A visit to an Australian sugar cane farm shows how a global love of toothsome treats creates bitter results
Brian Courtice comes from a long line of cane growers. His grandfather started cutting cane in Bundaberg, Queensland, in 1910 and farming it in 1922. Two of his grandfather’s brothers formed the area’s Sugar Workers Union and organized a cane-cutters’ strike in 1911. Brian’s father, also a cane grower, was a member of the board for the local sugar mill. ...