Three Year Grant Awarded To LSU AgCenter For Integrated Pest Management
The Louisiana agriculture industry is valued at more than $12 billion. But with the state’s subtropical climate comes insects, diseases and weeds, which affect every facet of the business.
A three-year National Institutes of Food and Agriculture grant was recently awarded to a team of LSU AgCenter researchers and extension specialists who are combining their decades of experience to find solutions to a variety of harmful pests.
The Extension Implementation Program grant — valued at $110,000 for the first year and $106,000 each subsequent year, based on meeting certain criteria in year one — was awarded to entomologist Gene Reagan and plant pathologist Boyd Padgett.
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Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction Accepting Nominations
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is now accepting nominations for its annual induction ceremony, which will be held March 24, 2022, in Baton Rouge.
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Cane Farmers Get an Assist From the Weather
A few weeks of dry weather are giving St. Mary sugar cane farmers a break, although it's a working break.
After what experts called a great 2020 cane crop, farmers have worried their way through a hard freeze in February, pushed machinery through mud created by months of heavy rain and watched with trepidation while tropical weather approached.
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Louisiana’s Cotton Crop Is Looking “Better Than Expected”
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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Meeting To Discuss Forestry Landowner Options After Ida
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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Strawberries Are Sensational
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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Soybean Research Connects Producers/Specialists
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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Citrus to Sweet Potatoes: LPB’s New Digital-First Series Shines Spotlight on Louisiana’s Crops
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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Corn Core Block Preliminary Results Released
LSU AgCenter Corn Specialist Dr. Matt Foster has released preliminary test results of this years corn core block.
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2021 Grain Sorghum Core Block Test Results
Grain Sorghum Core Block Test Results for this year have been released by the LSU AgCenter.
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Grants Available For Conservation Efforts
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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October Crop Market Update: Corn, Cotton, Rice & Soybeans
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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Louisiana 4-H Hall Of Farm Inducts New Class
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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Economic Significance Of The LSU AgCenter Plant Breeding Program For Louisiana
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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Development Of Wheat And Oat Varieties With Improved Yield & Disease Resistance
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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