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2021 Louisiana Sugarcane Winter Meeting: Sugarcane Crop Summary 2020 Part 2
Sugarcane Crop Summary 2020 Part 2 with Dr. Kenneth Gravois
Kenneth Gravois: Sweet Success of Sugarcane
Researchers have been conducting sugarcane research in Louisiana for over a hundred years. Sugarcane is a $1 billion industry in Louisiana and AgCenter-developed varieties that produce well in the state's temperate climate has contributed to industry economic success. Kenneth Graovis: Sweet Success of Sugarcane TweetFacebook
Success of La. sugarcane industry depends on cane varieties
LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Collins Kimbeng, left, and sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois, right, hold a tray of sugarcane seedlings at the AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel on April 12, 2019. In parishes across south Louisiana, fall signals the start of “grinding season” —...
Podcast of 2020 LSU AgCenter Virtual Sugarcane Field Tour Available
Ken Gravois, LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Podcasts of the various talks by LSU AgCenter sugarcane researchers at the 2020 Virtual Sugarcane Field Day are now available in podcast form at LaCane.buzzsprout.com/ and other podcasting platforms. Because of pandemic restrictions, the LSU AgCenter hosted its sugarcane...
LSU AgCenter Ripenener Recommendations 2020
Dr. Al Ogeron and Dr. Kenneth Gravois fo the LSU AgCenter have put together a sugarcane ripener recommendation package. Chemical ripeners for sugarcane in Louisiana provide an important benefit. When properly applied, ripeners can maximize recoverable sugar and minimize cane yield (tonnage) losses. Read the...
Jim Simon at the Virtual LSU AgCenter Field Day 2020
Jim Simon of the American Sugar Cane League provides an update on issues related to the Louisiana sugar industry for the 2020 LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Virtual Field Day. Additional information associated with the field day can be found at www.lsuagcenter.com/sugarcanefieldday. Jim Simon of the American...
Sugarcane Virtual Field Day 2020
The threat of the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the way sugarcane researchers conduct the annual informational field days. The presentations the researchers present on the field tours have been moved to the Internet and you can watch the results of their work online at your...
LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station Virtual Field Tour Set For July 15
The 2020 field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station will be a statewide event held online only because of the challenges caused by the ongoing pandemic. Internet presentations by sugarcane researchers and invited guests will be available for viewing starting July 15 at...
2020 Sugarcane Crop Off To A Good Start
A plot of experimental sugarcane varieties at the LSU AgCenter sugarcane research farm in St. Gabriel, La. (Sam Irwin photo) The LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist said farmers are pleased with the progress of the current crop. By Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter Kenneth Gravois said farmers...
Dr. Ken Gravois: 2019 Sugarcane Variety Freeze Evaluation
Dr. Kenneth Gravois, sugarcane specialist of the LSU AgCenter, presented this assessment of cold tolerance in sugarcane for the 2019 Louisiana sugarcane crop. This video is also available as a podcast at the Buzzsprout Louisiana Sugarcane News hosting site as well as other podcasting platforms....
