Information and application for the 2012 LMG training program scheduled for July 17 to September 25, 2012.

Project Learning Tree provides fun lessons about nature for school-age children.

These links will take you to fact sheets that delineate flood-event disaster assistance available through FEMA and USDA. This may be of value as you continue to provide stakeholders with flood-related updates. We will continue to update everyone as more information is available.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out the monthly newsletters, which are handed out at the regular monthly 4-H Club meetings throughout the school year.

The history of St. Charles Parish provided by the St. Charles Parish Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Information about the LSU AgCenter's Master Gardener Appreciation Day scheduled for May 18, 2012 at the Hammond Research Station.

The annual meeting of the St. Charles Parish Advisory Leadership Council was held at the St. Charles Parish Extension Office located at 1313 Paul Maillard Road in Luling, Louisiana, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The minutes of the meeting are here.

An overview of the program highlights, local issues, and upcoming plans of the LSU AgCenter's Cooperative Extension Service in St. Charles Parish.

This article gives tips on how and when to use granular and liquid herbicides.

A popular resource guide for many Louisiana gardeners is the LSU AgCenter’s “Horticulture Hints.” This quarterly publication which includes a spring, summer, fall and winter edition, provides up-to-date information and recommendations on the seasonal care and maintenance for ornamentals, shade trees, vegetables, fruit and nut trees, turf grass and more.

This 2012 guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out the monthly newsletters, which are handed out at the regular monthly 4-H Club meetings throughout the school year.

The LSU AgCenter and affiliated groups offer numerous educational opportunities for home gardeners. Listed here are various gardening events planned for 2012.

Try going for a 10-minute walk around the corner and add a few more minutes each day until you are walking at least 30 minutes a day for at least five days a week.

Photos of the St. Rose 4-H Club's garden progress in St. Charles Parish.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out the monthly newsletters, which are handed out at the regular monthly 4-H Club meetings throughout the school year.

This is the 2012 Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model along with a short user’s guide.

Fertilizer Recommendations for 2012.

This article indicates which shrub to plant in which area of the landscape.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out the monthly newsletters, which are handed out at the regular monthly 4-H Club meetings throughout the school year.

Do you have any idea how many calories can be consumed during the holidays? Here are some examples of party food items and the calories each has.

This article provides holiday food safety information.

This chart indicates which pesticide to spray, when to spray the pesticide, and which insects are controlled by the pesticide.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out these monthly newsletters.

Here are some practical Halloween health and safety tips from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out the monthly newsletters, which are handed out at the regular monthly 4-H Club meetings throughout the school year.

Minutes from the St. Charles Parish Advisory Committee meeting held on May 26, 2011.

Want to know what's going on in St. Charles Parish 4-H? Check out the monthly newsletters, which are handed out at the regular monthly 4-H Club meetings throughout the school year.

Recommendations on how consumers can protect themselves from recession-related scams and others.

This article describes the different varieties of zinnias and how to care for them.

List of horticulture programs being taught by LSU AgCenter Agents and Master Gardeners through the St. Charles Parish Schools Community Education Fall Program.

The feed-out and carcass information provided to producers through this program is very useful in making management decisions on breeding, genetics, nutrition, and herd health.

This article gives the nutritional value of figs, fig facts and tips on how to store figs.

The two most common water pests are the backswimmer and the water boatman.

(Distributed 07/12/11) ALEXANDRIA, La. – The LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension field day on July 28 will feature presentations on cotton, corn, cattle, soybeans and weed management.

Anyone who has walked through the woods and kicked the leaves probably has noticed the rich layer of humas that has formed on the ground as a result of many years of leaves falling and decomposing. This is nature’s way of returning organic matter to the soil. The same is true of a homemade compost pile.

Information on identifying and treating trees for bagworms and fall webworm caterpillars.

Irises are among the easiest of perennials to grow and provide an abundance of beauty to the home landscape design.

Instructions on how to plant a pumpkin patch.

The storm season is here and for home owners with trees, some light pruning may be necessary in preparation for heavy winds. Here is a guide to a variety of pruning tools.

Tips for growing an attractive and healthy lawn.

People commonly take their longest vacation in summer and quite often return home only to find significant damage has occurred to unattended plants.

(Distributed 05/25/11) Just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial kickoff to the summer grilling season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its recommendation for safely cooking solid cuts of pork.

This newsletter highlights the June 2 field trip, our You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby May luncheon, the Discovering St. Charles Parish tour held in May and current collection activities.

This newsletter highlights the first parish field trip, club meetings, foods to help you lose weight, collections, cancer survivors, bridge closures and club news.

This newsletter highlights the upcoming May 18 field trip, club meetings, the Edible Enterprises tour in April, collections and May luncheon information.

This newsletter highlights VFC's field trip to Edible Enterprises, club meetings, a cherry cola chocolate cake recipe, collections, the 2011 community project and the May luncheon.

This producer decision aid is a spreadsheet-based farm planning tool for sugarcane growers use in estimating costs of fallow programs. Tillage/herbicide combinations in a sugarcane fallow program can be entered into the model and total variable cost per acre for the fallow program will be estimated based upon data entered.

(Distributed 01/21/11) The LSU AgCenter recently released a handy pocket-size guide to help with identification and control of pests in and around buildings. Titled “Pest Identification Guide for Pests In and Around Buildings,” the publication was supported with funds from the Southern Integrated Pest Management Center and was prepared by experts from the LSU AgCenter, Texas AgriLife, the University of Arkansas, Auburn University, the University of Florida and the University of Tennessee.

The 2011 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model was developed as a farm planning decision tool for Louisiana sugarcane producers. The model is an Excel spreadsheet that allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of changes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factors on farm returns and breakeven values.

Food, decorations and rituals that make the holidays festive for people can be hazardous to pets. This is what pet owners need to do to keep the season safe for their animals.

Grilled cauliflower recipe, history and nutritional value information.

Louisiana Wildlife News is a bimonthly publication intended to serve as an outlet for wildlife issues relevant to Louisiana and the Southeast. In addition to current news events, profiles on specific plant, wildlife and nuisance wildlife species are included in each issue.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

(Distributed 09/07/08) You probably can’t avoid the stress coming in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, but you can manage it, says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White.

Louisiana Sweet Potato News aims to update and inform all those associated with or interested in Louisiana sweet potatoes. Among the topics featured in this newsletter are such items as crop profiles, information related to various aspects of sweet potato production, the latest details on insect, weed and disease management, and current industry news and events.

Louisiana Wildlife News is a bimonthly publication intended to serve as an outlet for wildlife issues relevant to Louisiana and the Southeast. In addition to current news events, profiles on specific plant, wildlife and nuisance wildlife species are included in each issue.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

Louisiana Wildlife News is a bimonthly publication intended to serve as an outlet for wildlife issues relevant to Louisiana and the Southeast. In addition to current news events, profiles on specific plant, wildlife and nuisance wildlife species are included in each issue.

A quarterly newsletter from the Horticulture Division of the LSU AgCenter's School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. (PDF Format Only)

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.

This guide for 2012 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.