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Sugarcane leader & two others honored

Jackie Theriot Jackie Theriot, a St. Martin Parish native, is one of three agricultural leaders to be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction. The induction will take place at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge March 2. Theriot, born in Catahoula and the...

Sugarcane industry hears issues, advancements at annual meeting

The annual meetings of the American Sugar Cane League and the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Louisiana Division held Feb. 6 to 8 at L’Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge featured growers, scientists and millers from throughout the state. Al Orgeron, LSU AgCenter...

Fund developed to increase sugarcane production

Harry L. Laws & Company, the majority owner of the Catherine Sugar Company, is creating a non-endowed fund to further research at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel. The $250,000 fund, which will be known as the Harry L. Laws & Co....

Christmas freeze affects record sugarcane crop

Louisiana sugarcane farmers have produced a record amount of sugar this year, but three days of hard freezing temperatures at Christmas created issues for the crop still left in the field. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has this report from Iberia Parish. Video report by...

LSU AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones

Ongoing LSU AgCenter research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana are leveraging data science and artificial intelligence, or AI, to grow more and better food and fiber, such as sugarcane, despite great challenges. Sugarcane is arguably the most successful crop in the history of Louisiana. Its...

Sugarcane Best Management Production Field Day Sept. 20

The Fall LSU AgCenter Best Management Practices in Sugarcane Production Field Day will be held Tuesday, September 20 at Dugas Farm, 5585 La. Hwy 1 in Napoleonville. Registration starts at 8 a.m. The field tours will include an overview of best management practices, water quality...

SW Region sugarcane field days highlight new varieties, emerging technologies

American Sugarcane League agronomist Wilson Judice outlines the characteristics of two new sugarcane varieties at a sugarcane field day held in Erath on July 30. The two varieties were developed by the LSU AgCenter and the USDA-ARS in Houma. Photos by Derek Albert/LSU AgCenter (08/15/2022)...

As La. sugarcane belt grows, so does AgCenter research, outreach

As Louisiana’s sugarcane acreage expands, farmers and scientists are learning more about how the crop performs outside of its traditional growing area. They’re particularly interested in finding varieties that do well under the unique environmental conditions of the sugarcane belt’s northern and western fringes, where...

American Sugar Cane League adds funds to scholarship to honor late agronomist Windell Jackson

Windell Jackson In four decades as an agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League, Windell Jackson had a profound impact on the Louisiana sugarcane industry. Jackson died in March at the age of 74. To honor his contributions to the industry, the League recently added...

Sugar factory operators hear updates on research

(04/11/22) ST. GABRIEL, La. — The LSU AgCenter and the American Sugar Cane League sponsored an annual informational seminar on sugar factory operations at the AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel on March 31. In addition to an overview of the processing of the...

Economy, technology take center stage at annual sugarcane meeting

Allison Crittenden, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau, discusses labor shortages and costs at the annual joint meeting of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists and the American Sugar League, which took place on Feb. 7 to 9 in Baton Rouge....

LSU AgCenter hires agronomist for sugarcane, soybeans

Andre Reis is the new sugarcane and soybean agronomist for the LSU AgCenter. He will be conducting research trials at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center on the LSU Alexandria campus and at the Iberia Research Station near Jeanerette. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter...

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