Podcast: Producer Keith Dugas on Fertilizing Techniques
Sugarcane producer Keith Dugas discusses ways to reduce fertilizing inputs at the July 2022 Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day
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Dr. Gravois on 2022 Variety Choices
LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Dr. Kenneth Gravois speaks to growers at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day - July 13, 2022.
Honey, would you pass the sugar? Patrick Frischhertz: 7 generations of sugarcane farming in Louisiana
Plaquemine sugarcane farmer Patrick Frischhertz visited with Open Field Radio to record this engaging podcast. He represents seven generations of farming at St. Louis Plantation in Iberville Parish. Listen to the podcast.
Solar regulations pending
Solar panels in West Baton Rouge Parish The United States wants to be a leader in clean energy and energy providers are looking at alternate ways to deliver power to their customers. Instead of drilling in the ground searching for oil, the energy industry is...
Seedcane Application
A plot of experimental sugarcane varieties at the LSU AgCenter sugarcane research farm in St. Gabriel, La. Click here for Seedcane Application for Varieties HoL 15-508 and L 15-306 Deadline to Submit: August 1, 2022 Price: $60 per ton ($59 paid to the Secondary...
Charley Richard shares a lifetime of sugar knowledge, from cane and beets
Charley Richard Few people know both sugarcane and sugarbeets as well as Charley Richard (pronounced Ree-shard) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who works in both the beet and cane side of the American sugar industry. Roughly half of sugar grown in the United States comes from...
Sugarcane Field Days and Lauden-Jackson Scholarship
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...
Lacour is Co-Op Leader of the Year
Sugarcane grower George Lacour of Morganza was recognized as the "Co-Op Leader of the Year" by the Louisiana Council of Farmer Cooperatives.Lacour received the recognition at the 2022 LSU AgCenter Pointe Coupee Parish Sugarcane Field Day. Pictured is Lennie Waguespack, Lacour and Clay Hebert. Sugarcane...
Producing Sugar Sustainably on Earth Day, and Every Day
Keith Dugas Earth Day is a day to celebrate our planet and bring awareness to the part that we all play in making the world a more sustainable place. As stewards of the land, sugar farmers have been investing in a healthier planet for generations....
Sugar factory operators hear updates on research
(04/11/22) ST. GABRIEL, La. — The LSU AgCenter and the American Sugar Cane League sponsored an annual informational seminar on sugar factory operations at the AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel on March 31. In addition to an overview of the processing of the...
Raw Sugar Factories Success Means Stronger Cane Industry
The sugarcane industry has remained sustainable in Louisiana for more than 200 years. Thanks to progressive attitudes among the cane producers and millers who banded together in 1922 to form the American Sugar Cane League, the industry has expanded to record acreage, tonnage and raw...
Retired League Agronomist Windell Jackson Memorialized
Windell Jackson Windell Jackson, a retired agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League (ASCL), has died. Windell retired in 2014 as the senior agronomist with the ASCL after 41 years of service. He was first mentioned in the Sugar Bulletin on May 15, 1973 as...
