The Louisiana Master Farmer Program helps agricultural producers voluntarily address the environmental concerns related to production agriculture, as well as enhancing their production and resource management skills that will be critical for the continued viability of Louisiana agriculture.

Morehouse Parish Master Farmer Participants

Richland Parish Master Farmer Participants

Franklin Parish Master Farmer Participants

Tensas Parish Master Farmer Participants

Claiborne Parish Master Farmer Participants

East Carroll Parish Master Farmer Participants

West Carroll Parish Master Farmer Participants

Ouachita Parish Master Farmer participants

Louisiana accounts for 80 percent of the nation's coastal wetland loss. Simply put, a large proportion of Louisiana acreage is wetland. Much of the state's economy depends upon wetlands. Find information on causes of wetland loss, definitions of wetlands and wetland functions and values.

Troubleshooting: Symptoms, possible causes and prescriptions for your composting problems.

Composting fish waste is a relatively new, practical and an environmentally sound alternative to disposing of fish waste. It is economical, fairly odorless and a biologically beneficial practice for seafood operations. This publication explains that a commitment to proper management of the compost bins is the key to successful composting.

Follow these 12 easy steps to make and maintain your compost pile.

AWCC member Micah Leonard is looking for volunteers to help restore a portion of the marshes in Avery Island, La.

The AWCC is looking for volunteers to help remove invasive tree species and clean up a bald cypress swamp.

Louisiana has stepped out ahead of all other states in the nation in helping farmers learn to voluntarily comply with stricter environmental regulations governing water quality. This has happened because of the LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer Program.

Lincoln Parish Master Farmer Participants

There are more members than ever serving in southeast Louisiana

There are 10 members serving in southeast Louisiana ranging from Terrebone Parish to Plaquemines Parish.

The AWCC AmeriCorps Program is always looking for individuals that are willing to serve for 11 months and give back to their communities. If you are interested in becoming part of the program, feel free to download the more detailed "AWCC Position Description" and/or the "AWCC AmeriCorps Member Year 1 Application."

Come by the "World of Wonder" booth at the AgCenter's AgMagic booth at the State Fair of Louisiana.

Volunteers from across southern Louisiana met at Avery Island to help transplant marsh grass.

Wetland Conservation is not just a coastal issue. Check out the members serving in North Louisiana!

Which composting system is right for you? Find the answers and more in this helpful guide to composting. (PDF Format Only)

AWCC members Ethan Graves and Alicia Scallan present Governor Jindall with bat boxes and wood duck boxes that will be used in later restoration projects.

Field days and activities that fulfill Phase II requirement for the Louisiana Master Farmer Program.

To date, 92 producers have completed the requirements for becoming Certified Master Farmers.

The Master Farmer Newsletters are available to you online to keep you updated on the Master Farmer Program.

St. Landry Parish Master Farmer Participants

Scientists from the LSU AgCenter this week started planting grass as the first step in a research project designed to evaluate its ability to protect earthen levees on the Gulf Coast. The plant, which already is used widely for erosion control and is known to have some repellent qualities to termites, is vetiver grass.

A process for recycling treated wood products could save on disposal costs and liability concerns by keeping treated wood out of high-cost landfills, according to developers at the LSU AgCenter.

Dates, times and locations of Master Farmer training opportunities in north and central Louisiana.

The ability of farmers to burn sugarcane is a significant economic factor for the state’s sugarcane industry. Burning of sugarcane before harvest eliminates from 30 percent to 50 percent of the leafy trash (residue), which constitutes from 20 percent to 25 percent of the total weight of the plant.

These guidelines are intended to help manage smoke and ash from sugarcane prescribed burning operations to lessen their impact on public health and welfare.

This publication inventories the functions and values of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System at the interface of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, and it chronicles the serious plight of landscape deterioration facing its inhabitants.

The AWCC is looking for volunteers to help restore City Park New Orleans any day between May 11-15.

The use of a constructed wetland to improve effluent water quality is a potentially valuable tool for agriculture in Louisiana.

Twenty-seven farmers, including three couples, joined an elite group of 92 that have been certified as Louisiana Master Farmers. The 27 were recently honored at a luncheon held at the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts in January 2009.

College students from California and Vermont volunteer with the AWCC to help restore Bayou St. John.

The AWCC will be leading a group of volunteers plant marsh grass at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge near Lacombe, LA.

AWCC Members Justin Trahan and Ethan Graves put on great projects!

AWCC AmeriCorps members partnered with AmeriCorps members from ULL to help with a variety of renovation projects at 4-H Camp Grant Walker.

Three AWCC members serving in Lafayette assisted with a 4-H fishing clinic

Evangeline Parish Master Farmer Participants

Concordia Parish Master Farmer Participants

Marsh Maneuvers may sound like a covert operation – particularly since it involves a group of hand-picked high school students spending five days on a private island.

Master Farmer Curriculum information including classroom instruction, certification program activities, and development of conservation plans.

Master Farmer phase 1 recap and reviews.

Master Farmer national curriculum PowerPoint presentations

The Louisiana Master Farmer Program awarded its first annual Outstanding Master Farmer award at the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts annual convention on January 8, 2009. A certified Master Farmer who has shown dedication to agriculture, conservation, and his profession is chosen for this award .

Acadia Parish Master Farmer Participants

Contact information about the Master Farmer Program.

East Baton Rouge Parish Master Farmer Participants

On February 15, 2009, AWCC Members at the 4H Mini Barn in Baton Rouge to help pack supply boxes for the 2009 Youth Wetlands Week.

On February 14, 2009, AWCC members got to know each other and wetlands! Members participated in the high ropes course at the LSU University Recreation Complex.

Provides instructions for downloading registration forms in PDF format. Return the completed registration form to your county agent's office or parish NRCS office.

This list of BMPs (Best Management Practices) is a guide for the selection and implementation of those practices that will help producers to conserve soil and protect water and air resources by reducing pollutants from reaching both surface and ground water.

The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is an effort to demonstrate that agricultural producers can and will voluntarily reduce the impact that agricultural production has on Louisiana’s environment.

(Distributed 05/22/03) Louisiana farmers moved one step closer to having a chance at official certification as Master Farmers this week.Louisiana Senate passed HB 1827 Monday (May 19) provides for official state certification of those who complete the LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer educational program.

Why is the sugarcane industry important to Louisiana? Why do farmers burn sugarcane in the first place? What are the benefits of burning sugarcane? Find these answers and more.

AWCC to Intall Christmas Tree Sand Fences

The AWCC member, Ashley Roach, will be installing wood duck boxes outside of Ruston, LA on January 19, 2009 and could use extra hands!

One of the biggest questions that has arisen in recent years involves the apparent disparity in federal restoration funding provided for the Florida Everglades versus that provided for coastal Louisiana. This document uses published reports and secondary data to develop a parallel comparison of Florida and Louisiana wetlands at the state, regional, program and resource levels.

An historical overview of Louisiana fisheries in the context of pre- and post-levee construction on the Mississippi River. Data from the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion is used to describe the relationship between freshwater re-introduction and estuarine fisheries productivity. The report characterizes the conflict between Louisiana’s short-term and long-term goals of coastal restoration and coastal fisheries management.

More than 75% of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are privately owned, yet the majority of restoration funding provided through federal and state initiatives is directed toward large-scale, public restoration projects. This report compares and contrasts the programmatic and economic aspects of the coastal and inland models of wetland restoration that have evolved in Louisiana over the past decade.

This document provides a synoptic overview of this 40-year-old navigation channel from project inception through modern day. Economic and environmental impacts related to the MRGO are documented for St. Bernard Parish and potential restoration scenarios are described. Additional information is provided on the time and financial resources required to fully address the environmental degradation caused by the MRGO.

The AWCC is looking for volunteers to help with a Planting Restoration Project at New Orleans City Park

Conflicting information and media coverage about hazards of mold and how to handle mold problems have left many people confused, concerned and sometimes frightened. If you have or suspect a mold problem in your home, this fact sheet will help you make well-informed decisions about how to fix the problem and prevent its return.

In the right conditions, molds multiply and can release enough spores in the air to cause health problems.

The America's WETLAND Foundation through the Campaign is raising awareness of the impact of Louisiana's wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana.

AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.

Vermilion Parish Master Farmer Participants

Best management practices (BMPs) are used by agricultural producers to control the generation and delivery of pollutants from agricultural activities to water resources of the state, thereby reducing the amount of agricultural pollutants entering surface and ground waters. This publication includes information on five main areas: nutrient management, pesticide management, soil and water management, pasture management and general farm BMPs.

A cinder block multiple bin looks like three cinder block holding units in a row. It is sturdy, and if you can find used cinder blocks, it is relatively inexpensive to build. Materials list and instructions included.

This composting system actually works. Materials list and instructions included.

A cinder block bin is sturdy, durable and easily accessible. Materials list and instructions are included.

Mulch material does not have to be finished compost. But you can also mulch with compost. Materials list and instructions are included.

Vernon Parish Master Farmer Participants

St. Tammany Parish Master Farmer Participants

St. Helena Parish Master Farmer Participants

Rapides Parish Master Farmer Participants

Avoyelles Parish Master Farmer Participants

This guide describes the conservation measures or Best Management Practices (BMPs) for rice production implemented primarily for the purpose of conserving and protecting soil and water resources by controlling the movement of potential agricultural pollutants into surface water and groundwater.

Jefferson Davis Parish Master Farmer Participants

The America’s Wetland Conservation Corps is leading a team to help pick up litter as part of the Lake Pontchartrain Beach Sweep.

Get involved and volunteer to help the America's Wetland Conservation Corps create wetland habitat in Lafitte, Louisiana, on September 8th.

Assumption Parish Master Farmer Participants

Iberia Parish Master Farmer Participants

St. Mary Parish Master Farmer Participants

Lafayette Parish Master Farmer Participants

DeSoto Parish Master Farmer Participants

Master Farmer Program Participant List: Lafourche Parish

Louisiana’s coastal wetland forests are of tremendous economic, ecological, cultural and recreational value. But many acres of these forests have disappeared over the past century, and many more are being degraded or lost each year.

AWCC members participated in a restoration planting event at Rockefeller Refuge on May 18th. The members planted a half mile stretch of canal bank with Spartina Alterniflora to help stabalize the bank and minimize erosion.

Cameron Parish Master Farmer Participants

AWCC members attended wetland training at Rockefeller Refuge from May 16 to 18th, 2007.

Winn Parish Master Farmer Participants

Sabine Parish Master Farmer Participants

Natchitoches Parish Master Farmer Participants

Grant Parish Master Farmer Participants

America's Wetland Conservation Corps members will be assisting at Camp Azzie, a camp for children with asthma. The camp runs from July 15 to July 19, 2007.

Washington Parish Master Farmer Participants

Tangipahoa Parish Master Farmer Participants

Calcasieu Parish Master Farmer Participants

West Baton Rouge Parish Master Farmer Participants

Catahoula Parish Master Farmer Participants

Madison Parish Master Farmer Participants

Red River Parish Master Farmer Participants

St. Martin Parish Master Farmer Participants

Union Parish Master Farmer Participants

Caddo Parish Master Farmer Participants

Beauregard Parish Master Farmer Participants

Allen Parish Master Farmer Participants

Jackson Parish Master Farmer Participants

Bossier Parish Master Farmer Participants

Bienville Parish Master Farmer Participants

Webster Parish Master Farmer Participants

Master farmer participant list for LaSalle Parish.

Ascension Parish Master Farmer Participants

A wire mesh bin is inexpensive and easy to build out of either galvanized chicken wire or hardware cloth. Materials list and instructions are included.

A wooden box bin can be built inexpensively by using wooden pallets. Or you can use lumber to make a nicer bin. Materials list and instructions are included for making a compost box bin.

A wood and wire three-bin turning unit can be used to compost large amounts of yard, garden and kitchen wastes in a short time. Construction requires basic carpentry skills and tools. Materials list and instructions included.

What is compost? Find information on temperature, oxygen and aeration, moisture, odors, nutrients, co-composting and much more!

West Feliciana Parish

Pointe Coupee Parish Master Farmers Participants

Livingston Parish Master Farmer Participants

Iberville Parish Master Farmer Participants

East Feliciana Parish Master Farmer Participants

Regional increases in flooding are likely to reduce the productivity of baldcypress-water tupelo swamps in coastal Louisiana. Although these trees are merchantable for lumber production, it will be important to design appropriate management plans for these sites.

Louisiana farmers and foresters could find a silver lining in the cloud of rising fuel prices with the development of new fuels from crops they already grow or could grow.

A lawn that’s properly cared for and healthy will resist weeds and other pest problems. Following the best management practices (BMPs) in this publication should help keep your lawn in good condition. 32-page, full-color guide. Cost: $5 plus tax (free shipping). To order this book, use the Order Publication link below.

Athough it is uncommon in most homes, toxic mold, also known as black mold, has become a major issue for some home builders and homeowners in the United States. The effects have run the gamut from disposal to litigation.

Terrebonne Parish Master Farmer Participants.

Master Farmer Program Participant List: St. James Parish

Master Farmer Participant List: St. Charles Parish

Master Farmer Program Participant List: St. Bernard

Master Farmer Program Participant List: Orleans Parish

Master Farmer Program Participant List: Jefferson Parish

Caldwell Parish Master Farmer Participants

The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is targeted at helping agricultural producers voluntarily address the environmental concerns related to production agriculture, as well as enhancing their production and resource management skills that will be critical for the continued viability of Louisiana agriculture.

LSU AgCenter coastal resources agent Mark Shirley had hoped to bring a group of students back to a plot near Holly Beach where they had planted marsh grass during the 4-H Marsh Maneuvers program in July. But, after driving for several miles on La. 82 between Holly Beach and Johnson’s Bayou last weekend, Shirley gave up on his hope to find the transplanted grass, which apparently fell victim to Hurricane Rita’s wrath.

(Distributed 05/25/05) What to do with decommissioned, preservative-treated wood has become a burning issue. Well, not burning, actually. That’s one of the methods that can’t be used any longer, according to Dr. Todd Shupe of the LSU AgCenter.