U.S. Sugar does NOT just talk about protecting the Everglades, we DO it.
Healthy soil, clean water and clean air are the basics for sustainable farming. Protecting the land and natural resources is a top priority. As farmers since 1931, we have a long history of protecting our land resources.
Clean Air
Clean Water
Clean Water
We care about Florida's water issues: Lake Okeechobee, the St. Lucie River, Caloosahatchee River & estuary, Lake Worth Lagoon and the Everglades. U.S. Sugar and neighboring farmers are on the forefront of creating and implementing the most effective environmental farming practices. To date, Florida sugar and vegetable farmers have invested more than $450 million to restore and protect the Everglades. We recycle much of our water. The water that flows off of our property primarily goes south of the lake, and it leaves our land far cleaner than when it entered. Water flowing from the north side of Lake Okeechobee accounts for 95% of the water and nutrients in the lake. Our farmers and water quality engineers work with state and federal scientists and biologists to meet the highest water quality standards.
Clean Air
Palm Beach County is rated an “A” for air quality and Hendry and Glades counties are among the best of Florida’s 67 counties.
Healthy Soil
Who says muck can’t be clean? We rely on more than 245,000 acres of healthy farmland to grow our sugarcane, citrus and sweet corn crops. That is why we are so heavily invested in good land stewardship and the protection of our natural resources.