Maximizing Economic Returns from Sugarcane Production Through Optimization of Harvest Schedule (Bulletin #868)

Maximizing Economic Returns from Sugarcane Production Through Optimization of Harvest Schedule (Bulletin #868)

Michael E. Salassi, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Lonnie P. Champagne, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Benjamin L. Legendre, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Description

This bulletin presents a methodology for the incorporation of within-season sucrose accumulation in sugarcane into an optimal single-season, daily harvest scheduling model at the individual farm level.