agriculture: Kauai sugar cane harvests to end
- 09/24/09 02:55 AM
Gay & Robinson announced this week that late October would mark the end of sugar cane production on Kauai. All other companies had previously exited the business so this is the end for what was once Kauai's main agricultural crop. Annual burning of sugar cane fields as shown in the photo produced widespread smoke and ash but it was accepted because of the desire to keep much of the island's land in agriculture. Perhaps it is fitting that there is a partial rainbow over the smoke in the photo below. [If picture does not display, hit your browser refresh button]
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Gay & Robinson announced this week that late October would mark the end of sugar cane production on Kauai. All other companies had previously exited the business so this is the end for what was once Kauai's main agricultural crop. Annual burning of sugar cane fields as shown in the photo produced widespread smoke and ash but it was accepted because of the desire to keep much of the island's land in agriculture. Perhaps it is fitting that there is a partial rainbow over the smoke in the photo below.
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