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Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide
Pest Management Guide

This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.

Sugarcane Economics
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A powerpoint presentation by Dr. Michael Salassi on when to sell old equipment and when to buy new equipment.

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.

Sugarcane Production in LA
Cost Production Picture

2009 Projected Commodity Cost and Returns.

Dr. Jim Griffin's Weed Patch Newsletter
What is your herbicide treatment really costing? Factors affecting herbicide and application cost per acre.
2009 Sugarcane Fertilizer Recommendations
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New recommendations are based on data with the current varieties, to include: LCP 85-384, CP 89-2143, HoCP 91-555, Ho 95-988, HoCP 96-540, L 97-128, L 99-226, L 99-233 and Ho 00-950.
History of Sugarcane in Louisiana
Seedlings are grown in the greenhouse at St. Gabrield Research Station in order to develop improved sugarcane varieties.
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.
Sugarcane Variety Identification Guide - Louisiana 2008
sugarcane variety id guide
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.
July 2007 Sugarcane Newsletter
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Updates on disaster payments, newly released varieties, growth measurements, weed, disease and insect control.
Sugarcane Weed Management Guide 2009
Sugarcane
The 2009 Sugarcane Weed Management Guide was prepared as a joint effort among Dr. Jim Griffin, School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, La., and Drs. Ed Richard and Caleb Dalley, USDA-ARS SRRC, Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, La.
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.
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)
Louisiana Smoke Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Harvesting
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These guidelines are intended to help manage smoke and ash from sugarcane prescribed burning operations to lessen their impact on public health and welfare.
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