(07/27/21) ST. GABRIEL, La. — Two newly released sugarcane varieties took center stage at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station’s first live field day since 2019 after the coronavirus pandemic forced a virtual version last year. by V. Todd Miller, LSU AgCenter…
There was great concern among Louisiana sugarcane farmers that the record cold temperatures at Mardi Gras would cause significant damage. It doesn’t appear the crop suffered any long-term effect from the freeze, but a cool, wet March and April has limited growth….
In parishes across south Louisiana, fall signals the start of “grinding season” — the time when farmers harvest their sugarcane crop and carry it to one of 11 mills where it is processed into raw sugar and molasses. Most of the cane that makes its way to these mills…
(09/03/20) BATON ROUGE, La. — One week after Hurricane Laura came ashore, Louisiana’s sugarcane crop is still showing some signs of the storm, but the damage is not as extensive as feared as Laura approached the state. By Kenneth Gautreaux, LSU AgCenter “We did have…
Chad Hanks can sum up this sugarcane growing season rather succinctly. “Unprecedented,” Hanks said as he stood in a sugarcane field in Lafayette Parish. The field Hanks was in had cane that was barely 3 feet tall when it should have been 7 to 9 feet tall. Conditions…
LSU named Matt Lee as Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Lee has been serving as the Interim Vice President and Dean since August 2022. “Matt’s leadership has already yielded…
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 son of a…
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…
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,…