In 2018, the Seeds to Success Program held its inaugural School Garden Leadership Workshop. The workshop takes place each summer over several days and consists of hands-on learning and lectures to help educators learn how to build and sustain a school garden while incorporating farm to school programming into their curriculum.
Read MoreEach school day in the United States, approximately 29.6 million children eat lunch at school. The food necessary to prepare these meals on a daily basis makes K-12 sales a unique opportunity for farmers and ranchers to service their local institutions. This venture into local food systems is part of a nationwide farm to school movement.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold a field day featuring the latest sweet potato research and industry updates Aug. 31.
The event will be held at Black Gold Farms at 2305 La. Highway 17 in Delhi. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with field tours to follow at 9 a.m. The program will conclude with a sponsored lunch provided by Lamb Weston.
Read MoreLast year, Louisiana led the nation in sugarcane production. Much of that credit goes to the variety development done at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station. The station held its annual field day to highlight their latest research. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux was there and has this report.
Read MoreThe annual Morehouse Parish Farm Field Day continues to be a great place for young people who have limited knowledge of the industry to learn about careers in agriculture.
With the average age of American farmers nearing 60 years old, succession planning is high on the minds of many northeast Louisiana farmers.
Read MoreCattle producers face many complications to keeping their herds healthy. The LSU AgCenter partnered with the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association to host an animal health summit July 21-22 on the LSU campus.
The two days brought together producers from across the state for demonstrations, lectures and tours.
Read MoreTo make new employees of the Natural Resources Conservation Service aware of their role in the Louisiana Master Farmer program, a training session was held. The session highlighted ways to improve and sustain Louisiana agriculture. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story.
Read MoreSouthern Louisiana is experiencing one of its hottest and driest summers in recent history which has affected one of Louisiana's biggest industries, rice farms.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is receiving $4.02 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the five-year High Obesity Program (HOP). The program funds universities working with local cooperative extensions in mostly rural counties where 40% or more of adults have obesity.
Read MorePreparing young people for careers in agriculture is the goal of the new LSU AgCenter internship program.
Tara Smith, executive associate vice president and director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, said the idea is to allow college students to experience what the job of an extension employee entails.
Read MoreThe Dean Lee Research and Extension Center just south of Aleandrai will host an Agronomic Crops School August 3 from 4 to 7 PM. The program will be held at the state evacuation center, adjacent to the LSU-A campus.
Subjects include Commercially Available Seed Treatments and soybean nodulation…disease management programs in soybean, corn and grain sorghum…sprayer drone application in crops…the role of sprayer drones on insect pest management and field crops…weed control following Dicamba—or Glyphosate-based programs.
A sponsored meal will be provided.
For more information contact Dr. Daniel Stephenson at (318) 473-6520 or dstephenson@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Read MoreFor 15 years, the LSU AgCenter LaHouse Research and Education Center has been helping Louisiana build smarter, stronger and more resilient homes, and recover from storms. On July 20, the center celebrated its 15th anniversary of service to Louisiana on the grounds of its demonstration home on the LSU campus.
Read MoreOne may think that a lack of new varieties being announced at the annual LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day would mean that research efforts have slowed down, but the opposite is true. It means the science is working.
Read MoreVolume 13, Issue 5—July, 2023
Read MoreWith his one-year anniversary of serving as LSU vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture approaching, Matt Lee said agricultural research and education is entering a new era in Louisiana — one he hopes will be marked by unprecedented scientific innovation and a recommitment to helping the people of the state live better lives.
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