Sugarcane farmers from three parishes attended the 54th annual St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Field Day hosted by the LSU AgCenter. WATCH THE VIDEO
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Infrequent insect, new weed highlight sugar field day
(2016/07/21) ST. GABRIEL, La. – Louisiana sugarcane growers and consultants heard about a sporadic insect pest and a new, unidentified weed on July 20 during the annual field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station. The West Indian cane fly has made an…
Meet the honorees for the 75th Annual Sugar Cane Festival
Jim Simon, manager of the American Sugar Cane League, was among the community leaders selected by the Sugar Cane Festival to honor the sugarcane industry, Louisiana’s top row crop. The 75th annual Sugar Cane Festival will be held September 20th-25th in New…
St. Martin Parish Sugarcane Farmer Selected 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman
Kassi Berard, a Breaux Bridge and St. Martin Parish native, was selected the 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman, Thursday, June 23, at the 94th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention. This award is presented to a woman agriculture producer who promotes leadership and…
U.S. Sugar Market and Policy Update
Jack Roney’s talk at the American Sugar Cane League’s annual Contact Committee meeting covered a market update, defense of U.S. sugar policy and key industry challenges. U. S. Sugar Market and Policy Update
Update on the West Indian Canefly in Louisiana Sugarcane
Update on the West Indian Canefly in Louisiana Sugarcane by Kenneth Gravois, Sugarcane Specialist (kgravois at agcenter dot lsu dot edu) The West Indian canefly is a sporadic pest of sugarcane in Louisiana that establishes after a mild winter, such as this past winter…