LSU AgCenter
Because sugarcane varieties are the lifeblood of the Louisiana sugar industry, variety selection is one of your most important decisions on the farm. That decision has long-term consequences. The goal is to maximize profitability on every acre of the farm for each year of a long crop cycle.
Sugarcane variety choices for planting in 2021 include four that should occupy most planted acreages (HoCP 96-540, L 01-299, HoCP 09-804 and Ho 12-615) and four that should occupy minor acreage (L 01-283, HoCP 04-838, L 11-183 and L 12-201). Ho 13-739, a new variety release from 2020, should be expanded to determine where it might fit in your farming operation. L 14-267 and HoCP 14-885 were released in 2021. See the June 2021 issue of the Sugar Bulletin for information.