This report provides information on funding sources, program highlights for the area, and local issues that are being faced by the parish through the Extension Service.

Article about producing your own garden salad.

Article about controlling sticker weed in the lawn.

Information about planting blueberries for an edible landscape.

The Union Parish 4-H newsletters include information about current events and upcoming activities for 4-H'ers and their parents.

The Union Parish Family & Consumer Science profile highlights programming of the FCS programs in the parish.

This publication contains recommendations for commercial production of vegetables ranging from artichokes, asparagus and beets to strawberries, tomatoes and watermelons. Among its guidelines for more than 30 different vegetables are recommended seeding rates, planting dates and varieties. It also includes information about days from planting to harvest, the approximate time from pollination to market and optimum soil temperatures for the various vegetables covered in this guidebook.