The Louisiana State University (LSU) Sweet Potato Research Station’s mission is to help growers across the region through the creation and rigorous testing of new varieties and by providing growers with quality seeds.
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The LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center will hold its annual beef and forage field day April 21 at the State Evacuation Shelter.
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Following two years of adjustment and dealing with the unknown can wear on even the strongest person. For some children, it can be traumatic.
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Jennie Sparks, academic counselor for the LSU College of Agriculture, has been honored with the LSU Advisor of the Year Award.
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Researchers from southern region land-grant universities were honored as 2021 Honorary Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Click for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that allow growers the opportunity to evaluate the changes that herbicide selection, unit price, application rates, and tillage have on total weed control program costs on a per-acre basis.
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The apple snail, Pomacea maculata, is a global invasive rice pest. Within the past decade, the apple snail has established itself in Louisiana but has only recently begun infesting rice farms in the southwestern region.
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The Agricultural Policy and Market Situation Newsletter (Volume V, Issue 1) contains a summary of agricultural policy happenings from the recent quarter (January 1st through March 31st).
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The April Crop Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton contains a discussion on USDA-reported supply and demand dynamics and farm price implications for the 2021/22 marketing year. The outside markets continue to monitor the Russia/Ukraine war as well as the slowing economy in China (due to the country’s COVID lockdown policy reducing import demand).
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The 2022 Florida Parishes Forestry Forum held in Hammond recently provided local landowners with the latest information on the industry and updates on the recovery from Hurricane Ida.
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The LSU AgCenter invited children in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas to experience AgMagic, a Louisiana agricultural-focused event, after a two-year hiatus.
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Jong Hyun Ham, an LSU AgCenter plant pathologist, has been named to the F. Avalon Daggett Professorship in Rice Research.
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LSU AgCenter researchers continue to study the benefits and challenges posed by the alternative rice growing method of planting rice on furrow-irrigated rows.
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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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Wetland conservation is always a hot topic in the state of Louisiana, but a well-kept secret is just how involved the LSU AgCenter has been, and remains, in the research.
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