A unique, naturally occurring variety of bermudagrass was identified in an Alicia bermudagrass hay field in Sabine Parish in 1991. This publication includes information on the comparisons of this variety with the three bermudagrass varieties most widely planted in the area in recent years, conducted in a field plot experiment at the Rosepine Research Station.

Winter vegetation common to Northeast Louisiana ranges from easy-to-control weeds, such as annual bluegrass and common chickweed, to difficult-to-control species, such as curly dock and ryegrass. This publication includes information on proper weed identification and herbicide selection, the keys to a successful preplant burndown weed control program.

The purpose of this publication is to explain a fertility study that was initiated in the fall of 1996 due to limited information on annual ryegrass responses to either soil-incorporated broiler litter or commercial fertilizers use rates on upland sandy Coastal Plain soils.

Annual ryegrass, and cereal rye, tall fescue, and bromegrass, are cool-season forage crops. The information presented is a summary of several varietal studies conducted at the Hill Farm Research Station. The overall objective of these studies was to evaluate and identify varieties of these cool-season forage crops that offer highest forage yield potential for cattle producers in north Louisiana.