For 100 years, the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station has been conducting research and developing new rice varieties that benefit the rice industry in Louisiana as well as other states. This video takes you through history and research of the Rice Research Station.

How do sweet potatoes get from the field to your table? This video explains the amazing multi-step, labor intensive process to producing sweet potatoes. It's your chance to learn the "sweet truth" about sweet potato production in Louisiana.

The LSU AgCenter 4-H and FFA Junior Showmanship show gives members a chance to show their broilers. This guide shows how to handle your broiler for exhibition showmanship.

The LSU AgCenter 4-H and FFA Junior Showmanship show gives members a chance to show their broilers. This guide shows how to handle your broiler for exhibition showmanship.

4-H and FFA members share their experiences raising and showing poultry at the LSU AgCenter Junior Showmanship Show.

(Radio News 10/27/08) LSU AgCenter researchers are looking for alternative sources of energy. High diesel prices are hurting farmers, but experts say new sources of energy might be as close as the farmers' fields. LSU AgCenter agronomist Dr. Don Boquet says farmers are reluctant to grow crops for biofuel because of the lack of processing facilities. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 10/27/08) A plot of sweet sorghum towers over other crops at the LSU AgCenter’s Dean Lee Research Station near Alexandria. LSU AgCenter agronomist Dr. Don Boquet is studying the sorghum as a potential biofuel source. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(TV News 10/06/08) There was no shortage of rain across Louisiana’s sweet potato-growing regions before the hurricanes hit in September. Then, as LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports, Gustav and Ike soaked the already saturated fields and devastated the state's sweet potato industry. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds)

(Radio News 10/06/08) Hurricanes Gustav and Ike affected crawfish ponds across the state. The biggest hit came from Ike’s storm surge in Southwest Louisiana. LSU AgCenter aquaculture agent Mark Shirley explains. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/30/08) Many cattle producers and their herds in Southwest Louisiana were affected by Hurricane Ike. LSU AgCenter agent Andrew Granger of Vermilion Parish is working with the cattle relief effort. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 9/30/08) Hurricane Ike tipped the losses in the Louisiana sweet potato crop to 50 percent. Farmer Ken Thornhill in Franklin Parish has started harvesting his fields, but he said he is seeing some encouraging results. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/29/08) Hurricane Gustav dumped 18 inches of rain on Ken Thornhill’s sweet potato fields. Hurricane Ike didn’t hit his fields in Franklin Parish as hard, but growers across the state are reeling from the two storms. According to early estimates, the state will lose 50 percent of its crop. The excessive water is causing the potatoes to rot in the field, says LSU AgCenter sweet potato specialist Dr. Tara Smith. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/29/08) Many cattle in Louisiana's coastal areas were left stranded by floodwaters from Hurricane Ike. LSU AgCenter agents, such as Vermilion Parish agent Andrew Granger, are organizing a feed distribution effort for producers that have no feed for the cattle. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio New 10/06/08) Louisiana’s shrimp industry sustained significant damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The industry was recovering, but damage from Gustav and Ike will set them back again, according to LSU AgCenter aquaculture agent Mark Shirley. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 10/13/08) Some soybean farmers have dealt with any array of problems this year. Green bean syndrome, an issue where beans stay green and don’t mature, has shown up in some fields. LSU AgCenter soybean specialist Dr. Ronnie Levy explains. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 10/13/08) The cotton harvest is wrapping up across Louisiana, and LSU AgCenter cotton specialist Dr. Sandy Stewart says the situation is not good. Yields are down significantly. Growers are harvesting around 500 pounds to the acre, when, in an average year, a grower would get closer to 900 pounds. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 10/13/08) The 2008 cotton crop was an expensive crop to grow. High fuel and fertilizer costs were couple with high seed costs. LSU AgCenter cotton specialist Dr. Sandy Stewart says Louisiana cotton growers and the industry are struggling. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 10/13/08) The outlook for soybeans across the state is mixed. Some fields saw little damage from the hurricanes Gustav and Ike; others saw more. LSU AgCenter soybean specialist Dr. Ronnie Levy says it is still hard to determine exactly how much damage the storms did to the crop. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(TV News 08/04/08) Sugarcane breeders are giving growers more options when it comes time to plant this fall. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds)

(TV News 08/11/08) Louisiana farmers and livestock producers and the state’s fishing industry all benefit from LSU AgCenter research. LSU AgCenter officials met with a U.S. Representative to show how federal funding helps the AgCenter provide research-based information to the people of Louisiana. (Runtime:1 minute, 30 seconds)

(TV News 09/01/08) After years of low prices, the situation for rice farmers is looking up this year. Growers across the state are harvesting their crops and finding good news in the fields. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard has the story. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds)

(TV News 09/08/08) Many soybean growers are trying to get into their fields to harvest their crops, but rain is slowing them down. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard spoke with the AgCenter’s newly-appointed soybean specialist about the 2008 crop. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds)

(Radio news 08/04/08) Commodities such as corn, soybean and wheat have seen record prices during the past year, but that has not translated into record profits for growers, according to LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio news 08/04/08) Louisiana’s sugarcane industry is moving toward earlier start-up dates. Growers are always looking for earlier maturing varieties, and they rely on sugarcane ripeners. (Runtime:60 seconds)

(Radio news 08/04/08) While many commodities are seeing record high prices, sugar prices have remained low. LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Dr. Kenneth Gravois says the situation is picking up slightly for Louisiana sugarcane growers. (Runtime:60 seconds)

(Radio news 08/04/08) A disease called "rust" caused the downfall of the long-dominant sugarcane variety LCP 85-384. This year, growers released a variety, L 01-283, that has high yields like 384, but offers other positive characteristics. (Runtime:60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/11/08) Louisiana’s cotton crop is at the end of bloom cycle. LSU AgCenter cotton specialist Dr. Sandy Stewart says the crop has had unusually early fruit retention on the bottom third of the plant. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/01/08) Yields in Louisiana rice fields are better than expected. Farmers have been surprised as they head into their fields for harvest. What accounts for the good yields? LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dr. Johnny Saichuk says Mother Nature. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/12/08) Hurricane Gustav tore through Louisiana -- uprooting trees, pulling down power lines and damaging homes and structures. Louisiana’s agricultural industries did not escape the storm’s wrath either. LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry explains. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/12/08) Most crops in the state suffered damage from Hurricane Gustav, but some commodities were hardest hit by the storm. LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry says the state’s cotton crop, which is near harvest, suffered wind and rain damage, and the storm drowned many sweet potato fields. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/01/08) The LSU AgCenter’s rice research verification program allows scientists to evaluate their recommendations in commercial fields. Rice farmer Kenneth Olivier had a field in this year’s verification program. The field contained rice planted behind grain sorghum. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/01/08) After years of low prices, rice prices are up this year, but LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dr. Johnny Saichuk says the economic situation for rice growers isn’t as rosy as it may appear. Farmers like Kenneth Olivier are looking for ways to cut costs. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 09/01/08) Heavy rains have soaked many ripening soybean fields. LSU AgCenter soybean specialist Dr. Ronnie Levy says growers are harvesting their early-maturing soybeans and that early yields have been good. But he also says the rain could cause yields to drop. (Runtime: 60 seconds)