El Nino in place, weather extremes will continue into 2024.
Read MoreStep into the lush landscapes of Louisiana, where agriculture is the backbone of the community. This state is teeming with a variety of crops, from towering sugarcane to sprawling rice fields. This article focuses on the top crops that add serious value to Louisiana’s economy and fill our dinner plates with Southern goodness.
Read MoreLouisiana, the state that produced the largest amount of sugar in the United States last season, kicked off the harvest of the new crop expecting losses as drier-than-normal weather in the second half of this year hurt sugarcane development.
The Alma Mill in Lakeland, southeastern Louisiana, started operations Wednesday, and other mills in the state are expected to follow through next week, said Kenneth Gravois, sugarcane specialist at the Louisiana State University.
Read MoreIf you’re in the mood for a sweet time, then the 80th annual Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival is the place to be this weekend.
Avery Hebert, who was named the 79th Louisiana Queen Sugar, is from Erath, Louisiana, but says she is deeply rooted in the tradition.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2023 (fiscal year 2024).
USDA offers commodity loans to processors of sugar beets and domestically grown sugarcane to provide interim financing to producers so that sugar can be stored after harvest when market prices are typically low and then sold later when price conditions are more favorable.
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