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      <title>Take care of roses all summer long</title>
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      <title>Evangeline Parish Rice Tour May 23</title>
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      <title>Rose of Sharon adds to summer landscapes; Aphrodite named Louisiana Super Plant</title>
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      <title>EPA lead certification class offered May 23 in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <title>Proposed regulations could affect pecan growers</title>
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      <title>Garden Fest to celebrate food, music June 15 at Burden in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <title>Pond management meeting set for May 14 in Lafayette</title>
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      <title>D.C. students travel to La. for wetland restoration project</title>
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      <title>Ag economy grows to record high of $11.4 billion in 2012</title>
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      <title>Burden holds groundbreaking for new pavilion</title>
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      <title>Colorful bedding plants bring shady landscapes to life</title>
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      <title>Groundbreaking scheduled for Botanic Gardens at Burden</title>
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      <title>Third-graders go on quest for healthier living</title>
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      <title>Students spend more time planning prom than college finances</title>
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      <title>Grant supports Atchafalaya system research</title>
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      <title>Joseph’s coat provides colorful foliage; Little Ruby variety named Super Plant</title>
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      <title>Prescribed burning workshop for forests set for April 3-5 in Clinton</title>
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      <title>Meeting for shrimpers features new equipment requirements, compliance</title>
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      <title>EBR Master Gardeners ready for annual plant sale</title>
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      <title>Blast disease found in rice early</title>
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      <title>Nutrition month blends tradition, culture with healthful eating</title>
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      <title>Asian soybean rust found earlier this year</title>
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      <title>‘Plant Doctor’ to attend garden shows</title>
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      <title>Soybean and feed grain group awards $1.8 million to LSU AgCenter</title>
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      <title>Gray mold attacking Louisiana greenhouse tomatoes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/27/13) BATON ROUGE, La. – Gray mold, a fungal disease common to tomatoes grown in greenhouses, has been showing up in operations from East Feliciana to Terrebonne parishes in recent months. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Beef, forage field day set for April 16 in Bossier City</title>
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