Prior Harvest Affected 2019 Sugarcane Crop: Louisiana State University
January 11, 2020
January 11, 2020
CROWLEY, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news release:
Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist, said the muddy 2018 harvest affected the recent sugarcane crop with reduced cane tonnage.
"It was a light crop," Gravois said. "Anytime you have a muddy harvest in the previous year, you have a hangover effect into the next year."
The average yield was 30 tons per acre statewide, c . . .
Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist, said the muddy 2018 harvest affected the recent sugarcane crop with reduced cane tonnage.
"It was a light crop," Gravois said. "Anytime you have a muddy harvest in the previous year, you have a hangover effect into the next year."
The average yield was 30 tons per acre statewide, c . . .