Success of La. Sugarcane Industry Depends on Cane Varieties
By Tobie Blanchard
LSU AgCenter
In parishes across south Louisiana, fall signals the start of “grinding season” — the time when farmers harvest their sugarcane crop and carry it to one of 11 mills where it is processed into raw sugar and molasses.
Most of the cane that makes it way to these mills are varieties developed by LSU AgCenter researchers.