Agriculture: Multibillion Dollar Industry for Louisiana
Agriculture is a multibillion dollar industry for Louisiana -- creating jobs and generating income in rural and urban areas. This publication contains facts about Louisiana's agricultural commodities, agriculture's monetary value in 2010, what agriculture is and what agriculture means to you. (PDF Format Only) |
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Farmers battle herbicide-resistant weeds
LSU AgCenter researchers and extension specialists are working diligently to come up with alternative control programs to combat the problem of emerging resistance to glyphosate herbicide (Roundup) among weeds in cotton and soybean fields in Louisiana. |
Poultry demonstration houses open at Hill Farm
Two poultry demonstration houses at the Hill Farm Research Station house 21,400 birds each. With alternative heating and energy savings as big concerns among Louisiana poultry growers, one house is equipped with radiant tube heating, and the other is heated by standard radiant brooders. |
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