The LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Agriculture recognized outstanding faculty and staff during an award ceremony held Dec. 18 at Nelson Memorial on the LSU campus. Recipients were honored for their contributions to research, extension and teaching.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter conducts research that provides valuable information for Louisiana farmers. To help growers make informed decisions about variety selection and fungicide use, the LSU AgCenter conducts side-by-side soybean official variety trials (OVT) at research stations. For the OVT, seed companies and university-based breeding programs enter varieties to be evaluated in different growing conditions across Louisiana.
Read MoreA team of researchers in Louisiana and Florida recently received nearly $500,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute for Food and Agriculture to better train farm workers and underserved farmers in food safety practices.
The team, composed of researchers from the LSU AgCenter, Southern University Ag Center and Florida A&M University, will use the funds to provide interactive techniques, which the researchers believe will provide better learning opportunities for the farm workers.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter experts will be featured speakers during a national multi-conference event, Jan. 27 and 28 in East Memphis, Tennessee. The conferences include the National Conservation Systems Cotton and Rice, Southern Soybean and Corn, Delta States Irrigation and the Southern Precision Ag Conferences.
The conference will mark the 28th year that LSU AgCenter along with six other Midsouth universities have co-sponsored these conferences. The other universities are Auburn University, Mississippi State University, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri, University of Tennessee and Texas A&M University.
Read MoreThis holiday season, Louisiana 4-H has been active around the state. Between events and opportunities like overnight camps and community projects, 4-H’ers have been busy working together and improving their communities.
Read MoreThe 2024 OVT Trial was planted at these LSU AgCenter research stations: Central Station, Baton Rouge; Dean Lee, Alexandria; Iberia, Jeanerette; Macon Ridge, Winnsboro; Red River, Bossier; and Rice Station, Crowley. The MG 3.9-4.4 OVT data from the Red River Research Station was not included due to extreme weather damage.
Read MoreThe attached Crop Market Update Report for the month of December contains a summary of the markets’ reaction to the latest USDA supply and demand report.
Read MoreGrowing up on a farm in St. Martinville, Brayden Blanchard knew he wanted to make a living doing something related to sugarcane — the crop his family has cultivated for five generations.
Read MoreExperts will offer their insights into what 2025 could hold for agricultural producers at an upcoming LSU AgCenter event.
The second annual Louisiana Agricultural Outlook Forum will be held Jan. 14 at the State Evacuation Shelter near the LSU Alexandria campus. The shelter’s address is 8125 U.S. Highway 71 South.
Read MoreAs many know, typical fly larvae, or maggots, only feed on dead tissue. But that is not the case of the New World screwworm larvae, which feed on live tissue. LSU AgCenter extension veterinarian Christine Navarre said this can lead to more severe and potentially deadly consequences, which threaten livestock and wildlife populations.
Read MoreQuarterly publications from the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station with current activities and research updates for 2024.
Read MoreA six-acre plot of land in Cameron Parish sat empty, shelly and unused. It is surrounded by the Mermentau River and contains the same fertile soil that supports rice farms surrounding the area. But on this bare plot of land at the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana 4-H members have begun the process to transform it into the Cajun prairie land it once was.
Read MoreCow-calf operations are the heart of Louisiana’s livestock industry. Cattle in this sector spend much of their lives grazing perennial and annual pastures, so high-quality forage is important. Summer 2023 was one of the hottest and driest in recent memory. The drought took a major toll on crop production, and everyone from sugarcane farmers to cattle ranchers felt the effects. One of the biggest concerns was a lack of hay.
Read MoreA disease called false smut is posing a growing threat to the global rice crop, and LSU AgCenter scientists are part of an international group working to learn more about the problem.
Felipe Dalla Lana, a plant pathologist at the AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station near Crowley, and Vinson Doyle, a mycologist based on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, are working with colleagues from more than 20 institutions worldwide through the International Rice False Smut Consortium.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter plant pathologist Paul “Trey” Price received the Louisiana Soybean and Feed Grains and Promotion Board Distinguished Professorship on Nov. 20, at the board’s proposal meeting in Baton Rouge.
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