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.
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.
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
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…
After escaping Hurricane Barry with minimal damage, the Louisiana sugarcane crop seems to be on track for another successful harvest. Barry, a Category 1 hurricane that made landfall July 13 near Vermilion Bay, delivered anywhere from 3 to 14 inches of rain across the sugarcane belt in south Louisiana. Story by Olivia McClure, LSU AgCenter “We were pretty dry,…
The LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station will host its 35th annual sugarcane field day on July 19.Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the station, with field tours starting at 9 a.m. An indoor program will begin at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon.Topics to be covered during the field tours include sugarcane variety development, insect pest management, disease…
