In 2020, Louisiana sugarcane growers produced more than two million tons of sugar, a new record for any year, but especially amazing during a pandemic. In April of this year, the LSU AgCenter released two new sugarcane varieties, 885 and 267. Both of these facts…
Dr. Jeff Hoy, resident manager of the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station said the AgCenter has created a Facebook page specifically for the research farm’s sugarcane work. The url for the page is www.facebook.com/LSUAgCenterSugarResearchStation/.
Seedling planting 2021 American Sugar Cane League agronomists team up with variety breeding researchers at the USDA and LSU AgCenter sugarcane farms to place parent plants in special greenhouses to flower for pollination and seed production. Those seeds are planted at…
In south Louisiana, the sugarcane grows high, and the heritage of the sugarcane industry runs deep. For nearly 130 years, generations of Louisiana sugar workers have refined raw sugar at the Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR) refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana. The American…
LSU AgCenter weed scientist Al Orgeron has been named the Benjamin L. Legendre Sr. Sugar Heritage American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Professor. Orgeron, an associate professor and integrated pest management specialist with the LSU AgCenter, is the first…
From September 2020 through January 2021, folks in Louisiana’s sugarcane belt watched what seemed to be an endless parade of cane trucks hauling sugarcane to the mills. Ultimately, the trucks delivered 16.5 million tons of bulk cane to the state’s 11 sugar mills….
More than 60 hours of subfreezing temperatures, including lows in the mid- to lower teens in the northern region of the Louisiana sugarcane belt, has many growers concerned about the effects it will have on next year’s crop. LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth…
Pecan Pie: A Louisiana Classic! This recipe on the side of the Steen’s Pure Cane Syrup label has been a Bayou State favorite for generations. It combines two Louisiana staples, cane syrup and pecans! You can’t go wrong with this holiday classic. 1/4 cup…
The holiday season is always a great time to have fun in the kitchen. Here’s an old-timey candy favorite in the vintage cookbook “From the Sugar Bowl: A collection of Cajun Recipes From Louisiana Sugar Families & Their Friends.” The ingredients…