Florida Crystals Corp., another leading producer of sugar cane, said its farmers have taken steps to minimize peat loss and greenhouse gas emissions by focusing, for instance, on minimizing soil ...

The announcement of a new variety and the arrival of a potentially troublesome weed highlighted the LSU AgCenter’s annual Sugar Research Station field day. AgCenter breeder Michael Pontif announced a ...

Deaths in South Florida: Sugar cane fire pollution kills up to three South Floridians yearly, study finds Black Snow reporting: The first 2 parts of the Black Snow sugar cane burning series, a ...

Described by explorers as “the reed which gives honey without bees,” sugar cane became one of the most desired plants in the ancient world.

Burning sugar cane pollutes communities of color in Palm Beach County. Brazil shows another way. Florida’s largest sugar companies say cane burns are safe and can’t be stopped without economic ...

“Seeing is believing” India is the world’s biggest producer of sugar cane but much of it comes from small farms like Jagtap’s in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh in the north. For small farmers, drought, ...

Florida’s largest sugar companies say cane burns are safe and can’t be stopped without economic harm. But Brazil has successfully transitioned away from the controversial practice, and experts ...

Drainage has exposed the fertile soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area, a region responsible for much of the nation’s sugar cane.