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      <title>Rice acreage expected to be down this year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Video News 04/10/12) Rice farmers are planting their crop and will plant less of it this year. Poor prices have farmers shifting into other crops. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard has this report. (Runtime: 1:37) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Youth learn responsibility through showing livestock</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Video News 02/23/12) Thousands of youth with their cows, sheep, pigs and chickens in tow attended the LSU AgCenter’s 77th annual livestock show. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard was there. (Runtime: 1:42) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Last year's drought causes slow start to crawfish season</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Saltwater intrusion threatens rice acres</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:52:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Food scientists increase nutritional content of popular foods</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:55:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:34:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Farmers gather for tri-state soybean forum</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Researchers search for better burn for sugarcane</title>
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      <title>Farmer profits up despite challenging production year</title>
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      <title>Louisiana wheat growers waited on rain to plant crop</title>
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      <title>Field day participants learn about research behind beautiful plants</title>
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      <title>Forester looks at switchgrass as energy source</title>
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