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.
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 convenience. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PRESENTATIONS
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 www.LSUAgCenter.com/sugarcanefieldday. Viewers will be able to watch the presentations later on YouTube. “We intend…
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 have benefitted from favorable weather and good growing conditions since planting last summer and fall. “The best thing for the 2020 crop happened in November and December with a relatively dry harvest season for…
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. It's also available at the LouisianaSugarcane YouTube channel.
Dr. Jeff Hoy of the LSU AgCenter speaks on sugarcane plant disease and billet planting at the January 27, 2020 Assumption Parish growers meeting. An audio podcast of the talk is available at the Louisiana Sugarcane News podcast site and other prodcasting service sites.
Dr. Ken Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist, talks about the 2019 harvest at the January 27, 2020 sugarcane grower meeting in Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana. An audio podcast of this video presentation is available at Louisiana Sugarcane News Podcast and other podcasting platforms
Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist, said the muddy 2018 harvest affected the recent sugarcane crop with reduced cane tonnage. “It was a light crop,” Gravois said. “Anytime you have a muddy harvest in the previous year, you have a hangover effect into the next year.” The average yield was 30 tons per acre statewide, compared to 39…
(09/11/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter has appointed Jeff Hoy as the new resident coordinator at its Sugar Research Station at St. Gabriel. Hoy, who is a plant pathologist, has been employed by the AgCenter for the past 35 years. He said in this new position, 40% of his time will be dedicated to the administration duties…
(09/17/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Sugarcane and the Gay family are intertwined with the landscape of south Louisiana. Since the 1850s, the family has farmed the area, with sugarcane being the dominant crop. In order to keep this industry viable, the Gay family is endowing a second professorship and creating an internship for work in sugarcane variety development. The…
Commercially grown sugarcane in Louisiana is a large grass with a complex genetic background derived from four different species within the genus Saccharum. The stalks of sugarcane store sucrose, which has pleased the palate of humankind for countless generations. By Ken Gravois The temperate climate for growing sugarcane in Louisiana differs from most other areas because sugarcane is a…
JEANERETTE, La. — Sugarcane growers heard from several experts on growing the crop during LSU AgCenter field days in St. Martinville and Jeanerette recently (July 19 and 23). Atticus Finger, sugarcane breeder for the American Sugar Cane League, and Michael Pontif, LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder, talked about two new varieties of cane: L 12-201 and Ho 12-615. By Bruce…
ST. GABRIEL — In a sense, two new sugar cane varieties announced at a public gathering this week were more than a century years in the making. The crossbred cane, developed at LSU's sugar research station in St. Gabriel and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's station in Houma, started as experimental seedlings among thousands of others years ago. Long-sought…
