Abstracts of 2004 Meeting: "#860 IMPROVEMENTS IN WHITE SUGAR CRYSTALLIZATION CONTROL AT C&H SUGAR CO.
Jean Paul Merle and Vijay Hemraj, C&H Sugar Co., Crockett, CA, USA
The previous control system for white sugar crystallization used an absolute pressure – temperature relationship to determine the seed point. Grain establishment was carried out by increasing the absolute pressure and reducing the steam flow rate. Boiling consistency control was carried out by pan circulator motor load. The new system is microwave-based. The sugar liquor is based on density as indicated by the microwave sensor. Grain establishment is controlled in two steps: a grain-formation period controlled by a timer and a dilution period, also controlled by a timer, that admits increasing amount of fresh feed liquor, water or a mixture of liquor and water. During the boiling period, the concentration set point is changed continuously as the massecuite level increases. Final concentration is carried out by pan circulator motor load. The whole boiling operation is monitored and controlled by DSSE system (Danish Sugar & Sweetener Engineering)."
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Grove Farm History
I think Grove was the home of the first successful cane sugar operation.
Management change at Grove Farm - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):: "Guido Giacometti resigned as president and chief executive officer of Grove Farm Company Inc. to pursue other interests. Giacometti first became a director of the company in 1987 and assumed the position of president and CEO in 1996. In other news, the board of directors elected Hugh W. Klebahn, chairman of the board of directors, to the position of chief executive officer. "
Management change at Grove Farm - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):: "Guido Giacometti resigned as president and chief executive officer of Grove Farm Company Inc. to pursue other interests. Giacometti first became a director of the company in 1987 and assumed the position of president and CEO in 1996. In other news, the board of directors elected Hugh W. Klebahn, chairman of the board of directors, to the position of chief executive officer. "
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
When Does Duck Season Open
N.D. ducks top average: "N.D. ducks top average
BISMARCK - The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota is down from last year but still well above the long-term average, state wildlife officials say.
The state Game and Fish Department said a spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of nearly 3.7 million birds. That was 11 percent lower than last year but still 76 percent above the long-term average, said Mike Johnson, a migratory game bird management supervisor.
Duck indices were up from 2005 for mallards and pintails, and unchanged or down for all other species, the department said. All species except pintails were above the long-term average.
The 2006 water index was down from last year but still 3 percent above the long-term average. However, Johnson said the wet cycle that began in 1993 appears to be waning."
BISMARCK - The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota is down from last year but still well above the long-term average, state wildlife officials say.
The state Game and Fish Department said a spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of nearly 3.7 million birds. That was 11 percent lower than last year but still 76 percent above the long-term average, said Mike Johnson, a migratory game bird management supervisor.
Duck indices were up from 2005 for mallards and pintails, and unchanged or down for all other species, the department said. All species except pintails were above the long-term average.
The 2006 water index was down from last year but still 3 percent above the long-term average. However, Johnson said the wet cycle that began in 1993 appears to be waning."
Even in Norway
Krekar feared CIA plot: "Krekar feared CIA plot
A Norwegian newspaper is reporting that several agents of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been present and operating in Norway, in an effort to spirit Mullah Krekar out of the country.
Mullah Krekar's pronouncements in support of terrorists have infuriated many, not least US officials.
A Norwegian newspaper is reporting that several agents of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been present and operating in Norway, in an effort to spirit Mullah Krekar out of the country.
Mullah Krekar's pronouncements in support of terrorists have infuriated many, not least US officials.
Friday, July 14, 2006
We Get Bigger
"Updated: June 16th, 2006 12:05 PM PDTAmerican Sugar Refining Acquires Hansen Specialty Sweeteners
American Sugar Refining, Inc. has purchased the specialty sweetener division of Chr. Hansen, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The transaction includes the specialty sweetener product line of molasses, malt, rice syrup, oat extract, honey, and invert and fondant sugar, as well as production facilities in Louisiana and Illinois.
Shortly after PAI Partners acquired Chr. Hansen last year, it was decided to divest the sweetener activities of the company.
'As we reviewed our business strategies with a determined focus on growth, we realized that sweeteners are not within our core product areas,' said David R. Carpenter, president and CEO of Chr. Hansen in North America, in a prepared statement.
'Thus, we decided to divest Sweeteners, and further strengthen our expertise in developing and supplying cultures, dairy enzymes, natural colors, and flavors.'
American Sugar Refining, Inc., based in Yonkers, N.Y., is the largest cane sugar refiner in the U.S. Its products are marketed by Domino Foods, Inc., which offers a full line of sugar products under the Domino®, C&H® and Florida Crystals® brands.
Brian O'Malley, Domino's president and chief executive officer, said 'the acquisition adds to Domino's offering of specialty sweetener products, which includes natural and organic sugars and rice syrups, molasses, and fondant, icing and brown sugars. We intend to continue to grow the specialty ingredient business through the development of new and unique products that meet our customers' needs for specialty sweeteners.'
The sweeteners business wa"
American Sugar Refining, Inc. has purchased the specialty sweetener division of Chr. Hansen, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The transaction includes the specialty sweetener product line of molasses, malt, rice syrup, oat extract, honey, and invert and fondant sugar, as well as production facilities in Louisiana and Illinois.
Shortly after PAI Partners acquired Chr. Hansen last year, it was decided to divest the sweetener activities of the company.
'As we reviewed our business strategies with a determined focus on growth, we realized that sweeteners are not within our core product areas,' said David R. Carpenter, president and CEO of Chr. Hansen in North America, in a prepared statement.
'Thus, we decided to divest Sweeteners, and further strengthen our expertise in developing and supplying cultures, dairy enzymes, natural colors, and flavors.'
American Sugar Refining, Inc., based in Yonkers, N.Y., is the largest cane sugar refiner in the U.S. Its products are marketed by Domino Foods, Inc., which offers a full line of sugar products under the Domino®, C&H® and Florida Crystals® brands.
Brian O'Malley, Domino's president and chief executive officer, said 'the acquisition adds to Domino's offering of specialty sweetener products, which includes natural and organic sugars and rice syrups, molasses, and fondant, icing and brown sugars. We intend to continue to grow the specialty ingredient business through the development of new and unique products that meet our customers' needs for specialty sweeteners.'
The sweeteners business wa"
Friday, July 07, 2006
A Lesson for US Voters!
"At least by U.S. standards, Calderon is a centrist, very much in the middle of the road," said Arturo Sarukhan, his chief foreign-policy adviser. "He would be like a liberal Republican or a moderate Democrat. He knows he will have to negotiate with the other political forces."
With Calderon as President of Mexico, in November maybe we will vote in the Center also.
With Calderon as President of Mexico, in November maybe we will vote in the Center also.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Snowshoe Thompson
This has little to do with sugar but is about one of the people that brought skiing to the US.
A famous Norwegian immigrant skier was born in Telemark, Norway. His name, at birth, was Jon Torsteinson Rue. He was only ten years old when he immigrated to the United States with his family in 1837. In 1851 the family came to California to join the gold rush, without apparent success. Jon had changed his name to the more easily pronounceable John Thompson, and he was to become a legend as a one-man postal service carrying heavy mail sacks over the Sierra Nevada on skis in the winter.
Nobody in California and Nevada had seen skis before, so they called John's boards snowshoes, and he became known to everyone in the Sierra Nevada as Snowshoe Thompson. His service in speeding up mail deliveries was invaluable, since letters from one coast to the other frequently took a whole year. Skiing the 90-mile route through the wild mountains from Placerville, California, to Genoa and Virginia City, Nevada, Snowshoe Thompson was completely on his own. He maintained his route for twenty years, rarely if ever getting paid. He would accept food and other goods from some of the people who asked him to carry special packages for them and would even get shopping lists from people in the mountain communities who needed things from Sacramento stores. On several occasions, he saved the lives of snowbound and wounded miners because of his speed and skill on skis. During the summer he tried to supplement the income from his little farm outside Placerville by driving a stagecoach. On the whole, there were many people who depended on Snowshoe Thompson. He died in 1876. A memorial stone on his grave in Genoa, Nevada, has a pair of crossed skis chiseled into the granite.
A famous Norwegian immigrant skier was born in Telemark, Norway. His name, at birth, was Jon Torsteinson Rue. He was only ten years old when he immigrated to the United States with his family in 1837. In 1851 the family came to California to join the gold rush, without apparent success. Jon had changed his name to the more easily pronounceable John Thompson, and he was to become a legend as a one-man postal service carrying heavy mail sacks over the Sierra Nevada on skis in the winter.
Nobody in California and Nevada had seen skis before, so they called John's boards snowshoes, and he became known to everyone in the Sierra Nevada as Snowshoe Thompson. His service in speeding up mail deliveries was invaluable, since letters from one coast to the other frequently took a whole year. Skiing the 90-mile route through the wild mountains from Placerville, California, to Genoa and Virginia City, Nevada, Snowshoe Thompson was completely on his own. He maintained his route for twenty years, rarely if ever getting paid. He would accept food and other goods from some of the people who asked him to carry special packages for them and would even get shopping lists from people in the mountain communities who needed things from Sacramento stores. On several occasions, he saved the lives of snowbound and wounded miners because of his speed and skill on skis. During the summer he tried to supplement the income from his little farm outside Placerville by driving a stagecoach. On the whole, there were many people who depended on Snowshoe Thompson. He died in 1876. A memorial stone on his grave in Genoa, Nevada, has a pair of crossed skis chiseled into the granite.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
A new water boon
"In Crockett, the East Bay Municipal Utility District recently won a $3 million grant to help build a water desalinator in the C&H Sugar plant. The facility, which will convert unused steam to generate the power needed to treat the water, will replace 1.5 million gallons of potable water the sugar factory uses each day for cooling and other industrial purposes."
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Record meteorite hit Norway
"The record was the Alta meteorite that landed in 1904. That one was 90 kilos (198 lbs) but we think the meteorite that landed Wednesday was considerably larger,' Røed Ødegaard said, and urged members of the public who saw the object or may have found remnants to contact the Institute of Astrophysics."
And if you read this issue (click title) you find that unemployment is at a new low.
And if you read this issue (click title) you find that unemployment is at a new low.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Cane Growers Full Employment Act
Planned ethanol plant in Tampa gets boost from Gov. Bush - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:: "Tampa Bay Business Journal - 2:39 PM EDT Monday
Tampa's Port Sutton area is expected to be the home of Florida's newest ethanol production facility, and Gov. Jeb Bush used the site to sign into law a four-year, $100 million plan that could diversify the state's fuel supply while promoting energy conservation and efficiency.
Bush signed Senate Bill 888, otherwise known as the Florida Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency Act, that is expected to reduce regulatory barriers to expedite electric generation capacity and providing rebates, grants and tax incentives to drive the development of alternative fuel technologies, officials said. "
With 51 cents a gallon federal subsidy for ethanol, Florida growers may make out like bandits!
Tampa's Port Sutton area is expected to be the home of Florida's newest ethanol production facility, and Gov. Jeb Bush used the site to sign into law a four-year, $100 million plan that could diversify the state's fuel supply while promoting energy conservation and efficiency.
Bush signed Senate Bill 888, otherwise known as the Florida Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency Act, that is expected to reduce regulatory barriers to expedite electric generation capacity and providing rebates, grants and tax incentives to drive the development of alternative fuel technologies, officials said. "
With 51 cents a gallon federal subsidy for ethanol, Florida growers may make out like bandits!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
OpinionJournal - HOT TOPIC
"U.S. taxpayers today pay twice for ethanol: once in crop subsidies to corn farmers and again in a 51-cent subsidy for every gallon of ethanol. Without such a subsidy, ethanol simply wouldn't be cost competitive with gasoline. Then last year, Congress went further and passed a new ethanol mandate, requiring drivers to use at least 7.5 billion gallons annually by 2012."
[This opinion piece is worth reading in it's entirety.]
[This opinion piece is worth reading in it's entirety.]
Wait and See
ETHANOL: Officials: You cane not beet sugar: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to issue a long-awaited study about July 1 on the viability of converting sugar into ethanol. Keith Collins, the USDA's chief economist, said that the soaring demand for ethanol and Brazil's successful track record make it worth discussing sugar-based ethanol."
Unintended Consequences
Maybe this will spell the end of sugar subsidies!
greatfallstribune.com - www.greatfallstribune.com: "Ethanol in the United States is subsidized through a 51-cent-a-gallon tax credit. Corn-based ethanol, largely produced from Midwest crops, dominates the U.S. market."
greatfallstribune.com - www.greatfallstribune.com: "Ethanol in the United States is subsidized through a 51-cent-a-gallon tax credit. Corn-based ethanol, largely produced from Midwest crops, dominates the U.S. market."
Monday, June 19, 2006
Uninteded Consequences !
Bloomberg.com: Latin America The focus on ethanol as a gasoline substitute promises significant changes in the sugar market. Who knows what the effect will be on Crockett.
Man battled moose with slipper - and won
Man battled moose with slipper - and won On the other hand it may be that the slipper carried the odor of feet belonging to a native fed for generations on lutefisk.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: A Mighty Windmill Returns to Salinas, Calif., Estate
Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: A Mighty Windmill Returns to Salinas, Calif., Estate: "Boasting 1,300 blades, a 114-year-old wind engine will spin once again at a historic farm in Salinas, Calif. A team of workers completed reinstallation of the mammoth structure at the Harden Estate, part of a 19th-century ranch, on June 7. "
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
C & H to Launch Organic Brand Sugar
Recipes by Florida Crystals Corporation Although C & H parent company has been producing Organic Cane for some time, the C & H Organic will soon be marketed in the west. Come to the Crockett Museum and Historical Society for more information.
Sugar House / American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar House / American Sugar Refining Company
This article provides background and history to the sugar trust in later years.
This article provides background and history to the sugar trust in later years.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Pride Enterprises in dispute over land for hospital - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
Pride Enterprises in dispute over land for hospital - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
I'd be interested in what Bel Glade residents have to say.
I'd be interested in what Bel Glade residents have to say.
H no longer means Hawaiian
Little by little the world changes. Land use change is probably a good idea.
Energy is the future for Maui sugar plantation - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):: "Changes in the sugar industry have left the 125-year-old company little choice but to seek more profitable uses for its land holdings. Sugar prices are unstable, operating costs have risen and market share for Maui Brand sugar has declined.
As a result, HC&S is following the lead of Mainland corn, soy and other commodity growers that have focused on ethanol, biodiesel and the like for the past couple of decades to revive their balance sheets. "
Energy is the future for Maui sugar plantation - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):: "Changes in the sugar industry have left the 125-year-old company little choice but to seek more profitable uses for its land holdings. Sugar prices are unstable, operating costs have risen and market share for Maui Brand sugar has declined.
As a result, HC&S is following the lead of Mainland corn, soy and other commodity growers that have focused on ethanol, biodiesel and the like for the past couple of decades to revive their balance sheets. "
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