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.
LSU named Matt Lee as Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Lee has been serving as the Interim Vice President and Dean since August 2022. “Matt’s leadership has already yielded positive results for the AgCenter and the College of Agriculture, and his guidance in terms of…
The faculty of the LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute won multiple awards and honors at the 31st International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress in Hyderabad, India in March 2023. Awards can act as a barometer and prove that the institute’s work has merit, said Gillian Eggleston, director of the institute, who presented research findings and received a prestigious…
The annual meetings of the American Sugar Cane League and the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Louisiana Division held Feb. 6 to 8 at L’Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge featured growers, scientists and millers from throughout the state. Al Orgeron, LSU AgCenter sugarcane pest management specialist, said it’s a win for all when the two groups…
Louisiana sugarcane farmers have produced a record amount of sugar this year, but three days of hard freezing temperatures at Christmas created issues for the crop still left in the field. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has this report from Iberia Parish. Video report by Craig Gautreaux
Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses cover crops at the Sugarcane Model Farm in Napoleonville, La.; September 20, 2022.
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.
(08/15/2022) ERATH, La. — Across Louisiana’s southern sugar belt, producers were given sneak peeks at new sugarcane varieties and developing crop management technologies at a series of sugarcane field days held throughout the LSU AgCenter’s Southwest region in late July. On July 28, growers from Vermilion, Iberia and St. Mary Parishes gathered here in Erath. On July 22, Acadia,…
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 crop in nine months so the development of varieties that grow quickly and produce…
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 winters are colder and freeze damage to the tropical plant is a concern. By…
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).
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.
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.
