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 ...

Welcome to our in-depth exploration of the sugarcane harvest and the intricate process that turns these towering stalks into the sugar we use every day! 🌱 In this video, we take you from the vast ...

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 practice of cutting off the tough outer husks of sugar cane stalks as an alternative to burning them off in pre-harvest fires has been adopted almost everywhere the crop is grown. Known as "green ...

LOUISIANA (KLFY)— Sugar cane farmer Eddie Lewis talks about this year’s harvest and what he is expecting following the severe drought Louisiana has been in. He said it does not look good, but he was ...

YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Hurricane Francine’s winds knocked over some sugarcane stalks but did not ruin the harvest for most Acadiana sugarcane farmers. Eddie Lewis III, a 6th generation sugarcane ...

A long the rim of Lake Okeechobee, the seasons aren’t marked by temperature or falling leaves but by the humidity, light, and plumes of ash that blanket this part of Florida come October. Just as the ...

Brazil is set to harvest a smaller-than-expected sugar cane crop in the season that starts next month, as a forecast for continued dry weather in the world’s largest producer threatens to hinder ...

Growers urged to deliver remaining cane by January 12 amid concerns over heavy rainfall and harvesting difficulties.

Louisiana’s 2013 sugar cane harvest was one of the five best in the state’s history, although the crop didn’t top 2012’s record production, according to LSU AgCenter sugar cane specialist Kenneth ...