Gardens in the area are struggling during the drastic weather changes.
With all types of gardens in the area, from ornamental to vegetable gardens, some homeowners might not know what will sustain delicate plants in the extreme weather changes.
Read MoreWith a new year comes a time of remembrance and a hope for a better tomorrow. In this spirit, the family of Durwood Joseph Newton has set up an LSU AgCenter professorship in sugarcane variety development in his name to honor their beloved father and grandfather.
Read MoreFollowing a year of rising input costs and challenging weather conditions that complicated agricultural operations, farmers gathered for a crops and cattle forum Jan. 6 to hear from LSU AgCenter experts about what they can expect in 2022.
While it remains to be seen how this year’s weather pattern will pan out, it’s likely that prices for inputs such as fertilizer and herbicides will stay high. Farmers who attended the forum at the AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria were advised to prepare to adjust accordingly.
Read MoreFertilizer prices are on the rise. Make informed nutrient management decisions based on soil testing and following these guidelines.
Attached are the 2022 sugarcane soil fertility recommendations.
Read MoreAndre Reis was born and reared n the big city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, but at 16, he decided he wanted to go to the countryside and study agriculture. His career path has taken him to many places, the latest being the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria.
Read MorePlease see the links below for the LSU AgCenter’s 2022 enterprise budgets and farm management tools for your information. These planning tools (available for download in PDF and Microsoft Excel formats) allow growers and stakeholders to compare costs of competing crop enterprises for the 2022 crop year and input their own individualized farm data to evaluate net return estimates on a per-acre basis.
Thank you to the American Sugar Cane League, the Louisiana Rice Research Board, the Louisiana State Support Committee of Cotton Incorporated, and the Louisiana Soybean and Feed Grain Research and Promotion Board for their support of this applied economic work.
Read MoreDespite significantly higher fertilizer prices across the globe throughout 2021, global nitrogen fertilizer demand appears to be set to increase in 2022. According to fertilizer analysts, demand destruction does not appear to be on the horizon.
Read MoreLouisiana FFA members recently gathered at McNeese State University to compete in State Leadership Development Events.
To be eligible for competition, members qualified through parish, district and area competitions this fall. The top two students or teams from each area were invited to participate in the state events.
“The benefits received from participating in an LDE include public speaking skills, communication strategies, leadership growth, confidence, memorization skills and teaching strategies,” said Cade LeJeune, executive secretary of the Louisiana FFA Association
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold the Central Region Crops and Cattle Forum on Thursday, Jan. 6, at the State Evacuation Shelter near the LSUA campus in Alexandria.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter’s Annual Producers meeting will be on Wednesday, January 5, at the Crawfish Barn, 1789 Mayeauxville Rd., Ville Platte, LA 70586.
Read MoreWe would appreciate your feedback on the possibility of hosting a one or two day event where you could bring your bull(s) to the Dean Lee Research Station or nearby veterinary clinic to have breeding soundness exam(s) performed by a local veterinarian.
Read MoreCertain health issues preclude many people from consuming white rice. A new rice variety developed by the LSU AgCenter has a reduced glycemic score that is allowing people to put rice back on their plate. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has the story from the Cajun prairie of southwest Louisiana.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold the Central Region Crops and Cattle Forum on Thursday, Jan. 6, at the State Evacuation Shelter near the LSUA campus in Alexandria.
Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. The program will get underway at 8:20 a.m. with opening comments by Tara Smith, director of the AgCenter Central Region.
Read MoreSmall steps in a positive direction that lead to substantive change was the theme of Coming Together for Racial Understanding, a joint workshop between the LSU and Southern University agricultural centers held Dec. 9 and 10.
The two-day event focused on group exercises, open dialogues and active listening opportunities that concentrated on inclusiveness.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture recognized outstanding faculty and staff during an awards ceremony Dec. 14 at the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy.
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