Timely newsletter by Jim Griffin on Planting and Fall Weed Control Programs.

This 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.

Sugarcane fertilizer rates for 2007. To maximize returns from your fertilizer dollar, consider these four points: (1) What nutrients are needed? (2) How much of each nutrient is needed? (3) What source of fertilizer should be used? and (4) How and when should they be applied?

Updates on disaster payments, newly released varieties, growth measurements, weed, disease and insect control.

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.

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.

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.

Planting cost allocation report for 2007 and prorated allocated planting costs of first, second and third year stubble.

These guidelines are intended to help manage smoke and ash from sugarcane prescribed burning operations to lessen their impact on public health and welfare.