Provides Acadia Parish livestock exhibitors and their families with entry forms, schedules and scholarship information for district show and for the 2011 LSU spring livestock shows.

Information about the Quality Assurance and Ethics Certification program for livestock exhibitors.

Link to the entry form needed to compete in the Acadia Parish 4-H Commodity Cookery Contest.

This book outlines all Acadia Parish 4-H contest rules for the 2011-2012 school year and includes forms, applications and study guides .

Guidelines and application to apply to serve on the Acadia Parish Food and Fitness Board.

An invitation to outstanding 4-H youth in grades 8-12 to apply for a unique leadership opportunity that will build communication skills and promote the 4-H program.

Monthly parish newsletter outlining the 4-H program in Acadia parish. Updates on events and activities for 4-H youth development are included.

How to store fresh Louisiana strawberries.

Regular physical activity is associated with immediate and long-term health benefits such as easier weight control, lower blood pressure, improved cardio-respiratory function and enhanced psychological well-being. Active children are more likely to become active adults. Suggestions for indoor and outdoor activities included. (PDF format only)

Minutes of the December 2010 meeting of the Acadia Rice and Soybean Advisory Committee.

Take a look into how Acadia Parish 4-H members are mastering their skills through parishwide activities. Results of various contests that take place throughout the year.

This manual has been developed as a guide for the meat goat industry in evaluating live meat goats, measuring important carcass traits and standardizing cutting procedures for goat carcasses.

This guide for 2010 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.

A quarterly newsletter from the Horticulture Division of the LSU AgCenter's School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. (PDF Format Only)

Floods, hurricanes and soaring energy prices happen, but they don’t have to bust your budget, damage your home, rob your time or deny your comfort. You can make your home stronger, safer and smarter by including both energy-saving and hazard-resistant improvements when you remodel or restore it.