Hurrican Laura Archives - American Sugar Cane League

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Laura’s impact on sugarcane minimal

September 10, 2020
Sam Irwin
ASCL Press Release

Wind-damaged sugarcane near Grosse Tete. Photo by Olivia McClure, LSU AgCenter. Sugarcane farmers and millers held their collective breath last month when a double whammy of hurricanes threatened Louisiana. By Jim Simon Manager, American Sugar Cane League Hurricane Marco was a bust, but Hurricane Laura...

Wagons used for harvesting sugarcane sit on high ground surrounded by floodwaters from Hurricane Laura near New Iberia, Louisiana. Photo by Bruce Schultz/LSU AgCenter 08/28/20) SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA —Although definitive results won’t be available for a few days, the effects on agriculture appear to be less...