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

(Distributed 06/17/08) The LSU AgCenter has conducted a considerable amount of evaluation research on crape myrtles over the last 10-plus years, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Allen Owings. “Probably 40-50 varieties are worthy of being grown and sold in Louisiana,” Owing says.

Ants and insects of the month

A summer camp experience for 7th and 8th graders.

(Distributed 04/17/08) The LSU AgCenter has scheduled a variety of model farm field tours this spring and summer for producers who need to complete the second phase of the Louisiana Master Farmer Program and learn about specific conservation practices.

(Distributed 04/14/08) April 27–May 3 is Louisiana Volunteers for Family and Community week, as proclaimed by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The volunteer program, whose members used to be called extension homemakers, is a project of the LSU AgCenter.

This newsletter is intended for Louisiana’s non-industrial private forest landowners. It provides them with educational information, current policy analysis, economic trends and upcoming events related to forestry education programs.

Education can be fun. This meeting was no different.

Several students participated in the Arbor Day Poster Contest. And many in the community helped to make this project a success.

Master Gardeners from St. Helena Parish invite citizens from the area to sell their locally grown produce, plants, arts and crafts and more.