Although she grew up in a massive city in India known for its information technology industry, Babitha Jampala’s mind was never far from the family farm and agriculture.
Jampala’s father worked at a nuclear fuel complex in Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Telangana, but at home he constantly talked of his childhood on a rice farm a few hours away.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold an agritourism education meeting for people involved or interested in agritourism from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station, 21549 Old Covington Hwy., Hammond.
Registration for the meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 23.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is partnering with USDA to offer the ASPIRE [Agricultural Sciences Professional Internships in Research and Extension] Program during the summer of 2024. Undergraduate students (from any college or educational institution, including LSU) are encouraged to apply for various 10- week paid summer internships. There are internships focused in animal science, horticulture, 4-H, nutrition, entomology and aquaculture.
Read MoreDr. Muhammad Rassel Parvej, Assistant Professor and State Soil Fertility Specialist, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, is starting a biweekly Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management webinar series starting next month. It’s free and welcomes anyone (including students and RA) keen on delving into theoretical and practical aspects of soil fertility and nutrient management for row crop production.
Read MoreWhen considering a sugarcane soil fertility program, follow these guidelines. The number one priority should be the soil pH. Soil pH that is outside the optimum ranges will adversely affect the availability of all other applied nutrients. The second most important component of your fertility program should be nitrogen, followed by potassium, sulfur and phosphorus. Soil testing should be a regular part of your soil fertility program. Periodic leaf tissue analyses can verify midseason plant health
Read MoreA watermelon cultivar developed at the now closed LSU AgCenter Calhoun Research Station has been nominated for boarding onto the Slow Food Ark of Taste.
Read MoreLouisiana 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.
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