When USDA’s 2022 Prospective Plantings Report was released on March 31, it was no surprise that fertilizer-intensive corn acres were projected to be down across the country.
It also surprised few that the report projected soybean acres to be up — with farmers estimating they will plant a record-breaking 91 million acres of beans this spring.
Read MoreThe planting dates for soybean in Louisiana range from early March to late June, depending on production systems and maturity groups. This variability in planting dates can expose soybean plants to a myriad of insect pests that can injure both below and above ground plant parts.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center will hold its annual beef and forage field day April 21 at the State Evacuation Shelter.
Read MoreFollowing two years of adjustment and dealing with the unknown can wear on even the strongest person. For some children, it can be traumatic.
Read MoreJennie Sparks, academic counselor for the LSU College of Agriculture, has been honored with the LSU Advisor of the Year Award.
Read MoreResearchers from southern region land-grant universities were honored as 2021 Honorary Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Read MoreClick 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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).
Read MoreThe 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).
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter invited children in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas to experience AgMagic, a Louisiana agricultural-focused event, after a two-year hiatus.
Read MoreJong Hyun Ham, an LSU AgCenter plant pathologist, has been named to the F. Avalon Daggett Professorship in Rice Research.
Read MoreLSU 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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