Heavy rainfall hit the Louisiana sugar cane industry this fall, slowing down the harvesting process and reducing crop yields. Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Patricia and additional storms dumped ...

Sugarcane burning has been around for decades. And according to the LSU Ag Center Research and Extension website, burning of sugarcane cuts the overall cost of production, reduces the wear and tear on ...

One of the key challenges during the production season of the sugarcane and sugar industry is ensuring that sugarcane ...

Chaiyaphum Farmer, Rungruedee Wichanwong, expects higher yields despite labor shortage and climate challenges, thanks to her purchase of a Case IH Austoft 9000 sugarcane harvester Thanks to machinery ...

Patrick Frischhertz, a sugarcane farmer in Plaquemine, finished harvesting his sugarcane on Jan. 12 and breathed a huge sigh of relief. “I feel very blessed to be able to cut all the cane out of our ...

CLEWISTON (CBSMiami) - On the southern shores of Lake Okeechobee, an all out effort started Saturday to harvest one of the sweetest crops in the nation, as South Florida's sugar cane harvest started.

POINTE COUPEE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Farmers are optimistic this year, saying it could be another record-breaking year for the state’s sugar cane industry. “Weather has been good so far although ...

On an unseasonably warm December morning, Troy Mistretta cast his eyes across the Iberville Parish horizon, scanning the 2,000 acres of healthy sugar cane fields he calls home. Trucks carrying ...