(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…
In Louisiana, sugarcane isn’t just a crop, it is part of who we are. And this summer, the people who grow it, grind it and study it will come together once again for a tradition that keeps this industry strong: field days. Hosted by the United States Department of…
Dr. Al Ogeron and Dr. Kenneth Gravois fo the LSU AgCenter have put together a sugarcane ripener recommendation package. Chemical ripeners for sugarcane in Louisiana provide an important benefit. When properly applied, ripeners can maximize recoverable sugar and…
(07/27/18) JEANERETTE, La. — An LSU AgCenter field day for Iberia, St. Mary and Vermilion parish sugarcane farmers on July 26 placed an emphasis on methods of improving soil health. Story by Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter associate vice…
After a lengthy search, the LSU AgCenter has named Gillian Eggleston director of the Audubon Sugar Institute. The institute, located in St. Gabriel, is a research facility that also offers educational programs for the sugarcane industry. Eggleston will begin her new…
In an area considered the northernmost point in the world for growing sugarcane, the Bain family has been raising the sweet stuff for four generations. “We are doing the impossible here,” said Sterling Bain Jr., the oldest sibling in the Bain family….
Representatives from Louisiana sugarcane mills heard results from researchers at the LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute during a factory operations seminar at the AgCenter Sugar Research Station on April 26. Each spring, researchers from the institute provide the…
(12/07/17) BATON ROUGE, La. — Benjamin Legendre devoted his career to Louisiana’s sugarcane industry. Legendre, who passed away in July, spent more than 30 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma. He…