BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An agriculture expert says this year’s Louisiana sugarcane crop had great growing conditions although Hurricane Francine’s strong winds damaged some crops. An estimated ...

With soil temperatures hovering above freezing, farmers hope to avoid root damage while preparing for potential cold snaps ahead.

The sugar cane industry, while producing a $4.2 billion annual economic impact in Louisiana, creates tons of waste product every year. What to do with that waste has long been a problem for sugar ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Louisiana’s sugarcane industry is celebrating a strong season with record sugar production after previous droughts impacted yields. The mill in St. Martin Parish ...

It’s planting season for sugarcane farmers in Louisiana as they replenish fields that are older than three years and no longer yielding as much sugar. When President Donald Trump said he wanted ...

Louisiana sugarcane farmers acknowledge they depend greatly on migrant workers from Mexico to plant and harvest their crops. (Photo by Olivia Perillo/The Current) In the late summer heat, the hours ...

LSU AgCenter researchers have confirmed the presence of a new invasive insect in Louisiana sugarcane fields. The pasture mealybug was detected in Vermilion and Iberia parishes late last year, raising ...