2022 Entomology Update
Entomologist Blake Wilson discusses insect pests at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day in St. Gabriel, La. Watch the video or listen to the audio by clicking on the audio player below.
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USDA Agricultural Research Service Leads Sugarcane Research & Variety Development
The United State Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and its Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma, La. has been leading sugarcane research and variety development using breeding, genomics, precision ag techniques, integrated pest management, soil science and plant physiology for…
Best Management Practices in Sugarcane Production Field Day set for Sept. 20
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SUGARCANE PRODUCTION FIELD DAY September 20, 2022 Sugarcane Model Farm Dugas Farm Inc., Napoleonville, LA
The Future of Food: Farmers Are the Vanguard
I heard food futurist Jack Bobo speak at the 37th annual International Sugar Symposium in Vail, Colorado in early August. The definition of a food futurist is not someone who predicts the future of our food systems but one who…
VIDEO PODCAST: Sugarcane Billet Planting 2022 – Part 1
Dr. Jeff Hoy of the LSU AgCenter talks about billet planting at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane field day at the LSU Sugarcane Research Farm in St. Gabriel, La.
VIDEO: Sugarcane Billet Planting 2022 – Part 2
Agronomist Herman Waguespack Jr of the American Sugar Cane League talks billet planting at the 2022 LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day at the Sugarcane Research Farm in St. Gabriel, La.
PODCAST: Sugarcane Billet Planting 2022- Part 2
Agronomist Herman Waguespack Jr of the American Sugar Cane League talks billet planting at the 2022 LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day at the Sugarcane Research Farm in St. Gabriel, La. DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST
USDA Under Secretary: Opportunity for U.S. Agriculture to be Hero on Climate Change
America’s farmers have an opportunity to be “a real hero in our ability to address climate change” through improvements in productivity and climate-smart practices, but a successful climate program “has to work for agriculture.” That was the message shared by…
VIDEO: Drones and Weed Control in Louisiana Sugarcane
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses the use of drones for weed control and other applications in Louisiana sugarcane at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day in St. Gabriel, La. (A video of this presentation is available…
PODCAST: Drones and Weed Control in Louisiana Sugarcane
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses the use of drones for weed control and other applications in Louisiana sugarcane at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day in St. Gabriel, La. (A video of this presentation is available…
Podcast: Producer Keith Dugas on Fertilizing Techniques
Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas discusses ways to reduce fertilizing inputs at the July 2022 Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day
Producer Keith Dugas on Fertilizing Techniques
Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas discusses ways to reduce fertilizing inputs at the July 2022 Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day
