Excessive drought conditions in Louisiana are quickly becoming a natural disaster that will have effects on gardens, landscape plants and natural areas all across the state for some time. We may not understand the full extent of the damage for years. The U.S. Drought Mitigation Center has categorized a substantial portion of Louisiana’s parishes as being in an “exceptional drought” state for an extended period.
Read MoreWildfires that engulfed more than 50,000 acres of Louisiana forests during this summer’s record-breaking heat and drought dealt a blow of at least $71 million to the state’s timber sector, according to LSU AgCenter estimates.
That figure is expected to climb higher as wildfires continue to burn in some areas.
Read MoreThe face of the Harvest of the Month series on Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Crystal Besse does her homework to ensure she nails the history and culture of her adopted home.
Besse followed a career in public health from her native Tennessee to Louisiana, and five years ago she became director of Seeds to Success: The Louisiana Farm to School Program.
Read More“When is the best time to spray fungicides?” is a question that is central to managing many plant diseases. A good answer, however, is rarely simple and several factors, from the economics of fungicide applications to the biology of the pathogen, need to be considered.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is partnering with several universities and countries on a $22 million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development aimed at improving lives around the world by making cereal crops more readily available to those most at risk for hunger and malnutrition.
Read MoreFollowing the extremely hot temperatures of the past summer, some landowners have experienced what is commonly called pond turnover.
Read MoreThe longtime director of LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute, or Foodii, is retiring with plans to move to North Carolina.
Gaye Sandoz says she told administration about three months ago of her intention to leave the organization, which she helped launch a decade ago.
Read MoreThirty-five years is a long time to be employed at one job, but when that job is churning out delicious ice cream at the legendary LSU AgCenter Dairy Store, it’s an experience to be savored.
Read MoreIn 2019, distributing information to agricultural clientele in the LSU AgCenter Northeast Region was undergoing a change. Attendance at field days and production meetings had been declining. Producers were getting information from many sources: consultants, industry and social media. While the AgCenter was still the primary source for unbiased information, reaching clientele was becoming more difficult.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Collins Kimbeng has received a $288,690 award over three years from The John Deere Company to study remote sensing and artificial intelligence for supporting sugarcane breeding and forecasting sugar yield.
Read MoreTake a captivating journey through Louisiana Agriculture with LSU AgCenter’s AgMagic at the State Fair of Louisiana! AgMagic is an interactive and educational experience for young children and their families. Kids will learn about the important connections among agriculture, the environment, and their lives.
Read MoreThis newsletter contains a summary of the third quarter’s ag policy developments.
Read MoreGrowing New Connections, the seventh annual Louisiana Farm to School Conference, gathered hundreds of partners to the Pennington Biomedical Conference Center to share ideas and best practices for bringing healthier, local food options to students throughout the state.
Read MoreThere’s a small town in Louisiana that is providing fashion designers worldwide an essential material. Much of it is made from the cotton grown in the area and the mid-South. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story from Vidalia, Louisiana
Read MoreIn Louisiana, saltwater intrusion has been a problem for communities along the Mississippi River, but on the other side of the state, crawfish producers are also struggling with it. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has this report from southwest Louisiana.
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