This year's Lafourche Poultry Day Contest will be held December 6, 2008, at the Agriculture Building in Raceland beginning at 9 a.m. Contests will include: Poultry and Egg Cookery, Live Broiler, Chicken Queing, Dairy Cattle Judging, Livestock Judging, Poultry Judging, Exhibition Poultry, Dog Show and Pet Show.

This year's Lafourche Parish Sew with Cotton Contest will be held in conjunction with the Sugar and Seafood Contest on November 1 at Galliano Elementary. The Sew with Cotton Contest begins at 9 a.m.

The Southern University Livestock Show will be held February 26-28, 2009.

The Lafourche Parish 4-H Sugar and Seafood Contest is our most popular 4-H food preparation contest. Members prepare dishes using two of our main products -- sugar and seafood. They recognize not only the nutritional benefits but the economic importance of sugar and seafood. This year's contest will be held at Galliano Elementary November 1 with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and the contest starting at 10 a.m.

Topics include: Livestock & Pasture Field Day, Buttercups in Pastures, Winter Pasture, Angus/Brangus Bull Sale, Country of Origin Labeling, Deer Workshop, Market Update, Anthrax and Johne's Disease

Regardless of your sleep pattern, are you getting enough sleep? A chronic lack of sleep can cause the release of certain hormones that affect your appetite and your risk for certain diseases. Take the sleep quiz.

Provides links to monthly issues of the 4-H news and information for activities and events in Lafourche Parish for the 2008-2009 school year.

All of us have recipes that have been passed down through our families. Some of the directions for those recipes may be inconsistent with what we now know about food safety. Give yours a food safety update.

Timely information for beef cattle producers including hurricane preparedness, seasonal management tips, health issues, feedlot update and more.

Learn more about two species of floating invasive salvinia plants that are causing major problems in Louisiana.

Find out how to join 4-H in Lafourche Parish and what it's all about.

Sixty-five middle and senior 4-H members competed at LSU in state contests. These 4-H'ers brought home 5 first alternate and 48 blue ribbon winners.

Fun for a week; Memories for Life was the theme for this year's week at 4-H Camp during the week of June 2-6, 2008.

It is always best to eat well-balanced meals, but for those on-the-go people, a so-called energy bar may be a good alternative to other snack choices. But how do you choose a good one?

Is it possible to age more slowly? The less physically active people become as they advance in years, the faster their bodies give out on them.

Eating when traveling can challenge your waistline and your good nutrition sense. The desire for food should come from your stomach, not your head. Remember to exercise as well.

Families who eat together at home are healthier and have better relationships. Do you have a plan to enjoy more meals with your family at home?

Menopause is now a hot health topic, due to the Women's Health Initiative study. Many women are discontinuing the use of hormones and are looking for other ways to manage the symptoms of menopause.

Up-to-date news on fisheries regulations and information on popular fish including gray snapper.

The DASH diet, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, recommends 4 to 5 servings of nuts and legumes per week as part of a low fat diet high in fruits and vegetables. Peanut butter, in moderation, can help manage hypertension.

Celebrate 100 years of 4-H in Louisiana throughout 2008 with Lafourche Parish. Each month the centennial celebration is incorporated in special activities throughout the parish with an Alumni Reunion set for April 19 at the Raceland Fair Building from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Come celebrate 100 years with us!!!

Topics include: Vulture problems, beef cattle diseases, cottonseed meal, Select Heifer Sale, slaughter cow update, feeder cattle prices, state hay show resultus & 4-H news.

A seasonal newsletter to beef cattle producers providing timely and informative topics pertaining to the beef cattle industry.