A Partner in Everglades Restoration
Ensuring clean water enters the Everglades is a top priority of farmers. Over the past two decades, U.S. Sugar and other farmers in the Everglades Agricultural Area have reduced the amount of phosphorus leaving their farms by an average of 55 percent a year. That far exceeds the 25 percent annual reduction required by law. In 2021, farmers continued their significant success in reducing phosphorus leaving the farming area. The long-term performance of best management practices shows that farmers are exceeding phosphorus reduction targets year-after-year. Sugarcane farmers have been proud partners in restoration.
Making an Impact
on Clean Water
Leading the Solution
Five years ago, the South Florida Water Management District issued a proclamation that recognized the efforts of the Everglades Agricultural Area farmers over the past 20+ years in reducing the amount of nutrients in the water entering the Everglades. U.S. Sugar, through its on- farm best management practices, has been a leader in that achievement.