Using the Latest Technology
From Field to Factory
On the Cutting Edge
U.S. Sugar leverages advanced science and technology to sustainably produce top-quality sugar, fruits, and vegetables. Our practices in planting, harvesting, and transportation maximize our crops while protecting the environment. We use water management and soil preservation techniques to support long-term environmental health.
Safe, Regulated, Permitted
Process
Florida’s prescribed burn program is a national model for successfully managing state forests and natural lands through carefully coordinated, safe, and permitted prescribed burns. The Florida Forest Service issues permits for many different kinds of prescribed burns—not just burns related to the pre-harvest of sugarcane. Prescribed burns help prevent large wildfires, improve wildlife habitat, and help preserve endangered plant and animal species.
Harvesting Practices
Controlled, Pre-Harvest
Sugarcane Burning
The Florida Forest Service has pioneered conservation through controlled, prescribed fires, explaining that “prescribed burns are an effective tool to reduce fuel buildups, which can cause dangerous wildfire conditions.” These prescribed fires reduce dry brush and help preserve Florida’s valuable ecosystems.
Best in Its Class
Our Clewiston Refinery is considered one of the largest, most efficient, cost-effective cane sugar refineries in the world.
Commissioned in 1998, it was the first refinery in the nation to completely integrate the entire sugar-making process, from field to refinery.
Our workers stay connected through a vast private Wi-Fi network covering 270 square miles, the largest of its kind anywhere in the nation or the world.
During the harvest season, U.S. Sugar's mill can grind up to 42,000 tons of sugarcane each day.