(Distributed 10/27/04) Louisiana farmers and agribusiness leaders will address ways to keep Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry competitive at the 2005 AgOutlook Conference Jan. 12-13 in Baton Rouge.

(Distributed 08/27/04) LSU AgCenter scientists at its Sweet Potato Research Station here are studying the effects of herbicides and soil compaction as they relate to producing high-quality sweet potatoes.

(Distributed 08/27/04) Rosemary Funk of Lafayette has been a Louisiana Master Gardener since 2000 – when she retired and decided it was time to start doing something in the yard.

(Distributed 08/27/04) Five LSU AgCenter inventors who received patents during the past year were honored at a recognition reception at the Lod Cook Conference Center on the LSU campus here Wednesday (Aug. 25).

(Distributed 08/31/04) LSU AgCenter Community Economic Development agents are conducting workshops around the state to help new businesses get started or established business owners to be more productive.

(Distributed 08/31/04) Two faculty members from the LSU AgCenter recently began a two-year weed control study in Chacahoula that could benefit iris growers statewide.

(Distributed 08/31/04) Forest landowners will learn how proper management can help them turn a profit during a workshop scheduled for Sept. 25.

(Distributed 09/01/04) The LSU AgCenter’s Audubon Sugar Institute celebrated new facilities and a federal grant at an open house Tuesday (Aug. 31) at its research and development laboratories in St. Gabriel.

(Distributed 09/01/04) The LSU AgCenter and the Vidalia Chamber of Commerce recently teamed up to teach leadership skills to community volunteers from the area.

(Distributed 09/02/04) More than 125 farmers and agribusiness people participated in the cotton and feed grain tours at the LSU AgCenter’s Rapides Parish/Dean Lee Crop Field Day August 26.