Maria Alvarez, Nampa, ID
September 2019
As manager for Amalgamated Sugar’s largest warehouse in Nampa, Idaho, Maria Alvarez runs a 24/7 operation, oversees a staff of 176 and is host and company ambassador to guests visiting the facility. But she takes it all in stride.
Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts
September 2019
Try these homemade donuts coated with baker’s special sugar.
Sugar Does All That?
August 2019
While you are probably aware that sugar can be used as an ingredient in the kitchen (and a functional one at that!), you may not be familiar with all the uses for sugar beyond the mixing bowl.
Gert Hawkins, Pointe Coupee, LA
August 2019
It’s common to hear sugar farming referred to as a family business. Stories of parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents working the same land is not unusual.
Michael Ann Relka, Mitchell, NE
July 2019
As an agriculturalist and a farmer, Michael Ann brings her passion for agriculture to both her day job and her family’s farm.
Cucumber Onion Salad
July 2019
This salad is a simple way to enjoy the produce from your summer garden. The crunch of the fresh cucumbers and onions and the bite of the vinegar balanced by just a bit of sugar makes for a great side to a summer meal.
Where Do Kids Get Their Added Sugars?
July 2019
We asked researchers to look at patterns of the sources of added sugars in children, adolescents and teens. Let’s take a closer look at what they found.
Denny Lanaux III, Luling, LA
July 2019
Denny Lanaux has been farming sugar cane up river from New Orleans, Louisiana, his entire career. He was born into a farming family and for the last 41 years has been the owner of Big D Farms, which has 4,000 acres of cane as well as some soybeans. He says it’s what he was born […]
Telling Sugar’s Farm-to-Table Story for More Than 75 Years
June 2019
The Sugar Association is proud to be marking more than 75 years as the scientific voice of the United States sugar industry.
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