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Prime Time for Sweet Potatoes
harvesting sweet potatoes

The LSU AgCenter leads with the world’s most popular and best-tasting sweet potato, the Beauregard. In fact, if it hadn’t been for the introduction of this variety, way back in 1987, the sweet potato industry probably wouldn’t exist today in the state. In 2006, the most recent figures, the contribution that sweet potatoes made to the Louisiana economy was more than $100 million.

Citrus and Freezing Temperatures
The cold weather we typically receive now through January can cause problems for home and commercial citrus in our area. It is important to know the critical temperatures and the factors affecting them.

Louisiana's Suggested Chemical Weed Control Guide
2008 weed guide cover

This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

Powerpoint about insects and mites that attack commercial citrus groves.
sooty mold

This powerpoint presentation includes pictures of insects and mites that attack commercial citrus groves in Louisiana. It also discusses a recommended insecticide plan to control these insects and mites to minimize their impact on yield in citrus groves. Be sure to check and make sure all chemicals that are recommended are currently labeled before applying them to citrus trees.

Powerpoint presentation on insects and mites that attack backyard citrus
citrus blackfly
This presentation includes a number of pictures of insects and mites that attack backyard citrus in Louisiana. It also includes current recommendations for control. Note that you should check to make sure that all insecticides are currently labeled before using them on your citrus.
Iberia Research Station Sweet Sorghum Blog 5/9/2008
iberia sweet sorghum figure1
Sweet Sorghum Blog from the Iberia Research Station on 5/9/2008
Agricultural Sprayer Calibration
sprayers
This publication helps to understand the importance of calibration of sprayers. Hand-ons examples guide the reader through different phases of calibration. (PDF Format Only)
Best Management Practices for Plant Bugs in Midsouth Cotton
plant bugs on cotton
Plant bugs have become a very serious insect pest of cotton in the Midsouth. Control is often difficult because of high population densities and resistance. Follow these best management practices to help reduce the cost of plant bug control.
Rice Research Station sweet sorghum trial – Week 5
rice station demonstration week 5
5/2/2008 It rained approximately 1.4 inches this past Saturday. This rain helped the sorghum to move quite a bit since last week’s blog.
Sweet Sorghum Blog - 4/30
sweet sorghum demo
Sweet Sorghum images from County Agents Whatley and Hogan.
Rice Research Station sweet sorghum trial – Week 4
sweet sorghum emerging
4/25/2008 - On Monday of this week we noticed that many leaves of the sweet sorghum plants had a purplish tint to them.
Southeast Station - April 10
planting at Southeast Station
The Southeast Research Station, located in the states dairy area is working on sweet sorghum studies aiming on evaluation of ethanol production potential.
Field Notes 5/5/08: Rice Water Weevils, Fall Panicum, Eclipta, and Bent Seedlings
Rice Water Weevil
Photographs and accompanying text on permanent rice flood, rice stand counts, identification of eclipta and fall panicum, rice water weevil damage, and rice seedling germination.
Field Notes 4/25/08: Weed Seedlings and Chinch Bugs
Chinch Bugs
Photographs and accompanying text on rice bronzing, weed seedling identification, starter fertilizer and chinch bugs.