The first planting of a planting date trial was sown at the Dean Lee Research Station on March 28, 2022. This research trial will also be planted at the Rice Research Station and the Macon Ridge Research Station in 2022.
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Bill Welch, a Houston native with strong ties to Texas horticulture, has given $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship for LSU College of Agriculture students.
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The LSU AgCenter will host a field day featuring the latest research on wheat, oats and cover crops on April 20.
The event will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Tom H. Scott Research, Extension and Education Center, 212A Macon Ridge Road in Winnsboro.
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New cattle producers looking to beef up their knowledge of animal and pasture care can enroll in the LSU AgCenter’s beginning cattlemen class.
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Louisiana 4-H alumna Katie Anderson knows to open the door when opportunity knocks; she’s been doing so since her freshman year of high school. Today, she is turning her love of food into a fledgling charcuterie business — and it happened somewhat by chance.
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With warmer weather arriving and no freezes in the long-term forecast, Louisiana strawberries should soon be plentiful. Once you get those strawberries home, be sure to take proper care of them to extend their shelf life. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report from Beauregard Parish.
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Inflation is hitting everywhere including the family farm. Farmers are reaching deeper into their pocketbook to pay for the basics, especially fuel and fertilizer. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux reports on the struggles farmers are facing across Louisiana.
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Nitrogen (N) is the most yield limiting nutrient for corn production. The LSU AgCenter recommends 1 to 1.25 lbs of N per bushel of corn harvested i.e., a 200-bushel corn crop requires about 200 to 250 lbs N/acre.
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The LSU AgCenter is sponsoring two field days for beef and forage producers that will include Master Farmer program updates in Alexandria and Bossier City.
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The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant will present a spring tune-up workshop for owners of recreational ponds at the Hammond Research Station April 8.
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Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilizer recommendations depend on Mehlich-3 soil-test P and K concentrations, respectively from soil sample taken from 0- to 6-inch depth in Louisiana.
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Soybean acreage has been projected to increase in 2022 in Louisiana as well as in several other states due, in part, to the high price of fertilizer.
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The LSU AgCenter will conduct three MarketReady training workshops for Louisiana food producers in May.
The workshops will take place May 3 in New Orleans, May 10 in Lafayette and May 12 in Monroe. All three events will run from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Production costs for farmers in the Bayou State could go up as much as 40% this year, depending on the crop. LSU AgCenter Economist Mike Deliberto, said the market volatility is due to a number of issues, like supply chain disruptions and the availability of herbicides…
“But a big driver to the year-over-year production volatility from an input side of things, is related to the fertilizer and fuel markets,” said Deliberto.
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At St. Louis Planting Co. in Iberville Parish, Patrick Frischhertz is busy checking off the list of usual springtime chores at a sugarcane farm: preparing rows for planting and applying fertilizer.
Far from usual, however, is the cost of completing these tasks.
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