Opinion: Grain Market Whiplash Shows Need for AG Research to Increase Self-Reliance on Food
Over the past two years, consumers have felt whiplash from volatile grain prices, as powerful players in the global markets cut off trade. It began with Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which disrupted exports of products including wheat and fertilizer from two of the world’s biggest suppliers. Russia has repeatedly used agriculture as a pawn in its game to punish Ukraine and its supporters, and its recent pull-out of the Black Sea grain deal, which had helped keep exports flowing, caused another round of price spikes in the markets.
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Assessing Tree Damage After An Extended Drought
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.
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$71M In Timber Lost To Summer Wildfires; More Damage Expected
Wildfires 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.
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Farm To School Program utilizes Besse's Expertise In Public Health, Extension
The 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.
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Can Targeted Fungicide Applications Improve Cercospora Leaf Blight Management?
“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.
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LSU AgCenter Is Part Of $22M USAID-Funded Cereal Crops Project
The 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.
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LSU AgCenter Scientist Explains Small Pond Turnover
Following the extremely hot temperatures of the past summer, some landowners have experienced what is commonly called pond turnover.
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LSU’s Longtime Foodii Director Retiring
The 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.
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LSU AgCenter Dairy Store Churns Out Last Batch Of Ice Cream At Historic Location
Thirty-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.
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LA Delta Crops Podcast: Expanding Extension Outreach
In 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.
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LSU AgCenter Scientist Receives Grant For Drone Research In Sugarcane
LSU 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.
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AgMagic at the State Fair
Take 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.
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Ag Policy & Market Situation Newsletter, October, 2023
This newsletter contains a summary of the third quarter’s ag policy developments.
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Farm to School Conference Brings Partners Together to Promote Healthy Habits
Growing 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.
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Vidalia Mills Shows Textiles, Apparel Design And Merchandising Faculty How Premium Denim Is Made
There’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
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