Land Leveling 2023
Videographer Al Maclean gives us this aerial shot of land leveling operations in Louisiana sugarcane fields.
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Herbicide Resistance in Louisiana Sugar Production
Ali Wright, USDA research agronomist in Houma, La., discusses herbicide resistance in Louisiana sugarcane production at the 2023 winter meeting of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists and the American Sugar Cane League.
2022 Christmas Freeze Factory Perspective
A summation of the research by Harold Birkett & Jeanie Stein of the Audubon Sugar Institute on the Christmas freeze of 2022 and how it affected sugar production in Louisiana sugar mills. Birkett made the presentation at the winter meeting…
Row Spacing & the Use of Plant-Available Water in Louisiana Sugarcane Cultivation
Patrick Ellsworth reviews his research on row spacing and the use of plant-available water in sugarcane cultivation in water-abundant Louisiana at the winter meeting of the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists and American Sugar Cane League.
Microbial Contaminants Found in Louisiana Sugarcane Factories
Gillian Bruni of the USDA-ARS, SRRC in New Orleans presents the research done by her and Qi Yunci, Thomas Klasson, Isabel Lima and Evan Terrell at the winter meeting of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists in Baton Rouge.
2022 Christmas Freeze – Field Perspective
LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Ken Gravois discusses the 2022 Christmas freeze event at the 2023 winter meeting of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists and American Sugar Cane League in Baton Rouge.
Crystal Elongation & Molasses Problems in the 2022 Louisiana Sugarcane Grinding Season
Dr. Gillian Eggleston of the Audubon Sugar Institute at the LSU AgCenter talks about Crystal Elongation & Molasses Problems in the 2022 Louisiana Sugarcane Grinding Season at the 2023 winter meeting of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists and…
Spray Drones: Lessons Learned in 2022
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses the lessons learned in 2022 with spray drones in agricultural applications at the joint meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists in Baton Rouge…
Sugarcane Fertility Update for 2023
Dr. Rich Johnson of the USDA/ARS in Houma reports on his collaborative work with Dr. Brenda Tubana of the LSU AgCenter at a grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in February 2023.
Collaboration key to Louisiana sugarcane success
American Sugar Cane League director Jim Simon speaks at the 100th annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League on February 7, 2023
Louisiana is the top sugarcane state for 2022
American Sugar Cane League director Jim Simon reported that the Louisiana sugarcane industry produced more than two million tons of raw sugar in 2022 for the first time ever and is now the number one cane sugar-producing state in the…
Crushing Cane at a Louisiana Sugar Mill
Sugarcane is crushed by a series of rollers at a Louisiana sugarcane mill to extract the cane juice used to make sugar. Like these videos of the Louisiana sugarcane industry? Follow us on TikTok at louisianasugarcane.
