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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Sugarcane</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Sugarcane Variety Development Program Outfield Variety Trials</title>
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      <title>2010 Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model</title>
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      <title>Fertilizer Recommedations for 2013</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Proper management of fertilizer is important for attaining maximum sugarcane yield potential. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Estimated Costs of Precision Grading Sugarcane Fields</title>
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      <title>Best Management Practices for Minimizing the Impact of Brown Rust in Sugarcane</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brown rust in sugarcane is becoming an ever-increasing problem in Louisiana.  Best management practices are listed to minimize the harmful effects of brown rust on sugarcane in Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JHoy@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeffrey W. Hoy)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2013 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:17:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents projected cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2013 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugarcane production, including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble-crop field operations and harvest. Whole-farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second-, third-, and fourth-stubble crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2013 Projected Sugarcane Production Farm Costs and Returns Model</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:58:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2013 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model was developed as a farm planning decision tool for Louisiana sugarcane growers. The model is an Excel spreadsheet that allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of chagnes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factors on whole farm net returns and breakeven values. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Sugarcane Production Handbook</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:45:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2011 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:49:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents projected cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2011 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugarcane production, including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble-crop field operations and harvest. Whole-farm projected income and expense statements also are included for harvest of sugacane through second-, third- and fourth-stubble crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2011 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model was developed as a farm planning decision tool for Louisiana sugarcane producers. The model is an Excel spreadsheet that allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of changes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factors on farm returns and breakeven values. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2012 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:59:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2012 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model was developed as a farm planning decision tool for Louisiana sugarcane growers.  The model is an Excel spreadsheet that allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of chagnes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factors on whole farm net returns and breakeven values. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2011 Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:53:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2011 Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model, an Excel spreadsheet-based producer decision tool, was developed to assist sugarcane producers in evaluating the optimal crop cycle length for various tracts of sugarcane produced on farms in Louisiana. Costs and returns are compared for sugarcane crop cycles through harvest of second and third stubble sugarcane crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Allocation of Louisiana Sugarcane Planting Costs in 2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:58:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of the planting costs of sugarcane planted in 2011, as well as the allocation of those costs to plant cane and stubble cane crops, for sugarcane planted in 2010. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Prorated Allocated Planting Costs of Sugarcane in 2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of prorated (unrecovered) planting costs for sugarcane in production for the 2011 crop year, including plant cane planted in 2010, first stubble planted in 2009, second stubble planted in 2008, and third stubble planted in 2007. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:21:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Prorated Allocated Planting Costs of Sugarcane in 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of prorated (unrecovered) planting costs for sugarcane in produciton for the 2012 crop year, including plant cane planted in 2011, first stubble planted in 2010, second stubble planted in 2009, and third stubble planted in 2008. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2012 Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model, an Excel spreadsheet-based producer decision tool, was developed to assist sugarcane producers in evaluating the optimal crop cycle length for various tracts of sugarcane produced on farms in Louisiana.  Costs and returns are compared for sugarcane crop cycles through harvest of second and third stubble crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2009 Projected Sugarcane Production Farm Costs and Returns Model</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:27:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model was developed as a farm planning decision tool for Louisiana sugarcane producers. The model is an Excel spreadsheet which allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of changes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factors on farm returns and breakeven values. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Prorated Sugarcane Planting Costs in 2013</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:38:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of prorated (unrecovered) planting costs for sugarcane in production for the 2013 crop year, including plant cane planted in 2012, first stubble planted in 2011, second stubble planted in 2010 and third stubble planted in 2009. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Disaster Recovery: Estimates of Economic Impact From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana Agriculture</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/economics/Estimates+of+Cumulative+Economic+Impact+From+Hurricanes+Katrina+and+Rita+to+Louisiana+Ag.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The dollar amounts, which are estimates of reduced revenue and increased costs, are broken down by storm and commodity. Total estimated costs are also provided. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KGravois@agcenter.lsu.edu (Kenneth Gravois)</dc:creator>
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        <title>Disaster Recovery: Estimates of Economic Impact From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana Agriculture</title>
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      <title>Meetings Bring Farmers Together To Consider Options After Storms</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Farmers attending workshops in Acadia and Calcasieu parishes Tuesday (Oct. 25) learned about assistance for dealing with hardships caused by two hurricanes that struck the state this summer. Similar sessions, organized by the LSU AgCenter, were planned for New Iberia, Hammond and Raceland over the next few days. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>web@agcenter.lsu.edu (LSU AgCenter)</dc:creator>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter To Focus On Developing Bio-based Energy</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana farmers and forest producers could find a silver lining in the cloud of rising fuel prices – with the development of new fuels from crops they already grow or could grow. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DRutherford@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen Rutherford)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Disaster Recovery: Assessment of Agricultural Damage Caused by Hurricane Rita</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:39:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2005, the AgCenter quickly began to assess the damage caused to the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries industries. Since those initial estimates, the AgCenter has refined its projections and now pegs the total economic impact due to losses in revenue and additional production costs at slightly over $1.0 billion. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Assessment of Damage to Louisiana Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Sectors By Hurricane Katrina</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:38:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>FGould@agcenter.lsu.edu (Frances I. Gould)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Salt Contamination Of Soil After Rita May Not Be As Bad As Feared; Tests To Begin This Week</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:29:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The LSU AgCenter soon will begin comprehensive tests for salt contamination in areas of Vermilion Parish hit by Hurricane Rita’s storm surge, but officials this week said the problem may not be as bad as originally feared. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>HCormier@agcenter.lsu.edu (Howard J. Cormier)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2010 Beaumont Site Visit: Mexican Rice Borer and Sugarcane Borer</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:43:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This meeting was held at the Texas A&M University AgriLife Research Center at Beaumont, Texas. Mexican rice borer and sugarcane borer field research observations were reported. The attached document summarizes the latest research observations in rice and sugarcane. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TReagan@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas E. Reagan)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Nutsedge Control in Sugarcane</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:13:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JGriffin@agcenter.lsu.edu (James L. Griffin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Allocation of Louisiana Sugarcane Planting Costs in 2013 for Sugarcane Planted in 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:29:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of total sugarcane planting costs for sugarcane planted in 2012.  These planting costs would be allocated to the 2013 plantcane and succeeding crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MDeliberto@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Deliberto)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Boiling Optimization Program</title>
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      <title>Sugarcane Aphid Control - Small Plot Insecticide Test</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 21:10:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nine insecticide treatments were evaluated for control of two aphid pest species in sugarcane: the sugarcane aphid (WSA) and the yellow sugarcane aphid (YSA). - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TReagan@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas E. Reagan)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Changes in Sugarcane Production Costs and Returns in Louisiana, 2004-2008</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:20:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report highlights changes in the costs of producing sugarcane in Louisiana over the 2004-2008 period.  Comparisons are made between production costs per pound of raw sugar produced and the average net price for raw sugar received by growers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Program for Sugarcane</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:21:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Certified Prescribed Burn Manager (CPBM) is an individual who successfully completes a Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) approved certification training program, passes a written test, has performed five sugarcane burns successfully and is certified by the LDAF. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Bcarney@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jr., William A. Carney)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Estimated Costs of Precision Grading Sugarcane Fields, 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:22:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estiamtes of the costs of precision grading sugarcane fields in Louisiana during 2012.  Grading costs are estimated on a per-hour-of-operation basis as well as costs per acre and per cubic yard of soil moved.  Payback periods to the grower and landlord combined are estimated for a range of raw sugar prices. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MDeliberto@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Deliberto)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Weather Links for Sugarcane Prescribed Burning</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/links/weather_links.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This page contains important links to prescribed burning of sugarcane in Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Weather Links</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/prescribed_burning/weather_links.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This page contains important links to prescribed burning of sugarcane in Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>New Varieties, Energy Cane Highlight LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/New+Varieties+Energy+Cane+Highlight+LSU+AgCenter+Sugarcane+Field+Day.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Two new sugarcane varieties released earlier this year and "energy cane" were featured at the LSU AgCenter’s annual sugarcane field day on July 19 at the Sugar Research Station at St. Gabriel. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KGravois@agcenter.lsu.edu (Kenneth Gravois)</dc:creator>
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      <category domain="http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/"><![CDATA[Sugarcane]]></category>
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      <title>Sugarcane Newsletter for May 2007</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/Newsletters/Sugarcane+Newsletter+for+May+2007.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:56:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This newsletter provides valuable information for the Louisiana sugarcane producer on current events to include status of sugarcane disaster money,  an update on sugarcane varieties, growth measurements, weed pressure, disease and insect information for Louisiana sugarcane farmers and processors.  Click here to read more. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Prescribed Burns Help the Sugarcane Industry and Reduce Smoke and Ash Problems</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/prescribed_burning/Prescribed+Burns+Help+the+Sugarcane+Industry+and+Reduce+Smoke+and+Ash+Problems.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 20:22:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The ability of farmers to burn sugarcane is a significant economic factor for the state’s sugarcane industry. Burning of sugarcane before harvest eliminates from 30 percent to 50 percent of the leafy trash (residue), which constitutes from 20 percent to 25 percent of the total weight of the plant. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Calibration of Sugarcane Sprayers</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:29:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication lists procedures and specific examples of how to calibrate sugarcane sprayers. (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JGriffin@agcenter.lsu.edu (James L. Griffin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Calibration of Sugarcane Sprayers</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/weed_management/Calibration+of+Sugarcane+Sprayers.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:29:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication lists procedures and specific examples of how to calibrate sugarcane sprayers. (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JGriffin@agcenter.lsu.edu (James L. Griffin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana Smoke Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Harvesting</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[These guidelines are intended to help manage smoke and ash from sugarcane prescribed burning operations to lessen their impact on public health and welfare. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Bcarney@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jr., William A. Carney)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Prescribe Burn Plan Worksheet</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 18:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A prescribe burn plan should be completed by each grower before the harvest season. One plan can be completed for an entire farm or for an individual field. All information needed to plan and conduct a burn and for comments concerning the burn is contained in the form. The plan was devised to help farm operators control the burning of sugarcane to lessen their impact on public health and welfare, which includes pre-burn considerations and weather information. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Bcarney@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jr., William A. Carney)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana Sugarcane Burning</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:53:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2012 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:41:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents projected cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2012 crop year.  Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugarcane production, including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble-crop field operations and harvest.  Whole-farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second-, third-, and fourth-stubble crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Maximizing the Chances of Success with Billet Planting</title>
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      <dc:creator>KGravois@agcenter.lsu.edu (Kenneth Gravois)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Public and Private Sector Partnership Provides Control of Damaging Sugarcane Disease</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:32:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During the last 15 years an alternative program has been developed through a partnership between the LSU AgCenter and a private company using tissue culture, or micropropagation, to produce healthy seedcane for farmers. The Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) was involved in initial evaluations of "Kleentek*" seedcane. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sugarcane Rind Shows Promise As Potential Building Material Component</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LSU AgCenter researchers recently completed a study that examines the marketing and economic feasibility of using sugarcane rind as a supplemental raw material for manufacturing oriented strand board (OSB) and similar products. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>RSD Testing Helps Keep Sugarcane Healthy</title>
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      <title>Sugarcane Pathogen or Pest Response Plan</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sugarcane is an important crop in south Louisiana. Insect pests and diseases represent serious constraints to the production and profitability of the Louisiana sugarcane industry. This document provides a response plan to an introduced pest or disease within the Louisiana sugar industry. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>The Weed Patch</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Economic Feasibility of Ethanol Production from Sugar in the United States</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This is a cooperative report done through an agreement among the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses (OEPNU), Office of the Chief Economist (OCE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the LSU AgCenter. Principal authors of this report are Dr. Hossein Shapouri, OEPNU/OCE, USDA and Dr. Michael Salassi, J. Nelson Fairbanks Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, LSUAgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sugarcane Summary: 2005</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In 2005, sugarcane was grown on 462,510 acres (an increase of 772 acres or 0.2% when compared to the 2004 crop) by 694 producers (a decrease of 24 producers or 3.3%) in 24 Louisiana parishes (counties). The 2005 crop year was one of contrast with regards to turbulent weather conditions. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana Sugarcane Harvest Suffers From Rain-soaked Finale</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/05/07) Even with freezes and rain in early and mid-December, Louisiana’s sugarcane harvest was shaping up to be one of the best in years. Then more rain came, and what could have been an excellent year quickly turned into just an average one. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This 2013 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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>History of Sugarcane in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sugarcane has been an integral part of the south Louisiana economy and culture for more than 200 years. When Jesuit priests first brought sugarcane into south Louisiana in 1751, little did they know that the foundation was being laid for an industry that now contributes $2 billion to the Louisiana economy. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Johnsongrass Control with Asulox and Envoke</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Johnsongrass Control with Asulox and Envoke</title>
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      <title>The Sugarcane Industry - 2010 Crop Summary</title>
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      <title>Prorated Allocated Planting Costs of Sugarcane in 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Allocation of Louisiana Sugarcane Planting Costs in 2010</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:53:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2010 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Allocation of Sugarcane Planting Costs in 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:07:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of sugarcane planting costs for sugarcane planted in 2011.  These planting costs would be allocated to the 2012 plantcane crop and succeeding stubble crops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sugarcane Entomology Handout at the Sugarcane Ace Mtg 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/crops/sugarcane/entomology/Sugarcane-Entomology-Handout-at-the-Sugarcane-Ace-Mtg-2011.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Gene Reagan presented this handout to update the LSU AgCenter Sugarcane ACE group at the mtg on December 14, 2011. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Prorated Allocated Planting Costs for Sugarcane in 2009</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This document estimates the remaining, unrecovered planting cost of plant and stubble sugarcane crops in the 2009 crop year.  The estimated costs of planting are prorated by age based on remaining production.  For example, it is assumed that the producer will have a 4-year crop cycle.  The plant-cane will have 100%, first-year stubble 75%, second-year stubble 50% and third-year stubble 25% of its full production potential remaining, respectively. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BLegendre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Benjamin L. Legendre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Economically Optimal Crop Cycle Length for Major Sugarcane Varieties in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As a result of the excellent stubbling ability of LCP 85-384, producers are now considering such production decisions as how long stubble crops should be kept in production before plowing out, or whether they should be kept in production if a net profit could be made from harvest. This report outlines a procedure that can be used to determine the optimal number of  sugarcane stubble crops to keep in production with the goal of maximizing producer net returns. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Faculty Listing by Specialty</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:38:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is a spreadsheet of the LSU AgCenter sugarcane faculty listing.  It contains all sugarcane  faculty members with the LSU AgCenter, their area of specialty and contact information. This list was last modified on 09/25/2008. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2011 Beaumont Site Visit: Mexican Rice Borer and Sugarcane Borer Research</title>
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      <dc:creator>TReagan@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas E. Reagan)</dc:creator>
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      <title>At Planting Weed Control Program in Sugarcane</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 17:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JGriffin@agcenter.lsu.edu (James L. Griffin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Sugarcane Fallow Weed Control Program - Producer Decision Aid</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>AgCenter Faculty Meet In ‘Food Summit’</title>
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      <title>Aerial Applicators Important; ‘Clinics’ Help With Efficiency</title>
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