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      <title>Ville Platte man named 2008 best farmer, other finalists from Hamburg, Ponchatoula</title>
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      <title>Baton Rouge Spring Garden Show to bloom March 29-30</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/07/08) After five successful years on the LSU campus, this year’s sixth annual Baton Rouge Spring Garden Show is set to burst on the scene in full color on March 29-30. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Alternative fuels discussed at forestry meeting</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:44:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/03/08) DERIDDER – Fifty forest landowners and industry leaders learned about the potential of using low-grade wood products to produce biofuels during the Beauregard Forestry Association annual meeting Feb. 23. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>School leaders, 4-H agents celebrate successes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/05/08) The Louisiana Association of Extension 4-H Agents touted accomplishments and expressed appreciation to those in attendance at the annual Louisiana School Boards Association Board of Directors and Superintendents’ Breakfast during LSBA’s 71st convention Feb. 29. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter pecan seminar addresses disease, insects, cultivars, fertilizers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/05/08) It is the beginning of another pecan season, and faculty at the LSU AgCenter Pecan Station in Shreveport greeted it Feb. 28 with a spring seminar attended by 35 growers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RSanderlin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Randy S. Sanderlin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ville Platte man named 2008 La. Farmer of Year; other finalists from Hamburg, Ponchatoula</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/07/08) Richard Fontenot can’t sit still for very long. With more than 2,500 acres to farm, he can’t afford to. But his efforts and contributions to Louisiana agriculture led to the Ville Platte farmer being named the 2008 Louisiana Farmer of the Year. Other finalists recognized were Tommy LaBorde of Hamburg and Eric Morrow of Ponchatoula. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisianians express favorable opinions of farmers, farming</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:42:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/14/08) Three-quarters of Louisianians have favorable opinions of farmers and farming in Louisiana, according to a recent statewide survey. The scientific study conducted by Market Research Insight for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation and the LSU AgCenter showed a full 75 percent of those polled said they had favorable or very favorable opinions about farmers and farming in the state. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter adds 14 to 4-H Hall of Fame</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 3/19/08) The LSU AgCenter honored 14 individuals who made significant contributions to 4-H when they were inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame at the Destrehan Plantation March 6. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Forestry forum addresses family, taxes, carbon credits</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 3/20/08) SHREVEPORT – Conducting a family meeting with open discussions to establish and maintain legacies and groom successors is an important part of maintaining family forestlands, Dr. Allen Nipper said at the 24th annual Ark-La-Tex Forestry Forum held March 13. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>‘Afternoon of Roses’ planned for April 27 at Burden Center</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/20/08) The LSU AgCenter invites you to "An Afternoon of Roses" at its Burden Center in Baton Rouge April 27. The Sunday afternoon event, hosted by the Burden Horticulture Society, will provide an opportunity for participants to view the rose garden at the Burden Center as well as to learn from experts about caring for roses. It runs from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and is free to the public. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Golf tournament, raffle to benefit Louisiana 4-H</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/10/08) The 11th annual Louisiana 4-H Foundation Golf Tournament will be held April 4 at the Tamahka Trails Golf Club in Marksville. Proceeds from the golf tournament will be used to expand programs and renovate existing areas at the LSU AgCenter’s Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center near Pollock. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>11 from Northwest Louisiana inducted into Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame</title>
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      <title>New Orleans Spring Garden Show set for April 5-6 at City Park</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/11/08) The 2008 Spring Garden Show in New Orleans will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden April 5-6. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KBlackburn@agcenter.lsu.edu (Karen B. Blackburn)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Learn life skills, have fun at 4-H summer camp</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/12/08) “Fun for a week – Memories for a lifetime!” That’s the theme of the summer 2008 4-H camping experience at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center near Pollock, La. The first of 10 weeklong camps won’t be until May 26-30. But registration for the camp, through LSU AgCenter parish extension offices, is going on now. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Food Processors Conference set for April 2-3 in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 3/13/08) The fourth annual Louisiana Food Processors Conference will be held April 2-3 at the Lod Cook Conference Center and Hotel on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Youth Wetlands Week offers message of hope</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 3/13/08) After a successful first year, Youth Wetlands Week is expanding. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>HCollis@agcenter.lsu.edu (Hilary Collis)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rice farmer charts aromatic course</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 3/24/08) – A Southwest Louisiana farmer has found his niche by growing aromatic rice, and he’s eager for the release of a new LSU AgCenter variety to compete with rice imported from Thailand. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rain doesn’t deter tomato seminar</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/07/08) Intermittent rains didn’t stop commercial tomato growers from viewing outdoor exhibits and touring the greenhouse tomato operation during a tomato field day at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station in Bossier City on Feb. 29. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter brings back ‘AgMagic’ April 21-27</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:24:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/05/08) The LSU AgCenter will bring the "magic" of agriculture back to its Parker Coliseum in Baton Rouge this spring as it presents its annual "AgMagic" event April 21-27. The successful interactive educational event on the university campus in Baton Rouge is in its fifth year and is designed to give children and adults a fun way to learn that food, clothing, lumber and other products all are part of the complex system involving agriculture and natural resources. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Wildlife research to benefit from donation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/31/08) The LSU AgCenter’s wildlife research programs will benefit from a generous donation made by the Irene and C.B. Pennington Foundation. The $600,000 donation will lead to the establishment of the Pennington Chair for Wildlife Research, an endowed research position, at the LSU AgCenter’s Bob R. Jones – Idlewild Research Station. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rising costs affect farm decisions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/31/08) Some Louisiana agricultural producers are being squeezed by rising energy costs and stagnant prices for their crops, while other producers are buoyed by rising commodity prices that offset those cost increases, according to experts with the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/31/08) Rob Ferguson has been appointed interim coordinator of the LSU AgCenter’s soybean, corn and grain sorghum extension education program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RBogren@agcenter.lsu.edu (Richard C. Bogren)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Youth Wetlands Week starts March 31, Jindal issues proclamation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/28/08) Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued a proclamation declaring March 31-April 4 Youth Wetlands Week in Louisiana, according to Paul Coreil, vice chancellor for the LSU AgCenter. “Our Youth Wetlands Week educational program reaches across the state,” Coreil said. “More than 55,000 youth will be involved this year. We appreciate the governor’s endorsement of this effort.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Follow rice story in LSU AgCenter blog</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/27/08) An LSU AgCenter web log, or blog, that features rice farming in Southwest Louisiana has begun its second year. The blog is following a commercial rice field near Lake Arthur being grown by farmer Ronnie “Blue” Zaunbrecher. The 39-acre field is in the Rice Verification Program under the direction of Johnny Saichuk, rice specialist. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/26/08) The LSU AgCenter’s Hill Farm Research Station’s annual field day for beef, poultry, dairy, forage and forestry producers will be held April 24. Registration and exhibits by agribusiness companies begin at 11 a.m. followed by a 1 p.m. program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>WPitman@agcenter.lsu.edu (William D. Pitman)</dc:creator>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter wheat and oat field day set for April 17</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/26/08) The LSU AgCenter’s annual wheat and oat field day will be held April 17 at the Macon Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>WAlison@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jr, Montgomery W. "Wink" Alison)</dc:creator>
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