The United States Department of Agriculture’s Sugarcane Research Unit in Houma hosted a June 1, 2023 sugarcane field day at its Schriever farm to highlight its centennial of cane research activities in Louisiana.
In the 1920s, when the Louisiana sugar industry was nearly decimated because of cane disease, United States Department of Agriculture Sugarcane Research Unit signed a three-way agreement—still in effect—with the American Sugar Cane League and the LSU Ag Center specifically designed to improve production through research and variety development.