Performance of corn hybrids is annually evaluated by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) researchers. The purpose of these trials is to provide to Louisiana growers, seedsmen, county agents of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (LCES) and other interested individuals and organizations with unbiased performance data for commercial corn hybrids submitted for evaluation by private agencies.The cooperating LAES units in 2009 were: Dean Lee Research Station, Alexandria; Red R

This page contains the contact information for the parish county agents.

This guide for 2013 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.

Welcome to the LSU AgCenter Corn Production Web site. We hope you find all the information you need. Please view the links that will guide you to the information you seek.

Corn Variety Trials and Recommendations

Performance of corn hybrids is annually evaluated by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES) researchers. The purpose of these trials is to provide to Louisiana growers, seedsmen, county agents of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (LCES) and other interested individuals and organizations with unbiased performance data for commercial corn hybrids submitted for evaluation by private agencies.

(Distributed 02/07/11) John Kruse discusses some soil issues related to corn production.

(Distributed 02/07/11) John Kruse explains some important issues to consider when selecting a corn variety. (Runtime: 4:03)

Yield performance of hybrids entered in the LSU AgCenter’s corn hybrid performance trials, 2010, Northeast Research Station, St. Joseph, Louisiana.

Corn hybrids performance is evaluated annually by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station researchers. These trials provide Louisiana growers, seedsmen and Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service county agents with unbiased performance data for commercial corn hybrids submitted for evaluation by private agencies. Cooperating LAES units were Dean Lee Research Station, Red River Research Station, Northeast Research Station and Macon Ridge Research Station.

The Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station is now accepting applications for the 2011 corn hybrid performance trials. Please write the exact name for each entry as you want it to be printed in reporting media, including blanks and capitalization.

2013 Recommendations. Corn seed manufacturers participated in the LSU AgCenter’s official variety trials and on-farm core block trials. The on-farm core block trials involved 19 varieties used in 32 trials throughout the corn-growing areas of Louisiana, with parish agents coordinating trial activities. The official corn variety trials were conducted according to LSU AgCenter best management practices. (PDF Format Only)

A newsletter straight from LSU AgCenter crops specialists: Valuable and timely information on cotton, corn, soybeans and grain sorghum.

Archived Corn Variety Trials & Production Guidelines for 2001-2008.

This 2013 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.

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2002

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2005

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2006

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2003

2013 Recommendations. Corn seed manufacturers participated in the LSU AgCenter’s official variety trials and on-farm core block trials. The on-farm core block trials involved 19 varieties used in 32 trials throughout the corn-growing areas of Louisiana, with parish agents coordinating trial activities. The official corn variety trials were conducted according to LSU AgCenter best management practices. (PDF Format Only)

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2004.

The following analysis presents data for aflatoxin content of inoculated corn hybrids from the Corn Hybrid Performance Trial at the Macon Ridge Branch of the Northeast Research Station in Winnsboro, Louisiana.

Monthly Feedgrain Review Newletters

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2009.

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2007

This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2008.

2013 Recommendations. Corn seed manufacturers participated in the LSU AgCenter’s official variety trials and on-farm core block trials. The on-farm core block trials involved 19 varieties used in 32 trials throughout the corn-growing areas of Louisiana, with parish agents coordinating trial activities. The official corn variety trials were conducted according to LSU AgCenter best management practices. (PDF Format Only)

(Distributed 03/19/03) Wet weather rather than climbing fuel and fertilizer costs is keeping Louisiana farmers from planting corn, according to an expert with the LSU AgCenter.

Material presented to parish agents on the general concept of grain drying and stored-grain pest management.

Welcome to the LSU AgCenter Corn page. We hope you find all the information you need.

Irrigation ponds can irrigate fields during the summer without resorting to pumping water from wells.

Growing conditions last summer and a mild winter means growers helped foster high levels of nematodes in many fields. Planting corn instead infested areas can be the solution because the crop is a poor host.

Recent rains have drenched Louisiana, and the outlook is not good for the state’s rice crop. Corn and wheat also have taken a beating – but specialists believe the Louisiana cotton crop may have weathered the storm. Double-digit rainfall was recorded in many areas of the state over the past couple of weeks, and totals exceeding 20 inches were seen in some places. Observers even reported as much as 24-27 inches in spots.

Stressing that production agriculture alone is not enough to sustain rural economies, a leading food science expert said farm productivity needs to be converted to consumer-ready products.

(Distributed03/27/03) Rice planting has begun in South Louisiana, but many farmers in the central and northern parts of the state are looking for options because they’ve been delayed by persistent rains and wet field conditions. That’s where the state’s aerial applicators – pilots with specially equipped aircraft – come in. And many of those aerial applicators take advantage of LSU AgCenter services that help them check their equipment.

Louisiana farmers will plant more acreage in rice, soybeans and cotton but less in corn.

A description of how biomass is being used for energy in Louisiana with an emphasis on the potential for expansion in the industry. (PDF format only)

(Distributed 05/21/03) Byrel Book, a Beauregard Parish police juror, started out as a skeptic at the LSU AgCenter’s West Nile virus/mosquito control workshop here last week.