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The Weed Patch
The Weed Patch 03-2009

This article "Control of Sugarcane with Glyphosate: Non-Crop Fallow Programs and No-Tillage Soybeans” will be of value in planning weed control programs. A meeting with your county agent, consultant, or crop advisor may help to develop or to fine tune a weed control program specific to your needs. Dr. Jim Griffin is with the LSU AgCenter in the School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences and has research and extension responsibilities in sugarcane weed management.

Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide
weed mgmt guide

This 2012 guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

Johnsongrass Control with Asulox and Envoke
 Johnsongrass Control with Asulox and Envoke

Johnsongrass is one of the most important noxious weeds found in sugarcane grown in Louisiana. Johnsongrass can emerge from seeds germinating in the soil and from underground rhizomes. To control Johnsongrass after it has emerged requires use of Asulox/Asulam, either alone or in combination with Envoke. The attached article, The Weed Patch, sites programs using these herbicides for the control of Johnsongrass.

Nutsedge Control in Sugarcane
Nutsedge is probably the most difficult weed to control in sugarcane. The most effective means to control nutsedge is through a foliar treatment that is safe to sugarcane.

At Planting Weed Control Program in Sugarcane
Sugarcane
This article provides valuable information on sugarcane weed control at planting. It also cites scenarios on single-application versus split-application weed control programs for use at planting based on specific weed problems.
Calibration of Sugarcane Sprayers
Sugarcane Sprayer Calibration
This publication lists procedures and specific examples of how to calibrate sugarcane sprayers. (PDF format only)
Sugarcane Fallow Weed Control Program - Producer Decision Aid
Sugarcane Fallow Weed Control Decision Aid
This producer decision aid is a spreadsheet-based farm planning tool for sugarcane growers use in estimating costs of fallow programs. Tillage/herbicide combinations in a sugarcane fallow program can be entered into the model and total variable cost per acre for the fallow program will be estimated based upon data entered.
Sugarcane Variety Identification Guide - Louisiana 2012
sugarcane id pub
Sugarcane varieties are the lifeblood of the Louisiana sugarcane industry. Variety diversification is essential in the survival of the sugarcane industry in Louisiana. This publication is designed to help growers learn to identify sugarcane varieties. Color photos included. (PDF format only)
Louisiana Sugarcane Burning
Louisiana Sugarcane Burning
Why is the sugarcane industry important to Louisiana? Why do farmers burn sugarcane in the first place? What are the benefits of burning sugarcane? Find these answers and more. (PDF Format Only)
Brixing to Improve Sugarcane Quality
Brixing to Improve Sugarcane Quality
This publication includes information on the process of brixing and how it can help improve sugarcane quality. It also includes information on the correct treatments for your fields with the highest brix. (PDF Format Only)
Sugarcane Best Management Practices
sugarcane bmp
Sugarcane is the highest-valued row crop grown in Louisiana. For sugarcane production to continue to thrive in Louisiana, responsible management of soil and water resources should be a priority. This guide lists the Best Management Practices (BMPs) to use in Louisiana sugarcane production. (PDF Format Only)
Sugarcane Production Handbook
Sugarcane Production Handbook
The success of a sugarcane farming operation depends on the ability to produce good stands of plant cane and maintain suitable stands for stubble crops. This publication provides information to help growers make management decisions about planting practices that should result in excellent plant cane stands. (PDF Format Only)
2009 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs
2009 Sugarcane Production Costs
This report presents projected cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2009 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugacane production including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble-crop operations and harvest. Whole-farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second, third and fourth stubble (ratoon) crops.
Sugarcane Yearly Crop Rotation Poster
sugarcane crop rotation
A sugarcane planting can produce up to four crops. This 11-inch-by-17-inch poster shows the sugarcane planting cycle for years one through four. (PDF format only)