Bayou Teche Sugarcane

10/16/2026

📢The results are in! Many thanks to the producers for their submissions to the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival Sugarcane Exhibit Contest at the The Harvest Room and congratulations to the winners!

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
Iberia Parish 4-H
St. Mary Parish 4-H
St. Martin Parish 4-H
Louisiana FFA
LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Sweeten Your Day
Southwest Region LSU AgCenter
Acadiana Ag & Hort

10/15/2026

🎉Celebrate National Real Sugar Day!

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
The Sugar Association
American Sugar Alliance
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
St. Mary Parish Economic Development
St. Mary Chamber of Commerce
City of Franklin, Louisiana - Mayor's Office
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Sweeten Your Day

10/14/2026

📢We look forward to visiting with you👥 next week at the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Southwest Louisiana Drone Conference.

🗓 Tuesday, October 20
🕘 5:00 PM (Trade Show begins)
📍 LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station South Farm (7370 S LA-13 Crowley, LA 70526)

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station
LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research & Extension Center
LSU AgCenter On-Farm Best Management Practices
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Sweeten Your Day
Southwest Region LSU AgCenter
Acadiana Ag & Hort

10/09/2026

Many thanks to the producers submitting exhibits and to the 4-H🍀 and FFA members participating in the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival Sugarcane Judging Contest at The Harvest Room!

10/01/2026

Throwback Thursday🔙 brings us to 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣1️⃣.

"This episode of the series 'En Francais' ... features James Fontenot’s interview with James Rodriguez and Padro Angelle, who discuss sugar cane harvesting and the work of the Breaux Bridge Sugar Cooperative. Fontenot also conducts an in-studio interview with Rodriguez and State Representative Raymond Lalonde."
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station
Audubon Sugar Institute
USDA Agricultural Research Service
LSU AgCenter On-Farm Best Management Practices
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
The Sugar Association
American Sugar Alliance
Sweeten Your Day
Southwest Region LSU AgCenter
Acadiana Ag & Hort

In places like St. Martinville, New Iberia, Paincourtville, and many others, October means that harvest season for Louisiana sugarcane is underway. Watch this segment from LPB's En Francais (1981) about sugar cane farming in Louisiana:

https://ladigitalmedia.org/video_v2/asset-detail/LFRAN-0212

Photo: LSU AgCenter

10/01/2026

📢We look forward to visiting with you👥 next month at the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Southwest Louisiana Drone Conference.

🗓 Tuesday, October 20
🕘 5:00 PM (Trade Show begins)
📍 LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station South Farm (7370 S LA-13 Crowley, LA 70526)

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station
LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research & Extension Center
LSU AgCenter On-Farm Best Management Practices
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Sweeten Your Day
Southwest Region LSU AgCenter
Acadiana Ag & Hort

09/30/2026

📢Tomorrow is the deadline for purchasing sugarcane crop insurance for the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ crop year. Many thanks to Teche Growers Association and The Harvest Room for hosting the recent program on this topic and many thanks to Lane Blanchard for sharing his experience.

09/23/2026

We look forward to visiting with you👥 this Friday at the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Blessing of the Crop in New Iberia.

🗓 Friday, September 25, 2026
🕘 10:00 AM
📍 Gonsoulin Farms (5117 Weeks Island Road New Iberia, LA 70560)

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
City of New Iberia
Iberia Parish Government
Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce
Iberia Travel
Sweeten Your Day

Join us for our Annual Blessing of the Crop as we GIVE THANKS for our SWEET SWEET CROP! 🚜

📅 Friday, September 25, 2026
🕙 10:00AM
📍 Gonsoulin Farms, 5117 Weeks Island Road, New Iberia, LA 70560

🚜https://www.hisugar.org/events

09/19/2026

🗣"Those trucks ... can't stop on a dime. So, you need to be mindful, once you do pass that equipment, you need to also not brake check them and make sure that you're giving them a wide berth. Accelerate quickly away from them."
- Matt Sirgo, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Safety Coordinator sharing best practices for roadway safety during sugarcane harvest

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
St. Mary Parish Government
St. Martin Parish Government
Iberia Parish Government
City of Franklin, Louisiana - Mayor's Office
City of St. Martinville
City of New Iberia
St. Mary Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness & Homeland Security
Sweeten Your Day
Southwest Region LSU AgCenter
Acadiana Ag & Hort

Sugarcane harvest is underway across Louisiana, putting more tracto...

09/13/2026

LSU Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology Sugarcane Disease Detection Lab tests for ratoon stunting disease, yellow leaf virus, mosaic, and leaf scald.

Read more about integrated disease management of sugarcane in the LSU AgCenter publication, Louisiana Plant Disease Management Guide, by clicking the following link➡️:https://www.lsuagcenter.com/~/media/system/a/c/d/a/acda9b81399f29c351ccbd37928b65d1/p1802a_2026-commercial_crop_production_field_crops-sugarcanepdf.pdf

Teche Growers Association
Louisiana Sugarcane
LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station
LSU College of Agriculture
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau
Iberia Parish Farm Bureau
Sweeten Your Day
Southwest Region LSU AgCenter
Acadiana Ag & Hort

Sugarcane diseases don’t just harm fields - they can impact farmers, local economies, and the products we enjoy every day🌾

Know the signs: yellowing or streaked leaves, stunted growth, unusual wilt, or plants that fail to produce normally.

If you notice something unusual, report it to your state plant health officials. Your awareness helps protect America’s crops and the communities that depend on them!

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-pests-diseases/sugarcane-disease