Podcast: Producer Keith Dugas on Fertilizing Techniques
Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas discusses ways to reduce fertilizing inputs at the July 2022 Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day
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Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas discusses ways to reduce fertilizing inputs at the July 2022 Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day
Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas discusses ways to reduce fertilizing inputs at the July 2022 Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day
LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Dr. Kenneth Gravois speaks to growers at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day - July 13, 2022.
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Click here for Seedcane Application for Varieties HoL 15-508 and L 15-306 Deadline to Submit: August 1, 2022 Price: $60 per ton ($59 paid to the Secondary Station Operator, $1 to ASCL for administrative cost)
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