U.S. Department of Agriculture Officials Visit LSU AgCenter

By Olivia McClure, LSU AgCenter

BATON ROUGE — Several U.S. Department of Agriculture officials toured an LSU AgCenter research station and met with Louisiana agriculture leaders, researchers and farmers on Aug. 23. The group heard about ways the AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry work together to help farmers keep invasive pests at bay and avoid spreading them.