While most farmers work to be good stewards of the environment, it’s always possible that the agrochemicals they use to protect their crops could end up in waterways or elsewhere. To address this, LSU Professor Cristina Sabliov is creating technologies for more targeted delivery of agrochemicals to crops to protect plants and the environment while also reducing waste for farmers.
Read MoreLouisiana is one of the states with the highest levels of physical inactivity among adults, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity recently released maps showing physical inactivity by state as part of its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Read MoreAfter a national search, LSU AgCenter extension agent Ashley Edwards has been chosen to be the Louisiana state livestock beef specialist.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter’s signature educational event for youngsters will return to the LSU campus this spring after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreAfter the cold days of winter are gone, the Burden Museum & Gardens will offer many fun family activities this spring.
Read More“Maximizing Profits Using Digital Tools” was the theme as the LSU AgCenter held its third digital agriculture conference in Alexandria on Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Read MoreJennifer Duhon is leading the LSU AgCenter’s effort to improve the health and wellbeing of central Louisiana residents.
Read MoreFollowing a two-year absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the LSU AgCenter and the Meraux Foundation are once again hosting AgMagic on the River.
Read MoreThe Louisiana State University AgCenter Sugar Research Station breeds and tests hundreds of varieties of sugarcane to boost yield and resistance to pests and diseases.
Read MoreTensas Parish cotton farmers Mead and Marshall Hardwick of Hardwick Planting Company represented the U.S. cotton industry at the Textile Sustainability Conference held Dublin, Ireland late last year.
Read MoreSome folks will debate the necessity and techniques of properly purging crawfish before a boil, but the LSU AgCenter studied the issue to find out what different methods of purging actually accomplish.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter researchers have recently been awarded three U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants totaling more than $1.5 million to study diseases and pests destructive to some of the state’s most important crops — rice, sugarcane and soybeans.
Read MoreAfter having to take a hiatus in 2021, the annual Northeast Louisiana Forestry Forum returned this year along with the Ag Expo in West Monroe.
Read MoreThe 48th Annual Vermilion Parish 4-H Livestock Show and Sale was a great success. It involved 139 young people who exhibited 272 head of livestock (beef, sheep, goats, dairy, swine) and 57 poultry entries.
Read MoreLocal kids are showing off their best work this weekend at the Calcasieu Parish Jr Livestock Show.
It’s a showdown of the best at Burton Coliseum as competitions kicked off on Thursday and will be wrapping up on Saturday.
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