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“AgCenter Leads” tell the story of the LSU AgCenter’s research and educational programs. Each “Lead” includes examples of the impact an AgCenter program has on the state of Louisiana. For more information about each topic, please refer to the links and contacts included in each “Lead.”



harvesting sweet potatoes
Prime Time for Sweet Potatoes
Louisiana has gained a reputation as producing the best sweet potatoes in the world. And there will be plenty available for the 2011 holiday season.
Dr. Sonny Viator, LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder
Iberia Station vital to sugarcane, beef production in Louisiana
The primary areas of research at the Iberia Research Station are efficient production of sugarcane and beef cattle and production of sweet sorghum as a biofuel. The station is in Iberia Parish, just a few miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.
Photoperiod house
Research Boosts Sugarcane Business
When the Jesuit priests first brought sugarcane to Louisiana in 1751, little did they know that they were laying the foundation for an industry that now contributes $2 billion to the state's economy. The industry could not be sustained, however, without the research of the LSU AgCenter.
puerto rico nursery
Rice Research Station helps feed the world
Since 1908, the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station has been conducting research and developing new rice varieties that benefit the rice industry in Louisiana and help put rice on the table for families around the world. Rice farmers in Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi and Missouri rely heavily on rice varieties developed at the station located in southwest Louisiana near Crowley.
cloned goats
Priceless Livestock: Reproduction research leads to medical breakthroughs
Developments in molecular biology, immunology and genetic engineering have given new dimensions to research on farm animal production. The LSU AgCenter’s Reproductive Biology Center is recognized worldwide as a leader in assisted reproductive technologies for use in livestock improvement, biomedical applications, and propagation of exotic and endangered animal species.
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