Thanks to the no-cost sugar policy passed by Congress in 2008, the widespread closures of sugar facilities that once plagued sugar farmers and sugar workers have largely subsided, the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) reported to the Senate Agriculture Committee....More
The USDA has approved a conditional commitment for a $25 million guaranteed loan to build a biorefinery plant with funding support from USDA's Biorefinery Assistance Program. The plant will be constructed by Fiberight, LLC based in Blairstown, Iowa....More
The LSU AgCenter’s 29th Annual Sugarcane Field Day will be held July 20 at the Sugar Research Station near St. Gabriel, beginning with registration and an equipment display from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m....More
The USDA and Department of Energy (DOE) have announced up to $30 million will support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products over the next three to four years....More
With gasoline prices nearing $4 per gallon, on Wednesday, both President Obama and the Senate Agriculture Committee addressed rising fuel costs and how best to shape U.S. energy policy....More
High sugar prices – prompted, at least in part, by growing demand for “natural sweeteners” -- and a good 2010/2011 sugarcane harvest season have certainly improved Louisiana producers’ collective mood....More
The $900 billion tax package negotiated by the White House and Republican leaders has passed a lame-duck Congress. The bill’s passage came with a generous dose of rancor....More
