Hurricane season is once again upon us, and the LSU AgCenter has recommendations to mitigate potential damage and losses to yards, homes and pets as well as tips for keeping food and cleaning supplies on hand.
A fairly average hurricane season thanks to a strong La Niña, 2022 saw 14 named storms — including eight hurricanes, two of which were major.
Read MoreLSU students graduating in the dietetics concentration have once again achieved an exceptional feat, securing a 100% match rate to internships for the fourth consecutive year. A total of twenty-four LSU graduates will embark on internships at institutions across the nation.
Read MoreIron is an important element for several plant functions such as chlorophyll synthesis, photosynthesis, and respiration. If plants are deficient in iron, the symptoms begin as interveinal chlorosis in the younger leaves .If the deficiency is severe, the symptoms can be white or necrotic leaves
Read MoreThe USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide assistance to rice growers who experienced stagnant rice prices and record-high input costs during the 2022 crop year. This one-time payment will be made under the Rice Production Program (RPP).
The RPP payment is equal to the payment rate of $0.01 per pound multiplied by the individual average APH multiplied by the amount of certified rice acres in 2022.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter has named Cole Gregorie, who has more than a decade of sweet potato research experience, as a statewide extension specialist for the crop effective June 15.
Gregorie has been a research associate at the AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station in Chase since 2010. In his new role, he will be responsible for outreach efforts supporting producers.
Read MoreOn Friday, May 19, 2023, the LSU College of Agriculture awarded a total of 256 degrees during the spring commencement ceremony. Among the graduates were 224 recipients of bachelor's degrees, 24 recipients of master's degrees and eight recipients of doctorates.
The spring class of 2023 is composed of students from 40 Louisiana parishes, 25 states and 13 countries.
Read MoreAs a teenager, Hannah Devall was devoted to 4-H, serving as a junior leader and participating in nearly every project her St. Martin Parish 4-H program offered.
To raise and show animals at livestock shows, Devall had to go the extra mile.
Read MoreLast year brought a glimmer of hope to cotton farmers as both prices and acreage soared across the mid-South. But that optimism has faded for Louisiana cotton growers as prices have dropped and acreage is being reduced. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter soil chemist Jim Wang has been awarded a $553,413 USDA Conservation Innovation Grant to modernize fertilizer recommendations for climate-smart crop production in the southern region of the United States.
Read MoreOn an overcast and windy day in Franklin Parish, a group of grain producers gathered to hear the latest updates on crops and witness a drone presentation.
The annual wheat and oat field day, held April 20 at the LSU AgCenter Macon Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro, kicked off with a discussion of Fusarium head blight, also known as scab, from AgCenter plant pathologists Trey Price and Boyd Padgett.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station held a Wildlife Forum and Field Day Friday morning.
Private landowners and stakeholders were in attendance to listen to updates on chronic wasting disease, feral hogs and habitat management in Louisiana.
Read MoreNearly 150 attendees focused on solutions to food insecurity throughout the state gathered to share ideas at the Louisiana Charitable Food Summit held May 2 at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Read MoreTwo training courses will be held near Lafayette on May 23 and 24 — a Beginning Organic Farming Workshop and Acadiana Sustainable Farm Tour.
Both courses are sponsored by the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) professional development program.
Read MoreThe skies, though gloomy, did not deter a large crowd of beef cattle and hay producers from attending the LSU AgCenter’s beef and forage field day on April 27.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter agronomist Syam Dodla has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of more than $1 million to look at climate-smart ways to produce sugarcane and rice.
Dodla, who works at the AgCenter Red River Research Station in Bossier City, said there are many climate-smart conservation practices that have not been widely adopted in the southern region of the United States.
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