Help the LSU College of Agriculture Win the Golden Boot Giving Challenge
It is halftime for the Golden Boot Giving Challenge, as of mid-week the LSU College of Agriculture is in the lead with more donors than Arkansas' Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. This crowdfunding challenge takes place Nov. 5-12, 2022.
Each year, the LSU Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks fight for the “Golden Boot” on the football field. Mirroring this rivalry, LSU and University of Arkansas are battling to see which college of agriculture has the most supporters.
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Nomination Deadline For Louisiana Agriculture Hall Of Distinction Approaching
The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is still accepting nominations through Nov. 18 for its induction ceremony, which will be held March 2, 2023, in Baton Rouge.
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Winter Squash is November’s ‘Louisiana Harvest of the Month
Native Americans taught the Puritan settlers many things about life in America, including how to grow and prepare winter squash — a food they had never seen before but that would soon gain popularity and become a regular seasonal planting.
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LSU AgCenter 2022 Soybean Core Block Data
The 2022 LSU AgCenter soybean core block data is now available online. The data from previous years is also available at the LSU AgCenter. The soybean core block consists of three groups of soybean maturities (MG 3, 4, and 5).
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Building The Future Of Louisiana Agriculture, One Calf At A Time
It’s not every day that you get a retiree from IBM, another from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a third from General Motors returning to the family farm to continue a legacy that began years ago.
But this is just part of the excitement that Chris, Bernell and Allen Muse have brought to Louisiana 4-H in St. Helena Parish.
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LSU AgCenter Brings Information to Louisiana Delta Farmers’ Fingertips
With many farmers too busy to attend field days and meetings, the LSU AgCenter has created the Louisiana Delta Crop Report podcast to keep them in the know.
The program, created four years ago by AgCenter agents Kylie Miller, Dennis Burns and R.L. Frazier, focuses on a wide variety of topics regarding agriculture in northeastern Louisiana.
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Sweet Potato Harvest Declining Due to Hot, Dry Weather in Louisiana
Hot, dry weather in Louisiana has compromised the size of the sweet potato crop leading into the fall and winter seasons.
Louisiana is among the top four states in the nation that produces sweet potatoes.
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2022 Corn & Sorghum Core Block Preliminary Results
Click below for the preliminary results for the 2022 Corn and Grain Sorghum Core Blocks.
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Feral Hogs Cost Louisiana Farmers $91M Annually
From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a newly released LSU AgCenter estimate.
Based on responses to a 2021 survey, the study found that hog damage costs landowners $66.2 million in crop losses and $24.9 million in other expenses annually.
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Youth Leadership Pioneer Inducted Into National 4-H Hall of Fame
Described as a “visionary” and “inspiration” by colleagues, Saralene Seals was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame in a ceremony held earlier this month in Washington, D.C.
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Louisiana Crops Newsletter: October, 2022
The link to the Louisiana Crops Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 9 - October 2022 is below.
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Agricultural Policy And Market Newsletter, October, 2022
According to the latest Beige Book published by the Federal Reserve, the Sixth District (Atlanta) observed that demand for agricultural products remained strong and that hot weather and dry conditions damaged crop yields, especially corn, in many areas of the District.
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October 2022 Crop Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton
This month’s 2022/23 U.S. corn outlook is for reduced supplies, greater feed and residual use, lower exports and corn used for ethanol, and smaller ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at 13.895 billion bushels, down 49 million on a reduction in yield to 171.9 bushels per acre. Corn supplies are forecast at 15.322 billion bushels, a decline of 172 million bushels from last month, as lower production and beginning stocks are partially offset by higher imports.
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September 2022 Livestock Price & Production Summary
The September 2022 Price & Production Summary gives prices for cattle, poultry, hogs and dairy.
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Louisiana Team Places Second at Texas Food Challenge
Three young chefs from Winn Parish brought home the Reserve Grand Champion award in the National Food Challenge contest at the Texas State Fair in Dallas on Oct. 4.
Claire Zak, LSU AgCenter Food and Fitness Board administrator and coordinator of the Louisiana 4-H Healthy Living program, said this is a major accomplishment because it is the first year for Louisiana 4-H to enter the competition.
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