Louisiana 4-H and FFA youth will gather in February for the 89th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
AgCenter officials expect more than 2,000 exhibitors to bring thousands of animals for competition during the week of Feb. 10 to 17.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold its annual Precision Agriculture Summit Feb. 16 near Alexandria.
The event was originally slated for Jan. 17. Winter weather caused it to be rescheduled.
A joint effort of the AgCenter and Fletcher Technical Community College, the summit will take place at the State Evacuation Shelter, 8125 U.S. Highway 71, adjacent to the LSU Alexandria campus.
Read MoreVariety selection is one of the most important decisions a cotton producer will make. The variety and its associated traits set the stage for harvest at the time of planting. All other input decisions affect the performance of the variety selected. Since the introduction of transgenic cottons and the accompanying increases in seed costs and associated technology fees, variety selection has become increasingly important. Seed selection is the one decision that is not influenced by environmental factors. Therefore, choosing a high-yielding variety with acceptable fiber quality that is adapted to local growing conditions should be considered carefully because of the tremendous importance the decision plays for the entire season.
Read MoreA multidisciplinary team of researchers recently received a $1.6 million award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to support a variety of projects centering on the troubling phenomenon of roseau cane die-back.
Read MoreThe 2023 Louisiana Outstanding Master Farmer Award, one new certification and nine recertifications were presented during a meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts Jan. 9 in Baton Rouge.
The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is a multiagency effort led by the LSU AgCenter that encourages conservation and environmental stewardship. It was created more than two decades ago to help producers improve soil health, water quality and sustainability.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will begin a free, yearlong training program for beginning farmers in Louisiana in February.
Read MoreRonnie Levy knows rice. For four decades and in various roles with the LSU AgCenter, Levy has helped Louisiana farmers grow many of the state’s economically important crops, but much of the focus has been on what is the backbone of so many Louisiana dishes — rice.
Read MoreLSU College of Agriculture graduate students are usually working diligently in labs, fields and classrooms. A symposium held in December allowed them to gather with other graduate students from across the southeast, showcase their research and meet with potential employers
Read MoreA special delivery was made to all schools in the Zachary Community School District on Jan. 5.
Grass-fed beef from family-owned Muse 3 Farms in Greensburg was delivered by the Muse family to the school cafeterias. Muse 3 Farms is a vendor provided by the LSU AgCenter to supply the schools through a grant awarded to the ZCSD child nutrition program.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter precision agriculture summit set for Jan. 17 at the State Evacuation Shelter in Alexandria has been postponed because of weather. Plans are to reschedule the summit for a later date.
This summit is one of two planned. The second, scheduled for Feb. 23 at Fletcher Technical Community College in Shriever, is still on as scheduled.
Read MoreThis month’s 2023/24 U.S. corn outlook is for greater production, larger food, seed, and industrial use (FSI), increased feed and residual use, and higher ending stocks. Corn production is estimated at a record 15.3 billion bushels, up 108 million as an increase in yield to a record 177.3 bushels per acre is partly offset by a 0.6-million acre decline in harvested area.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter has named Adam Famoso resident director and research coordinator of its H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station near Crowley.
Famoso, a rice breeder who has been central to the station’s variety development efforts, assumed the role Jan. 1.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden and Baton Rouge Green are planning their biggest Arbor Day celebration ever on Jan. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This year, Baton Rouge Green and other local organizations will provide fun, education and food for the entire family.
Read MoreThe 2023 Louisiana Outstanding Master Farmer Award, one new certification and nine recertifications were presented during a meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts Jan. 9 in Baton Rouge.
Read MoreLSU Ag Center Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley warns crawfish connoisseurs that 2024 will be one of the worst mudbug seasons on record as far as prices and supply are concerned. He says it’s so dire farmers are averaging one to two mudbugs a trap.
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