Taking the place of a 40-year veteran of the Louisiana sugarcane industry is no small task, so when LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Andre Gama replaced longtime researcher Jeff Hoy, he knew he had big shoes to fill. Due to his extensive travels, Gama’s own shoes were…
(09/17/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Sugarcane and the Gay family are intertwined with the landscape of south Louisiana. Since the 1850s, the family has farmed the area, with sugarcane being the dominant crop. In order to keep this industry viable, the Gay family is endowing…
(04/16/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Each spring, representatives from Louisiana sugarcane mills hear results from researchers at the LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute. During the factory operations seminar on April 11, researchers from the institute provided the…
Louisiana Sugar Refining LLC is establishing a scholarship in the LSU College of Agriculture. General manager and CEO Larry Faucheux said his company sees the scholarship as a way to help the next generation of their potential employees. “This will allow young…
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,…
In Louisiana, we have many seasons. There is summer, of course, which seems to last all year sometimes. Then there’s football season, duck hunting season, Mardi Gras and crawfish season. In the Louisiana sugarcane agricultural world, we are entering into the field day…
Sugarcane growers in the St. Martin, Lafayette, St. Landry, Acadia parish area are invited to a July 16 sugarcane field day at the LASUCA Sugar Mill, 6029 LA 347 in St. Martinville at 2 p.m. Field tour topics will cover sugarcane variety updates from sugarcane…
(12/19/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Last week, both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed the 2018 farm bill with strong bipartisan support. The bill passed the Senate on an 87-13 vote and passed the House by a vote of 386-47. This is the first time since 1990…
(11/12/18) NEW IBERIA, La. — The 2018 Louisiana sugarcane crop has the potential to set a record if weather conditions are favorable. “We have a tremendously good crop out there,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. “We could beat the…