2021 Sugarcane Variety Update – Dr. Michael Pontif, LSU AgCenter
LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Dr. Michael Pontif talks about the newly-released commercial sugarcane varieties that are available to the Louisiana sugarcane industry.
There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.
LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Dr. Michael Pontif talks about the newly-released commercial sugarcane varieties that are available to the Louisiana sugarcane industry.
Here's a photo gallery from the 2021 LSU AgCenter Lafourche-Terrebonne Sugarcane Field Day.
Photos from the 2021 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane 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…
Here is the photo gallery from the 51st Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day, July 13, 2021. Photos by Sam Irwin.
The LSU AgCenter hosted the Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day in Napoleonville yesterday. It was the 51st time local farmers, researchers and others connected to the Louisiana sugarcane industry have gathered to learn about the latest in sugarcane research in…
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating announced the company is evaluating Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant. The planned production facility would produce biomass fuel pellets made from residual sugarcane…
America’s sugar supply chain proved resilient in the face of immense challenges in 2019 and 2020, in large part due to the stability provided by U.S. farm and trade policies, the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) stated in a report submitted…
In yet another sign that our society is inching back to a pre-pandemic “normal,” the LSU AgCenter hosted a sugarcane field day in Pointe Coupee Parish the first week of June. It was the first in-person field day for sugarcane…
The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ASSCT), will hold its 50th annual joint meeting June 15-16 online. Researchers and industry experts will give presentations beginning at 8:30 a.m. June 15 covers topics ranging from sucrose content to management of…
Louisiana sugarcane's fall advertising campaign is taking shape. Here's the "long form" video that will be featured on social media in 2021.