This is a new fundraiser for DeSoto Parish 4-H. For every magazine purchased or renewed, we receive 40 percent profit. It's simple and easy. Make sure to use the DeSoto Parish Webcode # WC3310.

Form needed to send soil samples to the the LSU AgCenter Soil Test Plant Analysis Lab.

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

Form used to send in feed and fertilizer samples to the LSU Agriculture Chemistry Lab

Form used to send in forage samples to the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station Forage Lab.

The attached file contains educational information on Handling Food Safely. Topics include: Shopping, Storage, Preperation, Thawing, Cooking, Serving, Leftovers, and Refreezing.

Form needed to send water samples for irrigation and aquaculture to the LSU AgCenter Soil Test and Plant Analysis Lab

A quarterly newsletter from the LSU AgCenter's Family and Consumer Sciences Division.

This site provides links to the monthly DeSoto Parish 4-H newsletters, which contain information of interest to 4-H members and their families.

Useful links to State Fair of Louisiana, LSU AgCenter Livestock page , Louisiana Junior Show circuit and other related sites.

The Fertilizing Summer Hay Fields publication gives information on fertilizer recommendations for Bermuda grass and Bahia grass hay.

The Fertilizing Pastures publication gives information on fertilizer recommendations for warm and cool season pastures grown in Louisiana.

This guide for 2009 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.

This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.

DeSoto Parish FCS Advisory Council minutes and members.

Nutrition and health news releases provided by Connie Aclin, Expanded Food and Nutrition Educational Program (EFNEP) Coordinator for DeSoto Parish.

On Friday, May 1, 2009, six DeSoto youth attended the state 4-H Shooting Sports Competition in Lake Charles, La.

Results from the DeSoto Parish Spring Contest Day and the Area Cookery Contest.

DeSoto Parish Agriculture and Natural Resources Advisory Leadership Council Minutes and Members.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Joint Advisory Council.

DeSoto Parish Northwest Louisiana Dairy Advisory Council Minutes and Members.

The 2008- 2009 cool-season pasture and forage varieties publication and 2009 Warm Season Pasture and Forage Crop Variety Suggestions contains information on cool season grass and legume varieties recommended to be planted in Louisiana in the fall and warm season grasses recommended to be planted in the spring. Recommended varieties, seeding date and seeding rate are also included in this publication

The LSU Spring Livestock Show was held February 14 - 21, 2009 at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana and DeSoto Parish was very well represented by the seventeen youth who participated at this show.

Article about donation made by the Bayou Pierre Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation to DeSoto Parish 4-H

Two Pesticide Recertification meetings will be held in DeSoto Parish on Wednesday, February 25 and Thursday, February 26th at the David Means Memorial 4-H Center in Grand Cane.

The attached handbook contains information about the outdoor skills program in DeSoto Parish.

DeSoto Parish 4-H Livestock Exhibitors participate at the Northwest District Show on Saturday, January 31, 2009. The following article list the placings at the Show for DeSoto Parish 4-H'ers

Information and a photo from the DeSoto Parish 2008-2009 Livestock Club Annual Appreciation Dinner

Tommy Clark was honored for his service to 4-H during DeSoto Parish 4-H's Arbor Day celebration January 12, 2009.

DeSoto Parish Cattleman's meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2009

Beef News is a newsletter from the LSU AgCenter with information for beef producers.

The Louisiana Dairy Digest is a publication of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that provides information on the latest developments and issues affecting dairy farming.

Form used to send in forage samples to the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station Forage Lab.

Louisiana Wildlife News is a bi-monthly publication intended to serve as an outlet for wildlife issues relevant to Louisiana and the Southeast. In addition to current news events, profiles on specific plant, wildlife and nuisance wildlife species are included in each issue.

This guide for 2009 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.