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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Winter</title>
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      <title>Managing sweetpotato weevils in South Louisiana</title>
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      <title>What's New?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The following news articles appeared in the winter 2008 issue of Louisiana Agriculture. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Forestry value decreases in 2007</title>
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      <title>Storm surge affects sugarcane borer pest management</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Between 30,000 and 40,000 acres of sugarcane production in St. Mary, Iberia and Vermilion parishes were substantially affected by storm surge from Hurricane Rita that came on shore in southwestern Louisiana on September 24, 2005. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana sweet potato industry continues to prosper</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana sweet potato producers harvested an average to slightly above average crop in 2007, although acreage was slightly down from that of 2006 with 14,254 harvested acres for 2007. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Southern green stink bug affects cotton fiber quality</title>
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      <title>Harvest aids in indeterminate and determinate soybeans – application timing and value</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Farmers have traditionally used harvest aids to desiccate weeds and improve crop quality and harvest efficiency. In recent years, harvest aids have become especially important in producing early maturing soybeans in Louisiana. Excessive foreign material and moisture associated with green plants at harvest can reduce the price producers receive. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Evaluating very early maturing soybeans in Louisiana</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The success of early season production coupled with the increasing late-season occurrence of Cercospora leaf blight, Asian rust and stink bugs has led Louisiana soybean producers to consider even earlier maturing varieties to maintain profitable soybean production. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Wheat response to simulated glyphosate drift</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Glyphosate (sold under numerousformulations including Roundup,Touchdown and others) is a nonselective, postemergence herbicide used to control weeds in reduced tillage systems and in glyphosate-resistant soybeans, cotton and corn marketed in the southern United States. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Effect of late nitrogen applications on corn yield on a Mississippi River alluvial soil</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nitrogen fertilization is a critical component of cultural practices required for producing maximum corn yield.Many factors including climatic conditions,soil type and tillage systems determine optimum nitrogen rates. Nitrogen is typically knifed-in soon after the crop has emerged and an adequate stand is established. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Teaching youth entrepreneurship in rural Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coastal plants team wins Tipton Award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The coastal plants study team won the LSU AgCenter’s top research team award for 2007. Called the Tipton Team Award, it is named for Kenneth W. Tipton, the former vice chancellor for research. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>What do Louisiana nonindustrial, private forest landowners think about forest certification?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Forest Service, timberland nationwide totals 504 million acres. Forests cover 14 million acres, about 50 percent of Louisiana's land area, making it the state's greatest single land use. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Spatial analysis identifies Louisiana’s forest products manufacturing clusters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to the theory of clusters in the business world, companies tend to spatially concentrate in places where they experience unusual competitive success. Spatial analysis can be applied to forest products' manufacturing sectors to identify clusters. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Social consequences of dislocation on emotional well-being</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In late summer of 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf states within a four-week period. Although Katrina wrecked the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida, Louisiana was the only state that fell victim to both hurricanes. While Rita was a less severe hurricane than Katrina, it caused further distress to those evacuees from Katrina who had taken refuge in the areas in Rita's path. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Red River holds 12th annual tomato seminar</title>
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      <title>Calpastatin and calpain genetic marker influence on shear force in Brahman steers</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter researcher improves cattle breeding and helps Louisiana industry grow</title>
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