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      <title>Sheep, goat field day held May 19 at LSU</title>
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      <title>Rice field day set for May 31 in Mamou</title>
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      <title>Ornamental sweet potatoes add color to landscapes</title>
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      <title>Rice producers hear about new fungicide approval</title>
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      <title>Researchers successfully spawn captive gar</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter fetes Master Gardener volunteers</title>
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      <title>Farmer meeting on new fungicides set for May 24 in Crowley</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter, ULM sign agreement</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Gardenias are blooming across La.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:16:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/18/12) Gardenias are blooming in Louisiana landscapes now. Known as cape jasmine to some Southern gardeners, gardenias are one of the most widely planted landscape shrubs in Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>School garden designed to help fight disease</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/17/12) East Feliciana 4-H clubs hope their school-community garden project will help decrease the incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure in elementary and junior high students in the parish. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Cutting-edge research could improve deer populations, health</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:47:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/17/12) White-tailed deer researchers at the LSU AgCenter Bob R. Jones Idlewild Research Station in Clinton are using sperm from dead bucks to keep their favorable genes alive. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Expert gives advice for stocking crawfish ponds</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/16/12) CROWLEY, La. – Louisiana rice farmers who plan to harvest crawfish from their fields next year should consider restocking crawfish once their rice crops have been flooded. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>EPA approves fungicide for La. rice</title>
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      <title>Mother's Day is prime time to spot swarming termites</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:31:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/11/12) Although Formosan subterranean termites can cause problems anytime during the year, Mother's Day is a major time when alates, or winged termites, are most active. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Newer flowers adorn home landscapes</title>
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      <title>Alligator nutrition main goal of LSU AgCenter research project</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/09/12) Alligator farmers could grow bigger alligators faster and with less cost based on feeding studies conducted at the LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Extension awards $34,000 in special one-year grants</title>
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      <title>Producers hear pluses of forage-fed beef at Iberia Station field day</title>
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      <title>Farmers to tour railroad loading facility at rice field day May 30</title>
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      <title>Beef field day set for June 9 in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <title>Consider environments for summer landscape planning</title>
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      <title>Beef field day set for May 5 in Jeanerette</title>
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      <title>Turkey gnats pose problems for birds</title>
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      <title>Burden Center preparing for change</title>
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      <title>Small ruminant field day to be held May 19 in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <title>Caladium foliage brightens shady gardens</title>
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      <title>Louisiana youth to explore state’s wetlands April 22-27</title>
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      <title>Think safety with eggs this Easter</title>
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      <title>New environmental center offers more outdoors activities for 4-H campers</title>
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      <title>These warm-weather plants do well in shade</title>
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      <title>Wheat and oat field day set for April 11 at LSU AgCenter Macon Ridge Research Station</title>
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      <title>Workshop on making biodiesel set for April 25 in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <title>Azalea season is here</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/21/12) Mindy McCallum Brooks does not mind doing the dirty work or any heavy lifting. Because she helps restore wetlands through native vegetation plantings, it is simply part of her job, and she does it very well. For her efforts, Brooks will be one of five recipients of the 2012 Coastal Stewardship Awards presented by the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>March 27 is American Diabetes Alert Day</title>
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      <title>‘Bitter blocker’ improves taste of some foods</title>
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      <title>Wildlife field day features research on bluetongue disease in deer</title>
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      <title>Sun-loving bedding plants perform spring through fall</title>
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      <title>Mild winter may cause rice problems, or not</title>
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      <title>New Orleans spring garden show set for April 14-15</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/13/12) The LSU AgCenter will present the “magic” of agriculture again this spring as its annual “AgMagic” event unfolds April 23-29 in the Parker Coliseum on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. The successful event is in its ninth year and is designed to help children and adults understand that food, clothing, lumber and other products all are part of the complex agricultural system. It will be open for scheduled tours by school groups April 23-27 and to the public April 28-29. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>418 projects proposed to restore coast, help rice farmers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/12/12) CROWLEY, La. – The Louisiana Rice Growers Board of Directors chose John Owen, of Rayville, president and Jeffrey Sylvester, of Whiteville, vice president at its March 6 meeting. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Native shrubs, trees are worthwhile additions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/09/12) Many home gardeners have an interest in native plants. We are fortunate in Louisiana to have a vast abundanace of native plants for home landscape use. These include our native wildflower, the native Louisiana iris, our state flower, the Southern magnolia, and our state tree, the magnificent bald cypress. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Azalea symposium scheduled for April 4 at Hammond Research Station</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter develops first detector program for insects</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter leadership class graduates 24</title>
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      <title>Growth hormones in dairy cattle</title>
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      <title>Southwest La. Forestry Association meeting, forum scheduled for Mar. 17</title>
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      <title>Baton Rouge Spring Garden Show, Chili Cook-off, Car Show scheduled for March 24-25</title>
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      <title>La. Young Ag Producers participants selected</title>
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      <title>Florida Parishes forestry forum scheduled for March 16</title>
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      <title>It’s time to start rose care</title>
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      <title>School gardens yield benefits</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/08/12) NEW ROADS, La. – More than 70 LSU AgCenter county agents, Master Gardeners, parents and teachers heard a California gardener tell about the benefits of school gardens and how to get them started and sustaining them. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Landscape horticulture field day scheduled for Oct. 18</title>
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      <title>12 inducted into La. 4-H Hall of Fame</title>
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