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2007 Louisiana Projected Beef Cattle, Dairy and Forage Crop Production Costs
2007 Beef, Dairy and Forage Budgets

This report presents estimates of projected production costs for beef cattle, dairy and forage-crop production in Louisiana for 2007.

Plant Disease Control Guide
plant disease mgmt

This guide for 2008 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.

Cool-season Pasture and Forage Varieties
One of the most important decisions a forage producer must make is which variety or varieties to plant. To help farmers make logical choices among crops and varieties, the LSU AgCenter conducts variety trials and makes recommendations each year. Suggested varieties, seeding rates, planting depths and seeding dates are included. (PDF Format Only)

Fertilizer Sources on Bermudagrass Pastures for Stocker Grazing
Title slide of presentation

This study was done to determine the effects of broiler litter and commercial fertilizer applied to bermudagrass pastures on animal performance.

Forage Weed Control Guide
Forage Weed Control Guide
This provides information on available herbicides for controlling broadleaf and grassy weeds.
Pasture Fertilization in Louisiana
Pasture Fertilization in Louisiana
There are many different strategies for fertilizing pastures. These vary according to stocking rate, presence or absence of legumes and whether the pastures consist of summer or winter plants.
Hay Quality and Testing
Hay Quality and Testing
Many Louisiana producers overestimate the quality of their hay because they don’t recognize the reasons hay quality varies. This publication describes the factors that influence quality and tells how to obtain a forage sample for testing purposes.
Little Phillip No. 1 Bermudagrass
Little Phillip No. 1 Bermudagrass
This publication describes a unique, naturally occuring variety of bermudagrass found in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in 1991. Little Phillip No. 1 grew more rapidly than of other varieties, yet the forage quality was similar.
Fertilizing Summer Hay Fields
Fertilizing Summer Hay Fields
This publication gives recommendations on proper fertilization rates for optimum production of summer hay crops.