MSU enters sweet partnership with Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida
Mississippi State University’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute (AAI) has partnered with the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (SCGC) on a new research project to improve sugar cane harvesting. Funded by SCGC with a $985,000 grant, AAI aims to develop technology-based solutions to streamline harvesting processes. SCGC represents 39 growers across 80,000 acres in Florida’s Everglades, producing over 400,000 tons of raw sugar annually.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute, or AAI, is a new partner with the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida or SCGC. The kick-off meeting, held on campus this past week, marked the start of a research project to develop technology-based solutions for streamlining sugar cane harvesting procedures.
SCGC is funding the project at $985,000—AAI’s largest award to date. The cooperative includes 39 member-growers covering 80,000 acres in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area, which produces over 400,000 tons of raw sugar each year and supplies sugar to more than nine million people.
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Source : Daily Journal
