Commodity field days are a normal summertime occurrence for LSU AgCenter agriculture agents and specialists, but a field day without growers is just different.
During “normal” years, the AgCenter brings together other state and federal agriculture agencies to discuss the condition of crops and livestock in the region.
Read MoreTwo newly released sugarcane varieties took center stage at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station’s first live field day since 2019 after the coronavirus pandemic forced a virtual version last year.
Attendees of the July 21 event included some from as far away as Seattle and the nation of Colombia as well as new LSU President William F. Tate IV. They braved hot weather and muddy conditions to hear about fertilization techniques, pest control, cover crops and the two new varieties.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter Flavors of Health nutrition agents from across the state were chopping, dicing, whipping and meal planning as part of a training to help enhance their cooking demonstration skills on July 15 on the LSU campus.
The agents regularly put on nutrition programs and demonstrations in their own communities, but the agents had spent the previous year doing programs virtually, so this was a good time for a demonstration refresher.
Read MoreTime change for the Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management Field Day at the LSU Ag Center Northeast Research Station in Winnsboro.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Master Farmer Program is celebrating 20 years of existence, and the program is getting a new “toolbox” that will help spread the message of conservation and environmental stewardship.
The program began in 2001 when the LSU AgCenter partnered with several agricultural organizations to develop a voluntary program that helped ag producers address environmental issues, such as water quality, best management practices and improving productivity on their farms.
Read MoreThe Dean Lee Research & Extension Center will host an agronomic Crops School August 5th, from 4-7 PM.
The event starts at the State Evacuation Shelter, adjacent to the LSU-A Campus near Alexandria. A sponsored meal will be provided.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will host a soil fertility and nutrient management field day, July 29th at The Tom Scott Research, Extension and Education Center in Winnsboro, starting at 3:30 PM.
Read MoreAfter having to cancel its annual horticulture field day last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the LSU AgCenter will once again welcome nursery and landscape industry professionals to the Hammond Research Station on July 23 to hear about plant trial results and research projects.
The station also will release a package of virtual content, including video tours of the trial gardens and research presentations. The videos will be accessible at app.lsuagcenter.com/hammondtrials.
Read MoreRodrigo Valverde, a professor in the LSU AgCenter Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, has been elected a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society.
The society honored Valverde for his research in describing and characterizing many newly recognized viruses that cause disease in beans, citrus, pepper, sweet potato, tomatoes and ornamentals.
Read MoreMembers of Louisiana 4-H and FFA recently competed in the 51st Annual LSU AgCenter 4-H and FFA State Horse Show on July 5-9 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
AgCenter horse show manager Dwayne Nunez said the annual horse show provides young people with opportunities to participate in a series of activities designed to improve citizenship, sportsmanship, horsemanship, character, competitive spirit, discipline and responsibility.
Read MoreRice production in southwest Louisiana began in earnest during the early 1880s. The rice industry rapidly increased in the region in the years that followed. From 1896 to 1909, rice acreage in southwest Louisiana expanded from 148,000 to 370,000 acres with average rice yields ranging from a low of 855 pounds per acre in 1896 to a high of 1,642 pounds per acre in 1908. Rice industry leaders in the region recognized the importance of rice to southwest Louisiana and began to take measures to ensure the sustainability of the rice industry.
Read MoreVolume 11, Issue 6 - July 2021
David Moseley, Brown, Sebe, Foster, Matthew, Parvej, Md Rasel, Towles, Tyler, Salassi, Michael, Deliberto, Michael, Tubana, Brenda S., Dodla, Syam
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is pleased to announce that Ted Gauthier has been named the new head of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry. A native of Avoyelles Parish, Gauthier, who previously served as director of the AgCenter Biotechnology Laboratory,was asked to step into the role of interim department head when Mark Leblanc retired from the AgCenter to accept the position of state chemist and seed commissioner for Indiana late last year. After a search was conducted, Gauthier accepted the permanent position in May.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter hosted the Assumption Parish Sugarcane Field Day in Napoleonville Wednesday. It was the 51st time local farmers, researchers and others connected to the Louisiana sugarcane industry have gathered to learn about the latest in sugarcane research in this Bayou Lafourche town. LSU AgCenter agriculture agent Renee Castro put together the program that included two field stops and an indoor program.
Read MoreFor decades the LSU AgCenter has built plant breeding programs to improve the crops that Louisiana farmers produce. These breeders have dedicated themselves to developing better plant varieties to advance the future of agriculture.
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