Science & Technololgy
The focus of applying science and technology to farming is to:

• Produce more sugar per acre farmed
• Produce more orange juice per tree
• Farm the most productive land
• Improve the economics of farming
• Develop and improve farming technology so that it is environmentally friendly (view Best Management Practices)

• Mechanical planting and harvesting of sugar cane
• Operational improvement to increase harvest yields and milling process
• Mechanical harvesting of oranges
• Research trials to find a material cure for “iron chlorisis” which affects
  the growth rate of young citrus

Environment
U.S. Sugar invests millions of dollars each year to improve its farming
operations and its relationship to the environment. The Company:

• Develops and improves on-farm Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce phosphorus levels in water leaving the farms
• Monitors, analyzes and reports water quality data to the South Florida
  Water Management District
• Has helped fund a three-year wildlife study through the Everglades
  Protection District and the University of Florida to better understand how
  the Everglades Agricultural Area supports wildlife in South Florida.