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Louisiana: Stored Rice Pest Management Workshop Feb. 25 in Crowley Jan 26, 2015
The LSU AgCenter will hold a workshop on stored rice insect pest management on Feb. 25 at the Acadia Parish Extension Office. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. and […]
Louisiana: Corn, Soybean Production Forum Slated Feb. 3 at Delhi Jan 16, 2015
The LSU AgCenter will hold a crop production forum for northeast Louisiana farmers on Feb. 3 in Delhi. The event, to be held at the Delhi Civic Center, will begin […]
Louisiana Soybeans: 2015 Variety Yields, Production Practices Jan 16, 2015
The soybean production guidelines were prepared by LSU AgCenter researchers and specialists from its Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.
Louisiana Rice: 6 Producer Meetings Slated for January, February Dec 22, 2014
Louisiana rice farmers will get a chance to hear the latest recommendations by LSU AgCenter experts at a series of meetings in January and February. Information will include planting preparation, […]
Louisiana: Rice School Slated Jan. 9 at Abbeville Dec 19, 2014
The Vermilion Parish Rice School is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 9, at the County Agents office in Abbeville. The program will focus on all major aspects of rice production with […]
Louisiana Rice: Second Crop Harvest Called ‘Outstanding’ Dec 10, 2014
LSU AgCenter rice specialist Johnny Saichuk said this year’s second rice crop in south Louisiana was outstanding. “Based on all the reports, it seems to be a record second crop […]
Louisiana: Wheat and Oats Field Guide Available Nov 26, 2014
The LSU AgCenter has released a wheat and oat field guide that can be used to identify weeds, insect pests and diseases that affect those crops. The guide contains general […]
Louisiana Rice: Last of Verification Fields Harvested, Yields Good Nov 24, 2014
Nobody can accuse the verification program of not representing the real world. We were about an hour or so into harvesting our second crop field in Vermilion parish and yields […]
Louisiana Sugarcane: Prescribed Burns Save Industry $120M Nov 18, 2014
Sugarcane is one of Louisiana’s most valuable agricultural commodities, contributing about $771 million to the economy in 2013. However, the state’s sugar industry would be about $120 million less profitable […]
Louisiana Rice: Progress Continues on Hybrid Breeding Nov 12, 2014
Hybrid development at the Rice Research Station continues to make progress under hybrid rice breeders Jim Oard and Weike Li. Oard, an LSU AgCenter researcher and professor, said a preliminary […]
