Morris Farms Partnership in Louisiana: History, What It Raises, How It Makes Money and How to Contact It
Profile updated November 2026
Morris Farms Partnership grows sugarcane in West Baton Rouge Parish, north of Port Allen. DTN Progressive Farmer described it as one of the highest-producing cane farms in Louisiana, with 3,200 acres of cane in 2019 after the acreage doubled twice, and its operators are fourth-generation farmers.
| Location | West Baton Rouge Parish near Port Allen, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Founded | Cane grown on the farm since the mid-1980s (DTN, 2019) |
| Sectors | sugarcane; seed cane secondary station |
| Scale | 3,200 acres of cane in 2019; about 1,600 acres in a 2013 profile |
| Why it is elite | Described as among Louisiana's highest-producing cane farms; Bobby Morris won the 2012 Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher award |
| Ownership | Family partnership of Bobby and Melissa Morris and Mekelle and Scott Pinsonat |
| Official website | American Sugar Cane League grower profile |
History of Morris Farms Partnership
The Morris family farms in the Chamberlin community along the Mississippi River. A 2013 profile by the American Sugar Cane League describes the partners as fourth-generation farmers who learned the trade from their father, Robert Morris. Bobby Morris won the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer and Rancher award in 2012 and was twice a finalist for Louisiana Farmer of the Year.
DTN Progressive Farmer reported in 2019 that Morris Farms had grown cane since the mid-1980s and had expanded through two acquisitions, doubling its acreage twice. Bobby had taken over from his parents about six years earlier.
What Morris Farms Partnership Grows and Raises
The farm grows only sugarcane. DTN reported 3,200 acres of cane in 2019, planted by hand, with harvest from late September to early January and a 2018 quota of 80,000 tons. Cane is milled at Alma Plantation in Lakeland.
Management tools include GPS mapping and laser grading. Part of the farm serves as a secondary station in the American Sugar Cane League program, growing new varieties for seed cane and giving access to new varieties early. In the family partnership, the men handle most field work while the women run the business side.
How Morris Farms Partnership Makes Money
Cane sales to the mill
Harvested cane is delivered to the mill. Producers are paid on the sugar their cane yields, so tonnage and quality both matter.
Seed cane and research role
As a secondary station, the farm multiplies new varieties for other growers, a role that supports sugarcane research.
Scale and efficiency
Acquisitions and precision tools help spread equipment and labor over more acres.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Morris Farms Partnership
Morris Farms shows disciplined growth in a single crop. Doubling acres twice by acquisition required good records and reliable mill relations. Specialists can profit if they match their equipment to their acreage.
The partnership structure also matters: dividing roles between field and business operations and including the next generation helps a family operation scale.
Sugarcane is the only crop that asks you to plant by hand and then trust a mill with the rest of the season. Over at farm.FM, our farm satire team admires a farm that doubles its acres twice and still finds time for the kids to bring water to the field crew. Our farm humor staff suspects the quota is the only thing Chamberlin fears, and the ranch humor and farm jokes about laser-graded rows being too straight for a river road are in the queue.
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How to Contact Morris Farms Partnership
Website: https://www.amscl.org/sugar-news/bobby-morris-and-family/
No official farm website was found. This is a public grower profile from the American Sugar Cane League; contact the league or the West Baton Rouge Parish LSU AgCenter office for introductions.
Morris Farms Partnership Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- DTN Progressive Farmer profile - 2019 profile of Bobby Morris and the farm's growth
- American Sugar Cane League profile - 2013 grower profile
- American Sugar Cane League families - Louisiana sugarcane families
- USDA NASS Louisiana Census of Agriculture - State farm counts, land and sales from the 2022 Census
- Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry - State Century Farm Program
Morris Farms Partnership FAQ
How large is Morris Farms Partnership?
DTN reported 3,200 acres of sugarcane in 2019.
Where is the farm?
West Baton Rouge Parish near Port Allen, Louisiana.
Where is its cane milled?
At Alma Plantation in Lakeland, per DTN.
How do I contact the farm?
No farm website was found; start with the American Sugar Cane League.
Morris Farms Partnership shows what a focused family operation can build in Louisiana sugarcane. Read the Louisiana farms guide and the other profiles for more of the state's strongest operations.