Although some sugar mills in the state will continue grinding into January, local mills have shut it down for the season. PHOTO: Mark LeBlanc of Baton Rouge and his daughter, Vianne, grind cane on an antique mill. LeBlanc is using the cane juice to make rum. Photo by…
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Louisiana Sugarcane Crop Poised To Break Record
It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish—an exceptional sugarcane crop. Story by Craig Gautreaux Photo above: Another wagon of sugarcane billets heads to the loading site on L….
LSU AgCenter endowed chair to support sugarcane production
The American Sugar Cane League has endowed an LSU AgCenter chair in sugar production. The American Sugar Cane League Chair in Sugar Production will support faculty members who demonstrate excellence in research areas related to improving the productivity,…
Legendre honored with professorship in his name
(12/07/17) BATON ROUGE, La. — Benjamin Legendre devoted his career to Louisiana’s sugarcane industry. Legendre, who passed away in July, spent more than 30 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma. He…
Sugar Policy Modernization Act?
Debate on a new farm bill is opening up in Congress and opponents to good farm policy are sharpening their knives to cut the safety nets beneficial to farmers and other ag related small businesses. One of the best agricultural policies that have proven to work year in…
Sugarcane harvest doing well at halfway point
(11/14/17) NEW IBERIA, La. — The 2017 Louisiana sugarcane crop is meeting expectations as the harvest approaches the halfway point. “Tonnage is good, and sugar recovery is good,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. “For both of…