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

At Gonsoulin Farms in Iberia Parish, it’s business as usual. With about a quarter of their crop already processed, owner and operator Ricky Gonsoulin says things are looking strong so far.

With our sugar consumption likely to rise with Halloween candy piling up, we look at the history of sugar and why ...

SADDLE BROOK, NJ. – International Molasses has introduced CaneRite Panela, a free-flowing powder sweetener made from the juice of the entire sugar cane plant. The sweetener is unrefined and ...

“Replacing cane sugar with high-fructose corn syrup does not have any meaningful effect on health — including blood pressure, ...

WAHPETON, N.D. -- Cargill corn wet milling plant has had but one top manager in the plant's 14-year history -- Richard "Red" Geurts. Geurts was named the plant's first manager for the corn fructose ...

ST. GABRIEL — In a sense, two new sugar cane varieties announced at a public gathering this week were more than a century in the making. The crossbred cane, developed at LSU's sugar research station ...

Biotech start-up has genetically optimized microbes to produce diesel fuel from sugar cane. Its first plant, in California, will be followed by a commercial plant in Brazil. Martin LaMonica is a ...

This week’s Fresh Take covers a plan to make Hooter’s more wholesome, DOL’s warning on immigration, a breakthrough on wheat, ...