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LSU AgCenter hires agronomist for sugarcane, soybeans

Andre Reis is the new sugarcane and soybean agronomist for the LSU AgCenter. He will be conducting research trials at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center on the LSU Alexandria campus and at the Iberia Research Station near Jeanerette. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter...

Keith Dugas: Farming Because He Loves It

October 29, 2021
Sam Irwin
Press Releases, Sugar News

Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas of Assumption Parish loves farming. He loves everything about it. He remembers watching his father, the late Lloyd Dugas, on the tractor and he couldn’t wait for his turn. “My father came from a family of ten...

AgCenter hosts Assumption Parish sugarcane field day

(10/27/21) NAPOLEONVILLE, La. — The LSU AgCenter hosted a sugarcane field day at Dugas Farm, Inc. on Oct. 20 in Assumption Parish. The field day was supported by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation. The Taylor Foundation awarded a grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund...

LSU AgCenter assessing damage from Hurricane Ida, injury to agriculture could be extensive

Downed cane along River Road in West Baton Rouge Parish following Hurricane Ida. The cane looks to be compromised but it is capable of righting itself and will be harvested with little to no loss. Photo by Sam Irwin/American Sugar Cane League (09/02/21) BATON ROUGE,...

Waguespack, Gravois, Falgoust honored by St. James sugarcane industry

The St. James Agricultural Tour committee named Herman Waguespack Jr of Thibodaux as the 59th recipient of the Kermit Coulon Sr. Outstanding Service Award. Waguespack is the research director of the American Sugar Cane League and has served the Louisiana sugarcane industry for more than...

Wet weather, new varieties highlight discussions at Acadiana sugarcane field days

08/02/21) Jeanerette, La. — The story of the past two years in Louisiana sugarcane production has been a tale of two very different seasons for farmers. by Derek Albert, LSU AgCenter After tallying a bumper harvest from late September through mid-January, many producers may have...

Sugarcane research helps produce new varieties

Dr.Collins Kimbeng, LSU AgCenter sugarcane plant breeder A rainy spring and summer across south Louisiana have slowed the growth of this year’s sugarcane crop just as the planting season is about to begin. Some good news for growers is that they will have two new...

Photo Gallery: 2021 Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion Sugarcane Field Day

July 28, 2021
Sam Irwin
Video

Images from the 2021 LSU AgCenter Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion Sugarcane Field Day. TweetFacebook

In-person sugarcane field day returns with new varieties

(07/27/21) ST. GABRIEL, La. — Two newly released sugarcane varieties took center stage at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station’s first live field day since 2019 after the coronavirus pandemic forced a virtual version last year. by V. Todd Miller, LSU AgCenter Attendees of the...

2021 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day – St. Gabriel Photo Gallery

July 21, 2021
Sam Irwin
Video

Photos from the 2021 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day.

St. Martin/Lafayette/St. Landry/Acadia Sugarcane Field Day set for July 16

July 15, 2021
Sam Irwin
LSU AgCenter

Sugarcane growers in the St. Martin, Lafayette, St. Landry, Acadia parish area are invited to a July 16 sugarcane field day at the LASUCA Sugar Mill, 6029 LA 347 in St. Martinville at 2 p.m. Field tour topics will cover sugarcane variety updates from sugarcane...

Assumption Parish holds 51st cane field day

American Sugar Cane League agronomist Wilson Judice discusses row top fertilizing. The LSU AgCenter hosted the Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day in Napoleonville yesterday. It was the 51st time local farmers, researchers and others connected to the Louisiana sugarcane industry have gathered to learn about...

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