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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Selection And Use Of Hedge Trimmers</title>
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      <title>String Trimmer Safety And Maintenance</title>
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      <title>Selecting And Using A String Trimmer</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:54:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trimming And Edging Mechanically Compared With Herbicides</title>
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      <title>Turf Edgers</title>
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      <title>Soil Fertility And Plant Growth In Soils From Pine Forests And Plantations: Effect Of Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis Invicta (Buren)</title>
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          <title>Low Cost Zero Turning Radius Mowers for Home Lawns</title>
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          <title>Rotary Tiller Safety and Maintenance</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:40:25 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Ergonomics of Garden Tools and Equipment</title>
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          <title>Sod Enterprise Budget</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[This report estimates the cost and return of a centipedegrass sod farm in Louisiana. Materials, inputs and scheduling reflect the average situation in Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Problem Areas in Athletic Turf and Golf Greens</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:29:43 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Soil compaction and lack of aeration are death on turf. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Top 10 Caladiums Rated from 2009 Caladium Variety Trial</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[A total of 38 caladium varieties were evaluated at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station during the summer of 2009 for their landscape performance, including foliage color, fullness and plant uniformity. The top 10 performers are presented here. (Caladium tubers were donated by Classic Caladiums and Happiness Farms.) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Use of a Rotary Garden Tiller</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:16:05 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Loading Ramp Safety</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Selecting a Rotary Garden Tiller</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Protect Your Hydraulic Cylinders from Rust</title>
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          <title>Ornamental and Turfgrass Facility at Burden Center</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:22:23 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A new 20-acre site at the LSU AgCenter's Burden Center in Baton Rouge is now home to commercial ornamental and turfgrass activities to benefit Louisiana's green industry. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Conference features evaluations of new landscape, garden plants</title>
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          <title>Daylily Rust Problem Continues</title>
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          <title>New Version of Spreader.EZ – A Computer Program for Spreader Pattern Analysis</title>
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          <title>Argentine Ant: Feeding Preferences and Strategies</title>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Cost and Life</title>
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          <title>Pathologist Stalks Plant Disease Known As Sudden Oak Death</title>
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          <dc:creator>JHoy@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeffrey W. Hoy)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Using a Hay Baler to Pick Up Plastic Mulch</title>
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          <title>'Drift' Series Roses - Landscape Evaluation Results (2009)</title>
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          <title>'Drift' Series Roses - Photo Gallery</title>
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          <title>Annual Bluegrass Control on Bermudagrass Greens</title>
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          <title>Greenhouse Tomato Production Manual</title>
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          <title>Iron Chlorosis in Lawns</title>
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          <title>Landscape, horticulture professionals hear about latest research</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:14:45 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/15/09) More than 100 commercial turf and landscape professionals from across Louisiana heard about the latest research with ornamental plants and turfgrass at an LSU AgCenter field day Oct. 15. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Will an ASAE Standard Quick Hitch Fit?</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:40:19 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Metric Units on Lawn and Garden Equipment</title>
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          <title>Bug Biz: Twospotted Spider Mites in Strawberries</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:22:08 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tires for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>Chainsaw Maintenance</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Chainsaws tend to require more maintenance than most other lawn and garden equipment. Proper maintenance will not only prolong the life of the saw and make it easier to start but will also make your work easier. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Chainsaw Safety</title>
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          <title>Photo Gallery: Sweet Peas</title>
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          <title>Adjusting Finishing Mowers</title>
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          <title>Leaf Blowers – Good or Bad?</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:27:12 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>What Equipment Manufacturers Do To Reduce Rust</title>
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          <title>Busting Rust -- 10 Things You Can Do To Prevent Farm Machinery from Corroding</title>
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          <title>PTO Generators for Tractors</title>
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          <title>Avoid Right-angle Patterns with Rotary Spreaders</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:41:32 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Applying Controlled-release Fertilizer</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 17:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Garden Tool Handles With Interchangeable Heads</title>
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          <title>Phosphorus Management in Louisiana Turfgrass</title>
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          <title>Fungicide Application Recommendations for Pecan Disease Control</title>
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          <title>Shift Up and Throttle Down to Save Fuel</title>
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          <title>Digging Post Holes</title>
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          <title>Top 10 Varieties Rated in 2007 and 2008 Ornamental Pepper Trials</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:43:34 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawnmower Safety Standards</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 13:51:50 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tune up Landscape Irrigation</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:05:04 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Managing Ultra-dwarf Greens</title>
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          <title>Lawn Mower Blades</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 18:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Complete Composting Information</title>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Transmissions</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:06:51 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Rescue Your Lawnmower or Other Small Engine After a Flood</title>
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          <title>Louisiana Lawns Fact Sheet:  The Centipede Decline Problem</title>
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          <title>Plans to Build Your Own Hydraulic Lift Boom</title>
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          <title>Pawpaws for Ornamental Use Being Researched</title>
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          <title>'Swan' Series Columbine - Photo Gallery, April 2009</title>
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          <title>Dirt Scoop for Compact Tractors</title>
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          <title>Nursery Crop Outlook - 2009</title>
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          <title>Fruit Thinning Adds Quality</title>
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          <title>Fertilizer Conversion Table for Small Area</title>
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          <title>Weeds in Container Nursery Crops</title>
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          <title>Caring for Wooden Tool Handles</title>
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          <title>Greening of Louisiana: Get grass, garden to grow</title>
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          <title>Crape myrtle varieties and their care described</title>
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          <title>Dealing With Salinity</title>
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          <dc:creator>TKoske@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas J. Koske)</dc:creator>
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          <title>What Is Your Spark Plug Trying to Tell You?</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Air Filters for Small Engines</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Nematode Management in Golf Greens Changing</title>
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          <title>Choosing the Right Grease</title>
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          <title>Picking Up Lawn Waste</title>
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          <title>Constructing Better Athletic Fields</title>
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          <title>Blue-Green Algae on Greens</title>
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          <title>Cut Flower Production Basics</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Selecting Pruning Shears</title>
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          <title>Safe Handling of Gasoline</title>
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          <title>Heavy-Duty Hand Pruning Tools</title>
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          <title>Soil Test in Fall or Winter</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Results are only as good as sample</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:42:43 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mounting a Hydraulic Cylinder to Replace the Upper Link on a Tractor 3-point Hitch</title>
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          <title>Use of Stump Grinders</title>
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          <title>Scouting and Biological Control of Two-spotted Spider Mite</title>
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          <title>Top 10 Weeds of Landscapes</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:49:22 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[This slide show provides information on the identification and control of the most common weeds. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Landscape Weed Control Basics &amp; Herbicides</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Overview of common commercial products for landscape bed weed control . - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Engines</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 15:29:07 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>'Lucky' and 'Landmark' Lantana - 2008 Landscape Results</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 01:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Results from landscape performance trials on Lucky and Landmark series lantanas from Ball FloraPlant at the Hammond Research Station in 2008. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>'Sun Spun' Petunia - Photo Gallery, April 2009</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 02:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A photo gallery of the new 'Sun Spun' petunia varieties (Ball FloraPlant) from landscape trial plantings at the Hammond Research Station. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>'XXL' Pansy - Photo Gallery (Part I), Spring 2009</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 13:47:55 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A photo gallery of the 'XXL' pansy varieties from landscape trial plantings at the Hammond Research Station, spring 2009. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>'XXL' Pansy - Photo Gallery (Part II), Spring 2009</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 13:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A photo gallery of the 'XXL' pansy varieties from landscape trial plantings at the Hammond Research Station, spring 2009. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Citrus Leaf Miner Management</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:15:23 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Citrus trees that survived hurricane damage may have lost significant amounts of foliage. These trees could experience a strong flush as they start their own healing process. This is very important because new foliage will provide nutrients needed for winter survival and faster tree recovery. Producers must implement practices to protect from additional leaf loss which can be caused by the citrus leafminer. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Ornamental sweet potato options continue to expand</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Ornamental sweet potatoes have gained considerable interest among land¬scape industry professionals and home gardeners over the past 10 years. Varieties include plants that are chartreuse-lime green (Margarita), blackish purple (Blackie) and tricolored (Pink Frost). - 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>Wear That Seat Belt!</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[All compact tractors currently sold have Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS), and most larger zero-turn mowers now have this safety feature also. A ROPS that is properly designed and used can prevent serious injury in most overturn accidents. One of the most important considerations in ROPS protection is to wear your seatbelt. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Remove That Loader Bucket!</title>
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          <title>Safety With Post Hole Diggers</title>
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          <title>Lift Boom for Tractor 3-pt Hitch</title>
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          <title>Overturn Protection for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>A Simple Hand Spreader for Gardens</title>
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          <title>Poll Takes Pulse of Home Lawn Care</title>
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          <title>Ounces Equal Gallons: Sprayer Calibration</title>
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          <title>Terrific Turfgrass for Louisiana</title>
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          <title>Hydraulic Cylinder to Replace Upper Link on Tractor 3-Point Hitch</title>
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          <title>Implements for Compact Tractors: Selection, Use, Maintenance and Safety</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 15:56:57 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Athletic Turf Success</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:44:04 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Soil Compaction in Turf</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Areas that receive a lot of traffic usually become compacted. Soil particles are packed closer together, creating a root zone where there is little air, poor percolation of water and a tough medium for roots to grow in. The most effective form of relief for a compacted lawn is core aerification. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Four-Wheel-Drive for Lawn &amp; Garden and Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Where To Buy</title>
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          <title>What Type of Digging Tool is Best for You?</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Selecting a Walk-behind Professional Rotary Spreader</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:14:26 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Maintenance of Lawn Spreaders</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:55:08 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sensitivity of Spreaders to Operating Speed</title>
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          <title>Pendulum-action Spreaders</title>
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          <title>When to Mow Greens</title>
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          <title>All-American Daylillies: Performance and the Rust Threat</title>
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          <title>Gypsum to soften hard soil?   Probably not…</title>
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          <title>Ornamental Gingers as Potted Landscape Plants</title>
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          <title>Suspension Systems for Mower Decks on Lawn and Garden Tractors</title>
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          <title>Top Performing Petunias, Violas, Pansies Named In Cool-Season Trials</title>
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          <title>Leaf Blowers: Good or Bad?</title>
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          <title>Leaf Blowers: Selection, Use and Safety</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 19:07:54 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sod Farming is Not Strip Mining</title>
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          <title>Louisiana Sod Farms in 2008</title>
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          <title>Winterizing Your Southern Lawn</title>
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          <title>Quick Hitches for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>Optimizing Pesticide Performance</title>
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          <title>Homeowners' Guide for Fertilizing Pecan Trees in Louisiana</title>
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          <title>Mow Like a Pro</title>
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          <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  St. Augustine Decline</title>
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          <title>Producing Shiitake: The Fancy Forest Mushroom</title>
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          <title>2006 Impatiens Trial Results</title>
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          <title>Tune Up Your Produce Marketing</title>
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          <title>Drought-dormant Lawns</title>
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          <title>Fairway Maintenance</title>
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          <title>Selling Your Greenhouse Tomatoes</title>
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          <title>Safer Sports Possible When Played On Better Turf</title>
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          <title>Winter Heat Requirements for Tomatoes</title>
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          <title>Safety Standards for Riding Mowers and Small Tractors</title>
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          <title>Adjusting Finishing  Mowers</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:15:44 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawn &amp; Garden Equipment Engines With Reduced Emissions</title>
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          <title>Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations</title>
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          <title>Turfgrass Herbicides Recommended for 2009</title>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Quality Versus Price</title>
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          <title>Acid Soil Problems</title>
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          <title>Broadcast Baits for Fire Ant Control</title>
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          <title>Louisiana Greenhouse Vegetables in 2008</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Wheelbarrows and Garden Carts</title>
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          <title>Calculating Fertilizer Application Rates</title>
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          <title>Choose Leaf Blowers Carefully, Use Them Safely</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:57 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Post Hurricane Lawn Establishment</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mushrooms, Moldy Foods Dangerous For Dogs</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:25:37 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Centrifugal Clutches for Small Engines</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:14:25 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Falling Leaves – Pretty, But Dangerous To Waterways</title>
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          <title>Power Lawnmower Maintenance</title>
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          <title>Power Lawnmower Features</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:11:16 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Louisiana Greenhouse Vegetables in 2008</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Time to Fertilize Your Lawn</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:25:56 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>An Easy Herbicide Sprayer for Turf</title>
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          <title>Safety When Driving Equipment Onto Trailers</title>
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          <title>Drip Irrigation and Fertigation in Strawberries</title>
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          <title>Mowers for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>Nontarget Losses of Granular Herbicide Applied to Container-grown Ornamentals</title>
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          <title>Fertigation Uniformity from Sprinklers in a Nursery</title>
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          <title>Preventing Overturns with Riding Mowers and Lawn/Garden Tractors</title>
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          <title>Sprayer Calibration</title>
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          <title>Maintaining Skinned Areas</title>
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          <title>Ornamental Grasses Ideal For Low-Maintenance Landscapes</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:23:46 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Camellia Garden at the Hammond Research Station</title>
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          <title>New Landscape Plant Feature: Crimson Series Azaleas</title>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Hitches</title>
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          <title>Spraying Liquid Fertilizers and Pesticides on Home Lawns</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 16:29:25 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sprayers for Home Gardens</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:55:40 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fertilizer Spreaders - Rotary or Drop?</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Problems with Pulling Spreaders Backward</title>
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          <title>The Effects of Width and Speed on Mower Productivity</title>
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          <title>Irrigating Louisiana Lawns and Turf</title>
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          <title>Ornamental Banana Trials</title>
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          <title>Poinsettia Production Guidelines for the Gulf South</title>
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          <title>Seeded Turf-type Bermudagrasses</title>
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          <title>Garden Cultivators</title>
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          <title>Websites for Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>‘Sunny’ is newest addition to Knock Out rose family</title>
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          <title>The Louisiana Home Orchard</title>
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          <title>Old Farm Tractors as Alternatives to Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>Thrown Objects Safety With Rotary Cutters</title>
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          <title>Safe Operation of Riding Mowers and Lawn/Garden Tractors</title>
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          <title>How To Choose a Lawn/Garden Tractor - Power To Implements</title>
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          <title>Alternative to Hard Chrome for Hydraulic Cylinder Rods</title>
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          <title>Controlling Weeds in Lawns</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Simple and common materials to control weeds in lawns. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Knock Out Roses - Blackspot Disease Ratings 2008</title>
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          <title>'Sunny Knock Out' Debuts in 2009</title>
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          <title>Sealants for Tractor and Equipment Tires</title>
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          <title>Protective Sleeves for Hydraulic Hoses</title>
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          <title>Renting Lawn and Garden Equipment</title>
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          <title>Hanging Baskets</title>
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          <title>Best Mowing Practices for Southern Turf</title>
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          <title>Engine Oil for Lawn and Garden Equipment</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Oil is the lifeblood of any engine. Neglecting your oil can be a costly mistake. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Selection and Use of a Landscape Bedshaper</title>
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          <title>Saving Athletic Fields</title>
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          <title>2006 Caladium Trial</title>
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          <title>Snow Damage to Louisiana's Nursery Industry - An Economic Report</title>
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          <title>AARS winners for 2009 announced</title>
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          <title>Landscape Evaluation of Herbaceous Perennials at LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station (2005)</title>
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          <title>Ballasting Compact Utility Tractors</title>
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          <title>2-Stroke and 4-Stroke Engines</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:10:55 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Rotary Spreaders With Pattern Cut-Off</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Distribution Patterns from Homeowner Rotary Spreaders</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Spreader Setting Recommendations</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Safari Series Marigolds - Photo Gallery</title>
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          <title>Durango Series Marigold - Photo Gallery</title>
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          <title>Layering in Soils</title>
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          <title>Zahara Series Zinnias - Photo Gallery</title>
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          <title>All America Rose Selection Winners for 2009: 2008 Data from Louisiana Landscape Observations</title>
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          <title>Ball Flora Plant, Ball Seed and PanAmerican Seed Herbaceous Plant Trial Report - 2008</title>
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          <title>Ball FloraPlant, Ball Seed and Pan American Seed Herbaceous Plant Trial Report - 2007</title>
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          <title>Oil and Fuel Filters for Small Engines</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:04:36 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Utility Vehicles</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:24:45 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>An Easy Herbicide Sprayer That Works Like A Spreader</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mayhaws Good For Fruit, Landscaping And Wildlife</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Research May Reduce Cost Of Growing Tomatoes In Greenhouses</title>
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          <title>Sand Bunker Washout</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:47:12 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Slippage With ZTR Mowers</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:48:26 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>New Features on ZTR Mowers</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:06:48 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mid-mount and Front-mount Decks on ZTR Mowers</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:24:48 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Preventing Overturns With Zero-Turning-Radius Mowers</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:31:52 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fire Safety Issue with Professional Turf Mowers</title>
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          <title>ZTR Mowers for Home Lawns</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pick Poinsettias</title>
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          <title>Planting Dormant Sod</title>
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          <title>Safety Standards for Commercial-size Riding Mowers</title>
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          <title>Preparing Small Engines For Storage</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:11:58 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Athletic Turf Worn Out?</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 18:57:44 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cold Damages Turfgrass</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 20:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Topdressing Turfgrass Sod</title>
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          <title>Suggest Maintenance Calendar for Bermuda Athletic Fields</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A general overview calendar of bermudagrass maintenance options for athletic turf managers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Athletic Weed Control Calendar</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:57:17 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A simple calendar for general weed control activities on sports fields. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Field-grown Cut Flowers for Louisiana</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Horticulture industry damage significant, but not major</title>
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          <title>Pecan Growers Trying To Recover From Hurricanes; Some Say There’s Little To Salvage</title>
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          <title>Other Sod Farming Resources</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:23:37 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Several useful and applicable reference articles for sod farming. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>CSAs: Alternative Marketing for Growers</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:42:15 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Daylily Rust Control with Biofungicides</title>
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          <title>Sod Losses in Harvesting</title>
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          <title>Ants of Louisiana</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Links to some of the numerous ants of Louisiana discussing identification, biology and treatment. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers are on the Move</title>
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          <title>Considerations for Sand-based Turfgrass</title>
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          <dc:creator>TKoske@agcenter.lsu.edu (Thomas J. Koske)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Acid Soil Problems and Strategies</title>
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          <title>Zero Turning Radius Mowers:  Selection, Use, Maintenance &amp; Safety</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 14:53:58 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[This publication is intended to help you select the correct zero turning radius mower for your purpose, then use it and maintain it correctly and safely. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Foliar Diseases of Watermelon</title>
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          <dc:creator>DFerrin@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald M. Ferrin)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Louisiana Plant Pathology:  Downy Mildew on Cucurbits</title>
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          <title>Green industry workshop offered</title>
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          <title>Nursery and Landscape News</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Nursery and Landscape Notes is a quarterly newsletter for Louisiana's green industry professionals. It includes production information for nursery growers and cultural practice recommendations for landscape contractors. New plant information is also included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Figs for Commercial and Home Production in Louisiana</title>
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          <title>Baldcypress and Pondcypress: An Annotated Bibliography 1890-1995 (June 1996)</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[This bibliography was compiled at a time of increasing concerns about the health status of baldcypress forests in Louisiana and beyond. This bibliography intends to provide researchers, decision makers and forestry professionals with a comprehensive reference in this subject. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>The Pest Ants of Louisiana:  A Guide to Their Identification, Biology and Control</title>
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          <title>Ornamental Gingers as Flowering Potted Plants: Production Guidelines</title>
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          <title>Louisiana's Green Industry: Evaluation of its Economic Contribution (September 2003)</title>
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          <title>Plant Disease Control Guide</title>
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          <title>Louisiana Lawns Best Management Practices (BMPs)</title>
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          <title>Poinsettia Care and Selection</title>
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          <title>Herbicide Evaluations for Use in Sweet Potatoes</title>
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          <title>Front-Wheel-Assist Pricey But Worth It</title>
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          <title>LSU AgCenter Provides Greenhouse Tomato Growers With New Ideas</title>
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          <title>Crape Myrtles for Louisiana Landscapes</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2005 15:25:27 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Granular Spreaders: Selection, Calibration, Testing and Use (1999)</title>
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          <title>Yard Waste Pickup Equipment Available, Says Engineer</title>
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          <title>LSU AgCenter Experts Teach Chainsaw Safety</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:42:38 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Louisiana residents can learn how to operate chainsaws more safely through workshops offered by the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>HDozier@agcenter.lsu.edu (Hallie Dozier)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Pruning Perfection</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Practice makes perfect, but follow these general rules. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>DGill@agcenter.lsu.edu (Daniel J. Gill)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Jefferson, Orleans Soil Contamination May Not Be As Serious As Feared</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[LSU AgCenter experts say soil contamination in Jefferson and Orleans parishes from flooding after this summer’s hurricanes may not be as serious as originally feared. Initial results of tests conducted in October indicate no need for special preparations to the soils prior to planting and that there should be no danger for individuals digging or planting in the soil. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>JKuehny@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeff S. Kuehny)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Turf Time</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Louisiana’s Green Industry Evaluation of Its Economic Contribution</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:51:46 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Transition Out of Winter Overseeded Turf, Advises LSU AgCenter Horticulturist</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:53 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[If you overseeded your lawn or athletic fields last fall, you should help your turf out of that "fix," says LSU Agricultural Center horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske. The warm-season grass will be trying to re-establish itself as the cool-season, overseeded grass grows strong. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Pitfalls of Lazy Man's Grass</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Off-season Is Good Cleanup Time</title>
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          <title>Summer Weed Control In Bermudagrass</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:25:27 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Nitrogen Not Imminent Threat To Groundwater</title>
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          <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:25:26 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fertilize in August, Horticulturist Recommends</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 7/25/03) Does your lawn have ruts or stripes caused by mower tires? Have you ever envied the beautiful checkerboard and diagonal patterns on golf greens and sports fields? You can counteract the ruts and improve the look of your lawn with a little forethought and change in your mowing patterns, according to LSU AgCenter engineer Dr. Richard Parish. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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