Field Days: Where Research Meets the Row
Sugarcane field days have long been a summer tradition across Louisiana’s cane belt, providing growers an opportunity to see research firsthand and hear directly from scientists, extension specialists and fellow farmers. Six years ago, leaders in Pointe Coupee…
Louisiana Emerges as Nation’s Leading Sugarcane-Producing State Despite Industry Challenges
New Orleans – Louisiana’s sugar industry continues to demonstrate its resilience and economic importance, now being recognized as the nation’s leading sugarcane-producing state despite ongoing challenges from labor shortages, global market pressures,…
Farm Machinery Committee Report
By: Wilson Judice, Senior Agronomist, American Sugar Cane League The Farm Machinery Committee of The American Sugar Cane League met on May 6, 2026. Four main topics were presented and discussed by the committee. Jason Buss – John Deere The first presentation was by…
Finding a Window in a Dry Season
For much of the spring, Louisiana was feeling the strain of drought. For many farmers, the lack of rain made an already challenging planting season even tougher, especially for crops that depend on timely moisture to get established. In some cases, fields planted just…
LSU AgCenter Announces Sugarcane Summer Field Days Schedule
The LSU AgCenter has released its 2026 schedule of sugarcane summer field days along with the dates of conferences and other meetings. Field days are held in every area of the cane belt and give growers and other members of the industry the opportunity to learn about…
Dates Announced for 2026 International Sugar Institutes in Thibodaux
Nicholls State University, Office of Continuing Education offers two cane sugar institutes each year during the summer. They include the International Sugar Cane Refiners’ Institute, which began in 1978, and the International Raw Cane Sugar Manufacturers’ Institute,…
From Field Calls to Field Solutions
In Louisiana’s sugarcane fields right now, not everything is picture perfect. As the weather warms and the crop begins to green, some farmers are seeing something they don’t like; shoots that should be thriving instead dying back. Not across every field, not in every…
Boots on the Ground
By the time this column reaches you, most of our growers will be back in the fields, watching that first green push through the soil. Pre-emergent spraying will be underway. Ruts will be worked. Equipment will be checked and rechecked. It will be all hands-on deck….
Louisiana Ag Hall of Distinction Inducts Three New Members
BATON ROUGE, La. — By: Kenneth Gautreaux, LSU AgCenter A forester, a former LSU AgCenter administrator with an entomological background and an advocate for Louisiana’s sugarcane industry were inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction. The induction…