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PIRACICABA, Brazil (Reuters) - For nearly five centuries, the classic image of sugar production in Brazil has been one of workers setting cane fields on fire and then descending on the crop with their ...

Fires are returning to South Florida sugar cane fields, fanning the flames of dispute over smoke and ash from burning during harvest season. From October to April, sugar cane producers burn their ...

Florida’s largest sugar companies say cane burning is safe and can't be stopped without economic harm. But Brazil has successfully transitioned away from the controversial practice, and experts there ...