Forestry forum in Alexandria to address many issues
The LSU AgCenter will hold a forestry forum Feb. 23 at the evacuation shelter adjacent to the LSU-Alexandria campus. Earlier this month the Texas Forestry Association held a forum for landowners...
View ArticleShreveport community garden harvest on display
About 25 teenagers from the Stoner Hill neighborhood of Shreveport will show off their summer vegetable garden harvest today with a food tasting event at Valencia Community Center. LSU AgCenter...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter overhauls football fields
The LSU AgCenter is working with high school coaches across the state to improve the condition of football fields. Turfgrass specialist Ron Strahan says many playing fields are in rough shape. He...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter economist: Thanksgiving meal to cost more this year
The cost of the traditional Thanksgiving spread is up 13.2 percent in Louisiana. Analysis from the LSU AgCenter found a Thanksgiving meal for 10 people will cost $44.35. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter...
View ArticleLouisiana corn farmers expect bumper crop
The corn harvest in Louisiana is in full swing, and on the stalks are large ears of corn. Ronnie Levy, LSU AgCenter’s corn specialist, said Louisiana farmers are expecting a bumper crop. The state has...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter ramps up statewide water research with Bossier City-based faculty
The LSU AgCenter is hiring four new faculty members who will be statewide water experts based at the Red River Research Station in Bossier City.The new positions include an irrigation engineer, a water...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter: Give fragile plants the kid gloves treatment in cold snap
The LSU AgCenter is offering many tips for keeping plants and trees alive during this cold snap. The AgCenter’s Shreveport-based horticulture agent Melea Martin said fragile plants should’ve been...
View Article'Smart' irrigation techniques slowly catch on in Louisiana
Three new water experts have joined the research staff at LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station in Bossier City.Economist Naveen Adusumilli is crunching the numbers on how smart irrigation...
View ArticleLouisiana and Texas scientists run bait experiments to kill feral hogs
A lethal gummy bear is the latest weapon in the ongoing research to develop a reliable control for the feral hog population in the U.S.LSU AgCenter animal science researcher Glen Gentry is developing...
View ArticleHorticulturists to explain how to simplify Louisiana gardens at Ruston workshop
A half-day workshop Saturday at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston will show gardeners how to simplify their landscape so that maintaining it takes less time.Greg Grant, a research associate at...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter: State's forestry industry is healthy and growing
More than 150 timber landowners are participating in Tuesday’s Central Louisiana Forestry Forum. LSU AgCenter forestry extension agent Robbie Hutchins organized the meeting. He says the state’s timber...
View ArticleLouisiana school administrators meet in Alexandria to cultivate...
Louisiana school administrators from across the state will meet in Alexandria Tuesday, July 14, to learn how they can incorporate more locally grown food in their school cafeterias.
View ArticleEntomologists release wasps in Shongaloo and Minden to prey on invasive...
The LSU Ag Center and the U.S. Forest Service plan to release hundreds of tiny, nonnative wasps Tuesday in north Louisiana. It’s the second such release of the parasitoid wasp in an ongoing effort to...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter water economist helps farmers, foresters interpret new Clean...
A federal rule that revises which bodies of water are subject to the Clean Water Act will take effect Aug. 28. Some Louisiana farmers are concerned that the new Clean Water Rule is overreaching.The...
View ArticleFood system expert: Ark-La-Tex spends $2.2 billion annually on food not grown...
A food system expert who helps communities improve access to locally-grown food has completed a market study of the Ark-La-Tex.
View ArticleLSU AgCenter chief: Parish ag programs hit hard in state budget crunch
The head of the LSU AgCenter discussed looming budget cuts with members of the Louisiana Forestry Association this week.Agriculture is the No. 1 industry in the Bayou State. But according to LSU...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter agents: Corn hardest hit by north Louisiana floods
Louisiana’s cropland has been annihilated by the floods. The LSU AgCenter says the recently planted corn crop appears to be the biggest agricultural loss.
View ArticleLSU AgCenter: Cantaloupe flood crop study could yield new insights on...
LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Melanie Lewis Ivey is conducting research on cantaloupe and mimicking a flood to find out whether foodborne pathogens and other harmful contaminants survive on the fruit...
View ArticleForestry forum in Alexandria to address many issues
The LSU AgCenter will hold a forestry forum Feb. 23 at the evacuation shelter adjacent to the LSU-Alexandria campus. Earlier this month the Texas Forestry Association held a forum for landowners...
View ArticleShreveport community garden harvest on display
About 25 teenagers from the Stoner Hill neighborhood of Shreveport will show off their summer vegetable garden harvest today with a food tasting event at Valencia Community Center. LSU AgCenter...
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