Louisiana cotton farmers are past the halfway point of harvest. Despite less-than ideal growing conditions, yields have been better than expected. LSU Ag Center's Craig Gautreaux has a progress report.
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Forestry landowners will have the opportunity to hear from experts on the options available to help them recover from damage caused by Hurricane Ida.
The meeting is scheduled for Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Spring Creek Milling Building in Kentwood, Louisiana.
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It’s strawberry planting time! Louisiana has a long history of strawberries dating back to the 1800s, and business really began to boom in the early 1900s. According to the LSU AgCenter’s latest data, the Louisiana strawberry industry has a gross farm value of $8.4 million.
Tangipahoa Parish is still the leading strawberry-producing parish, growing 75% of the total acres in Louisiana and accounting for 79% of the state’s total gross farm value.
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LSU AgCenter Soybean specialist Dr. David Mosely is conducting research with variety testing on farm demonstrations around the state.
“Thanks to support from the Louisiana Soybean, Grain Research and Promotion Board, the LSU AgCenter is able to conduct variety testing,” says Moseley.
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Fruits and vegetables are the stars of Louisiana Public Broadcasting's new digital-first series, "Louisiana Harvest of the Month."
The LSU AgCenter teams up with LPB for the project, which puts the largess of foods grown in the Bayou State center stage. Crystal Besse, Louisiana Farm to School director, hosts.
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LSU AgCenter Corn Specialist Dr. Matt Foster has released preliminary test results of this years corn core block.
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Grain Sorghum Core Block Test Results for this year have been released by the LSU AgCenter.
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Louisiana farmers, ranchers and professionals who work in agricultural outreach can apply for up to $15,000 in grant funding to support their efforts through the Conservation Champions program.
The funding is being made available through a grant the National Wildlife Federation recently awarded to the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Master Farmer Program, the Louisiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative.
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The attached October Crop Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton contains a discussion on USDA-reported supply and demand dynamics, export pace (sales and shipments), and farm price implications for the 2021/22 marketing year. In addition to a commodity recap, this report also provides an in-depth perspective on the ‘market reality’ of the dollar (plus) cotton dynamic.
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The Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame welcomed 24 new members to its ranks at a ceremony Oct. 9.
The Hall of Fame has inducted 256 members since it started in 2008.
Toby Lepley, LSU AgCenter associate vice president and 4-H program leader, said the work and sacrifices of the 24 honorees add up to thousands of years of service to Louisiana 4-H youth.
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The LSU AgCenter plays a critical role in the breeding and development of new rice, sugarcane, sweet potato, wheat and oat varieties. Seven out of every 10 fields of sugarcane and rice in Louisiana are cultivated with AgCenter-developed varieties. For sweet potatoes, that figure jumps to more than nine out of 10. Although commercialized breeding programs dominate variety development for corn, cotton and soybeans, AgCenter researchers and specialists test these varieties extensively for their suitability to grow in Louisiana.
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The LSU AgCenter wheat and oat breeding program serves Louisiana growers by providing them with regionally adapted, high-yielding varieties that have good disease resistance and favorable agronomic characteristics. The breeding program has developed and released 25 wheat and oat varieties since 1996, an average of one new variety per year. All releases were commercialized, and most were licensed to regional seed companies to increase the seed and make the variety available to producers.
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The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service has released their annual look at the value of Louisiana agriculture.
The report takes a look at the animal, forestry, fisheries, plant and wildlife commodities that constitute Louisiana's agricultural industry. They say that agricultural and natural resource industries contribute significantly to the state's economy with the potential for increased economic benefits and job creation through value-added processing in urban and rural communities throughout Louisiana.
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The LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station recently shared its 2021 field day video presentations.
“We’re excited about the research and extension programs, many of which focus on foundation seed production, virus testing, production research, pest management and a world-renowned breeding program,” said Tara Smith, Sweet Potato Research Station coordinator.
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Relatively new, compared to many of Louisiana’s crops, the soybean was initially adopted in the United States more than 100 years ago as a forage crop. At the time, to find suitable varieties for forage production, university soybean breeders selected varieties out of introductions from Asian countries. Time marches on, and through the decades the LSU AgCenter has helped Louisiana soybean producers adapt to major transformations to production through breeding and variety testing here at home.
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