Cover Crops – Dr. Al Orgeron
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses cover crops at the Sugarcane Model Farm in Napoleonville, La.; September 20, 2022. Covder Crops - Dr. Al Orgeron TweetFacebook
You've found Sugarcane in the News, the home of the official American Sugar Cane League press releases and other news stories about the sugar industry. In this section you will find links to the Sugar News, our email newsletter about the the people who have made sugarcane the Louisiana's number one crop for more than two centuries. You can sign up to receive the Sugar News in your mailbox here.
There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.
Check back frequently to stay up to date on breaking news, legislative issues and other important information about the sugar industry.
Water Quality Monitoring, Soil Respiration, Water Infiltration
Dr. Lisa Fultz, LSU AgCenter Soil Microbiologist; Dr. Donna Gentry, Louisiana Master Farmer Program and James Hendrix, LSU AgCenter Associate Area Agent, discuss soil at the Sugarcane Model Farm in Napoleonville, La. September 20, 2022. Water Quality Monitoring, Soil Respiration, Water Infiltration TweetFacebook
SW Region sugarcane field days highlight new varieties, emerging technologies
American Sugarcane League agronomist Wilson Judice outlines the characteristics of two new sugarcane varieties at a sugarcane field day held in Erath on July 30. The two varieties were developed by the LSU AgCenter and the USDA-ARS in Houma. Photos by Derek Albert/LSU AgCenter (08/15/2022)...
Sugarcane Field Days and Lauden-Jackson Scholarship
As July rolls around, Louisiana’s sugarcane “grand growth stage” is well underway. In tropical regions, the grand growth stage can last for five to eight months, but Louisiana’s sugar producers don’t have the luxury of a long growing season. We must produce our commercial cane...
As La. sugarcane belt grows, so does AgCenter research, outreach
As Louisiana’s sugarcane acreage expands, farmers and scientists are learning more about how the crop performs outside of its traditional growing area. They’re particularly interested in finding varieties that do well under the unique environmental conditions of the sugarcane belt’s northern and western fringes, where...
PODCAST: Basic Breeding’s Impact on Commercial Sugarcane Variety Releases
PODCAST: Dr. Ann Hale of the USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma, La. talks about the Louisiana sugarcane breeding program at the joint meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists in Baton Rouge (Februrary 2022). TweetFacebook
PODCAST: Ag Labor and Immigration Update
PODCAST: Allison Crittenden, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation, discusses ag labor and immigration at the joint meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists in Baton Rouge on February 8, 2022. TweetFacebook
Ag Labor and Immigration Update
Allison Crittenden, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation, discusses ag labor and immigration at the joint meeting of the American Sugar Cane League and American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists in Baton Rouge on February 8, 2022. Ag Labor and Immigration...
Economy, technology take center stage at annual sugarcane meeting
Allison Crittenden, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau, discusses labor shortages and costs at the annual joint meeting of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists and the American Sugar League, which took place on Feb. 7 to 9 in Baton Rouge....
Dr. Al Orgeron on Weed Control in Sugarcane 2022
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses weed control in sugarcane in a video slideshow at a February 2022 grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, La. TweetFacebook
Dr. Al Orgeron on Weed Control in Sugarcane 2022
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses weed control in sugarcane at a February 2022 grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, La. The video of this podcast is also available HERE..
Dr. Ken Gravois 2021-22 Sugarcane Crop Review
Dr. Ken Gravois of the LSU AgCenter presents a review of the 2021-22 Louisiana sugarcane at a grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, La. On February 1, 2022. An audio podcast of the presentation is available at LaCane podcast. TweetFacebook
