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 ...

Since October 1, Glades residents have once again been smothered in the smoke and ash that will plague us through the entirety of the six-to-eight-month sugar cane pre-harvest burn season. For ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH — With the sugarcane harvest season in full swing, John Hebert, Agriculture Manager with the Louisiana Sugarcane Cooperative, expressed gratitude for the favorable conditions this ...

The 2016 Louisiana sugarcane season has ended with a record set for the amount of sugar obtained per ton of cane. “Tonnage was really light, but we blew the roof off sugar recovery,” said LSU AgCenter ...

The burning of sugarcane, carried out to eliminate dry leaves before harvesting, for years altered the air quality in the central region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The particles launched into ...

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) – Harvest season for sugarcane farmers has just begun across Louisiana, and farmers are expecting a good season. With tractor trailers and combine harvesters busy at work.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- For the past few weeks, sugarcane farmers in Louisiana planted hundreds of acres of land of sugarcane for the year. Harvest time is approaching quickly and many local farmers ...