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Sugar mill officials hear research results from grinding season

(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 sugar mill management teams with their latest research findings, which are helpful in the mills’ operations.Story by Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenterPhoto -…

Sugarcane harvest grinds to a successful halt

The 2018 Louisiana sugarcane harvest resulted in record yield in terms of tonnage but a reduced sugar recovery from last year.By Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter "When it’s all said and done, we should make the same amount of sugar, which was a record last year,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. The grinding season usually ends in early…

Louisiana sugarcane producers wrapping up grinding season

Louisiana Sugar Refining creates LSU College of Agriculture scholarship

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 people to go to LSU and study agriculture, and it can benefit our industry down the line,” Faucheux…

Farm bill mostly beneficial for Louisiana producers

(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 that a farm bill has been enacted the same year…

Even with difficult harvest, La. sugarcane could set new record

(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 record crop we had last year.” Sugar recovery so far is not as good as last year, but…

Cover crops featured at sugarcane field day

(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 president, said the importance of soil health is being stressed to help farmers increase their production, and cover…

Sugar institute names new director

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 role on June 1. She previously was a research chemist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research…

New sugarcane variety released for 2018 planting

(05/31/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Through the joint efforts of the LSU AgCenter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Sugar Cane League, a new sugarcane variety called L 11-183 has been released for the 2018 planting season. AgCenter sugarcane breeder Collins Kimbeng said the new variety has positive and negative attributes. "As for the desirable traits, L…

Bain family donation to benefit sugarcane research

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. "There shouldn’t be cane this far north.”Story by Tobie Blanchard, LSU AgCenter Bain said his family can…

Sugar mill officials hear about lates AgCenter research results

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 sugar mill management teams their latest research findings that are helpful in the mills’ operations. Photo: Dr. Sonny Viator, LSU AgCenter…

League endows LSU AgCenter chair in sugar production

The American Sugar Cane League presented the LSU AgCenter with a check for an endowed chair in sugar production at the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists recently (Feb. 5-7). Pictured are Rogers Leonard, AgCenter associate vice president; Jim Simon, general manager of the American Sugar Cane League; Lindsey Fussell, AgCenter senior director of development;…

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