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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Conservation</title>
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      <title>The Louisiana Master Farmer Program</title>
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      <title>Natchitoches Parish</title>
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      <title>Jefferson Davis Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:58:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Livingston Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Swine Production Best Management Practices</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Evangeline Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:43:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Claiborne Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2011 Certified Master Farmers</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Events Counted Towards Continuing Education</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:06:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Tangipahoa Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 14:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Avoyelles Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:17:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pointe Coupee Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:15:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Acadia Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 18:23:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Lafourche Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:29:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Vernon Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 14:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Calcasieu Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:25:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Iberville Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana ‘Master Farmers’ Lead the Nation</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>LBenedict@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda F. Benedict)</dc:creator>
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      <title>List of SPCC Plan Developers in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Attached is a list of professional engineering and planning firms that have experience in developing SPCC and SPC plans. Producers and companies needing plans are greatly encouraged to contact these companies and seek their guidance in implementing the practices required by SPCC/SPC. Firms that are not listed, and would like to be included in this list, are requested to contact Dr. Ron Sheffield at rsheffield@agcenter.lsu.edu. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:08:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 14:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 14:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 14:46:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Composting: A Disposal Method for Fish Waste</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>St. Helena Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:24:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bossier Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:48:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 14:44:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:37:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>East Feliciana Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>CMendoza@agcenter.lsu.edu (CMendoza)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 20:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Crawfish Environmental Best Management Practices</title>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>West Feliciana Parish</title>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>St. James Parish</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:47:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana Smoke Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Harvesting</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aquaculture Environmental Best Management Practices</title>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Recap and Reviews</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:30:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master Farmer phase 1 recap and reviews. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>EGirouard@agcenter.lsu.edu (Ernest Girouard)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Portrait of an Estuary</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:09:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>RCaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rex H. Caffey)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Faces of Louisiana Agriculture: Christian Richard</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Faces of Louisiana Agriculture 2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Louisiana, agriculture is big business. The industry contributes billions of dollars to the economy, employs thousands of people and provides many opportunities for ancillary businesses that service the industry and market food and fiber products. Meet some of Louisiana’s farmers and ranchers in these short videos. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>LBenedict@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda F. Benedict)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Faces of Louisiana Agriculture: Bobby Morris</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Video) Bobby Morris is a fourth generation farmer who specializes in sugarcane. He thinks farming is the perfect lifestyle that allows him to involve his family in his profession. (4 min.) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Faces of Louisiana Agriculture: Dennis Kieffer</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Video) Dennis Kieffer is a cattle and hay producer and farm manager in Wheeling in Winn Parish. His company, Circle K Cattle, oversees both registered and commercial herds. Learn more about the Louisiana's cattle industry. (4 min.) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Faces of Louisiana Agriculture: Charlie Gravois</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Video) For three generations, the Gravois family has worked the fields near Vacherie in St. James Parish producing sugarcane, cattle and soybeans. Gravois was the 2011 Louisiana Farmer of the Year. (4 min.) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>LBenedict@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda F. Benedict)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Fisheries Implications of Freshwater Re-introductions</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RCaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rex H. Caffey)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Stewardship Incentives for Louisiana’s Coastal Landowners</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:06:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RCaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rex H. Caffey)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Closing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Environmental and Economic Considerations</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:47:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RCaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rex H. Caffey)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Coastal Louisiana and South Florida: A Comparative Wetland Inventory</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RCaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rex H. Caffey)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Master Farmer Partnerships</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 21:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Louisiana Master Farmer Program thanks cooperative partners for assisting in these programs. You can link to their web sites. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Recycling Could Keep Treated Wood Out Of Landfills</title>
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      <title>About the Master Farmer Program</title>
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      <title>Protecting Coastal Wetland Forests: What Can You Do to Help?</title>
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      <dc:creator>LBenedict@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda F. Benedict)</dc:creator>
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