The LSU AgCenter will hold the third edition of its annual digital agriculture conference, entitled “Maximizing Profits Using Digital Tools,” Jan. 25.
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The LSU AgCenter has scheduled a series of virtual forums through May to improve vaccination knowledge in medically underserved communities.
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The December 2021 Price & Production Summary gives prices for cattle, poultry, hogs and dairy.
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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.
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With 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.
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Following 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.
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Fertilizer 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.
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Andre 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.
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Please 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.
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Despite 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.
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Louisiana 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
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The 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.
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The LSU AgCenter’s Annual Producers meeting will be on Wednesday, January 5, at the Crawfish Barn, 1789 Mayeauxville Rd., Ville Platte, LA 70586.
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We 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.
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Certain 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.
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