Agriculture
Sugar Cane League taps Abbeville’s Romero for leadership
Sugar executive Randy Romero of Abbeville was elected president of the American Sugar Cane League by the organization’s membership.
Teddy Garcia-Aroca, an LSU Ph.D. student, holds a sample of a fungus he found and named that causes the disease soybean taproot decline.
LSU student IDs, names new fungus species
An LSU graduate student has identified and named a new species of fungus that causes a devastating soybean disease, and the finding has been published in a scientific journal.
Ag Dept. accepting applications for specialty crop grant funding
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is now accepting applications for the 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, according to Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M.
Paul “Jackie” Loewer, a leader in the state’s rice industry, was inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction on March 4. Besides being a successful rice farmer, Loewer has held numerous leadership positions at the state and national level, including chairman positions on both the Louisiana Rice Research Board and the USA Rice Federation.
Three inducted into La. Ag Hall of Distinction
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction inducted three new members during a ceremony March 4 at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge.