The Sugar Industry Blog
Every day, sugar beet and sugar cane growers across the country carry forward an agricultural legacy that more American consumers need and want to hear about.
August 17, 2020
For Cecil and the Ramagos family, the apple (or in this case, the sugar cane stalk) doesn’t fall far from the tree. Read more about how this third-generation sugar cane farmer has carried out his family’s legacy and hopes the same for generations to come.
August 15, 2020
Ben Marshall, a fifth-generation sugar beet farmer, shares the rewards and challenges of being a farmer today.
July 17, 2020
Farming sugar cane has been a way of life for Brent and his family for almost 100 years. As a third-generation farmer, his passion for working the land and learning new ways to improve the farm’s operation is rooted deep.
June 18, 2020
Inheriting a legacy and passing it on: this fourth generation farmer shares the importance of sustainability for generations to come.
April 25, 2020
Bryan has been farming sugar cane for 30 years, but he grew up driving tractors with his dad on their rice and soybean farm.
April 25, 2020
Richard didn’t grow up farming, but now he has a family farm that encompasses three generations.
February 29, 2020
Idaho is known for the potato, but the Trail family has a good reason for growing sugar beets.
February 28, 2020
Passionate about sustainability and solving problems, Luis Ruiz is one of the youngest managers in the sugar cane business.
January 30, 2020
As a 3rd generation farmer in the California valley, Suzanne Rutherford and her family have a pretty unique sugar beet farm.




