Sea oats studied as coast 'preservers'
HOLLY BEACH – Hundreds of sea oat plants bent in the breeze on a sandy beach as LSU AgCenter researchers walked among them, looking for plants with potential to help stem erosion on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. Read more.
Farm Bureau gives $4,000 to Master Farmer Program
The LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer Program received a $4,000 check from the Louisiana Farm Bureau during the bureau’s annual conference in July 2005. Read more.
Turning alligator waste into 'gold'
Louisiana produces about a million pounds of alligator waste – primarily carcasses – each year. Read more.
Vandeveer lauded as teacher, researcher
Lonnie R. Vandeveer, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness and a frequent contributor to Louisiana Agriculture, died on May 5, 2005, from a heart attack. Read more.
New sugarcane varieties take pressure off 384
LSU AgCenter sugarcane researchers showcased new varieties at the sugarcane field day held July 20 at the Sugar Research Station at St. Gabriel. Read more.
(These articles appeared in the summer 2005 issue of Louisiana Agriculture.)
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