The American Sugar Cane League presented the LSU AgCenter with a check for an endowed chair in sugar production at the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists recently (Feb. 5-7). Pictured are Rogers Leonard, AgCenter associate vice…
(01/31/18) NAPOLEONVILLE, La. — Louisiana sugarcane farmers just finished a memorable year — one that saw them harvesting cane on a rare snow day in December and set a record for the most sugar produced in state history. By Olivia McClure. LSU AgCenter Farmers are now…
For Thibodaux resident Lester Gravois, sugar cane isn’t just a job but a passion. His father grew the crop, and he started farming right after high school. Now 95 years old, Gravois can often be found in the field. “I do what I feel like doing, and usually going…
(11/14/17) NEW IBERIA, La. — The 2017 Louisiana sugarcane crop is meeting expectations as the harvest approaches the halfway point. “Tonnage is good, and sugar recovery is good,” said LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois. “For both of…
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…
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….
We are excited to officially announce the launch of the new American Sugar Cane League website and logo: https://www.amscl.org/ The updated site features a modernized design and a more user-friendly structure, making it easier to find information, stay informed and…
When Dr. Matt Foster steps into a sugarcane field, he’s not just checking rows of cane, he is on the lookout for anything that might threaten the crop that defines South Louisiana. Foster grew up in Vidalia, Louisiana, where his first job in agriculture was working…
Each year, sugarcane and sugarbeet farmers, millers and refiners set aside their daily work, swap their muddy boots for dress shoes and step into the historic halls of Capitol Hill. Again, this year the American Sugar Cane League joined forces with the American Sugar…