Cover Crops Featured at Sugarcane Field Day

By Bruce Schultz, LSU AgCenter

JEANERETTE — An LSU AgCenter field day for Iberia, St. Mary and Vermilion parish sugarcane farmers on July 26 placed an emphasis on methods of improving soil health. Rogers Leonard, LSU AgCenter associate vice president, said the importance of soil health is being stressed to help farmers increase their production, and cover crops are part of that effort.