Inside this Issue: Calendar of Activities, Blackbird Baiting Program to Begin in Mid-February, Variety Selection by Dr. Johnny Saichuk, Crawfish Meeting, Plant Back Interval For Popular Rice Burn-Down Herbicides, Winter Weed Burndown Prior to Rice Planting, Pesticide Re-Certification Meetings, E-Mail List Updating.

Results of Evangeline Parish 4-H rice, dairy and beef poster contests for 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Monthly 4-H newsletters about events and activities for the 2011-2012 club year.

Millions of Americans are finding out that the loss of a job can be emotional, stressful, and financially devastating. It does not matter if you are male or female, married or single, young or old - experiencing job loss is very difficult for individuals and families.

Because of the severe local damage caused by blackbirds to sprouting rice in southwest Louisiana, several Louisiana agencies will be coopering with local rice growers in a baiting program to control these bird populations.

Two private applicator pesticide recertification meetings have been set in Evangeline Parish.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the 4-H Advisory Council.

2012 Junior Livestock Show schedule of events and special thanks to 2011 sponsors and buyers.

The Evangeline and St. Landry Parish Rice and Soybean School will be held at the Ville Platte Civic Center Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

Results of 2011 Evangeline 4-H Fall Food Fest held November 21, 2011. Also, results of rice, sugar and sweet potato contests for 2008 and 2010.

Inside this issue: January-March 2011 Calendar of Activities, Evangeline and St. Landry Parish Crop Production School Scheduled, Foundation Seed Rice Allocations and Three New Rice Varieties.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Evangeline Parish Rice Advisory Council.

Results of 2011 4-H Cotton Food Festival held Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. Also results of these cookery contests for the past four years.

Dates, deadlines and rules for the 2012 Evangeline Parish 4-H Clothing Contest and Style Show.

The 2011 Fall Food Festival features the Egg, Poultry, Pecan and Sweet Potato Cookery Contest)s andwill be held at the Sacred Heart Elementary School gym on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.

Photos of contestants in the 2011 Evangeline Parish Cotton Pickin' Pet Show.

Results for Evangeline Parish 4-H youth in the 2011 shooting sports competitions in Evangeline Parish, in the southern region and in the state. Also includes results of 2009 and 2008 competitions.

Results of 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 Evangeline Parish 4-H Cotton Pickin' Pet Shows.

The Ninth Annual Evangeline Parish Take Back the Night program was held on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at the Evangeline Parish Courthouse.

Evangeline Parish celebrated National 4-H Week 2011 with radio spots, posters and more!

Information about: Master Farmer Training, Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training, Crawfish Referendum, Soybean Variety Test Plot Results, Calf to Carcass Program, Burn Ban Declared.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Evangeline Parish Cattle Advisory Council.

Contains information about State Fair of Louisiana and LSU State Livestock Shows.

Tropical Sod Webworms and Armyworms are devouring lawns in and around Evangeline Parish. Here is advice on what you can do about it.

The 4-H Cotton Pickin' Pet Show will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 at the Ville Platte Civic Center.

Newsletters providing news and information for Evangeline Parish agricultural producers and dealers.

Information about: Calendar of Activities; Rice Harvest Notes; Harvest Aid Application and Timing For Soybeans; Considerations When Planting Cool Season Forages; Dean Lee Bull Performance Testing Program; McNeese Heifer Enhancement and Development; Equi-Day and Evangeline Beef Classic.

Entry form and information for the Evangeline Parish Cattleman’s Association's annual Beef Breeding and Commercial Heifer Show to be held on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at the Chauncey Pitre Memorial Building in Ville Platte, La.

The 15th Annual Cotton Food Festival (Beef, Seafood, Rice and Sugar Cookery) will be held at the Ville Platte Civic Center Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011.

Information about: Calendar of Activities; Rice Harvest Notes; Gramoxone Inteon Use as a Soybean Harvest Aid; Harvest Aid Application Timing to Soybeans; Considerations When Planting Cool Season Forages; McNeese State University Heifer Enhancement and Development.

Information about: Calendar of Activities; Sweet Potato Field Day; Rice Harvest Underway; Second Crop Rice; National Rice Month Scholarships; Fall Armyworm Invasion in Pastures; Evangeline Nitrogen Research Project.

Information about: Calendar of Activities; Rice Harvest; Second Crop Rice; Louisiana Market Maker; National Rice Month Scholarships; Fall Armyworm Invasion in Pastures; Louisiana Calf to Carcass Program; and McNeese State University Farm Beef Bull Grazing Program.

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

Information about the life cycle of armyworms and pesticide recommendations.

Asian Soybean Rust Found in Central Louisiana Soybeans

Results of Evangeline Parish 4-H'ers competing at 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 4-H University.

Information about: Calendar of Activities; Evangeline Parish Beef Cattle/Forage Field Day; 2010 Rice Research Station Field Day; 2010 Master Farmer Program Field Days; Rice Stink Bugs; Rice as Crawfish Forage; and Drain Timing.

This report provides information on funding sources, program highlights for the area, and local issues that are being faced by the parish through the Extension Service.

Results of 2011 Evangeline Parish 4-H Acheivement Day. Also includes 2010, 2009 and 2008 results.

This issue includes the following articles: Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed, Insect and Disease Management Guides, Pesticide Applicator Recertification, Performance Evaluation of Beef Bulls -- Dean Lee Bull Test, Rice Seeding Rates and Dates, Email List Updating.

The Evangeline 4-H Fishing Clinic will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Chicot State Park. Download the registration form and return to the 4-H office by Friday, April 8, 2011.

Results of the 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 Evangeline Parish 4-H "Sew With Cotton" and "Spring Clothing" Contests.

Evangeline Parish 4-H'ers participated in the livestock program at the annual parish livestock show Jan. 20-22, 2011. Award winners are listed here. Also included are results from 2010, 2009, and 2008 livestock shows.

Evangeline Parish youth won honors at the Southwest District Livestock Show held Feb.1-5, 2011. A list of results can be found here along with results for 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Several Evangeline Parish 4-H’ers were named Champions at 75th Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb. 12-19, 2011. Results are here along with results of the 2010, 2009 and 2008 State Livestock Shows.

Evangeline 4-H'ers will attend Camp Grant Walker July 11-15, 2011. Applications are due in parish office by April 15,2011.

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

This newsletter provides information fpr Evangeline Parish 4-H livestock exhibitors about the 2011 Livestock Shows.

Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) holds 33rd annual Louisiana-Bred Yearling sale in Kinder.

Provides information related to Psocids or Bark Lice infestations on trees.

Information about pine colaspis beetles

History, Geography, Statistics, Ethnicity, Annual Events and Attractions for Evangeline Parish Louisiana.

Provides information of the beginning of the Evangeline Parish rice planting season along with program information and planting dates.

A monthly newsletter from the LSU AgCenter Nutrition Program.

Louisiana Wildlife News is a bimonthly 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.

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

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.