Sugar cane is a tall, fast-growing perennial grass known for its long, thick stems filled with sweet sap. While it's primarily cultivated for producing sugar and molasses, sugar cane is also an ...

THIBODAUX, La. — In the fall, tall, bright green sugarcane stalks reach up to meet deep blue skies along Bayou Lafourche. It's harvest season on the Naquin family farm.

Since October 1, Glades residents have once again been smothered in the smoke and ash that will plague us through the entirety of the six-to-eight-month sugar cane pre-harvest burn season. For ...

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) – Harvest season for sugarcane farmers has just begun across Louisiana, and farmers are expecting a good season. With tractor trailers and combine harvesters busy at work.

Patrick Frischhertz, a sugarcane farmer in Plaquemine, finished harvesting his sugarcane on Jan. 12 and breathed a huge sigh of relief. “I feel very blessed to be able to cut all the cane out of our ...

The current sugarcane harvest in Acadiana is shaping up to be one of the best in recent years. New data indicates that the ...