(Distributed 08/29/07) "The hurricanes aren’t coming back, are they?" a preschooler shyly asked of his teacher. That question demonstrates the fears and uncertainty faculty members in the LSU AgCenter and the LSU School of Human Ecology have been trying to combat for the past two years.

(Distributed 08/29/07) The LSU AgCenter has extended a popular educational program for current and potential operators of child care businesses in parishes severely affected by the 2005 hurricanes.

(Distributed 08/29/07) To winterize Southern, warm-season lawns, apply a fertilizer with more potash than nitrogren. Potash is represented by the third number on a fertilizer bag, while nitrogen is shown as the first.

(Distributed 08/29/07) Dr. Mike Salassi, an agricultural economist, and Dr. Ben Legendre, a sugarcane specialist and interim head of the Audubon Sugar Institute, were among a team that won a national U.S. Department of Agriculture service award for their efforts in helping the sugarcane industry recover from the disaster caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

(Distributed 08/28/07) Longtime faculty member Dr. D. Allen Rutherford has been named the new director of the School of Renewable Natural Resources. He took over July 1, 2007, from William Kelso, who had served as interim director after the retirement of Bob Blackmon in 2005.

(Distributed 08/28/07) Participants heard about a variety of studies involving cotton, corn and soybeans during the recent Dean Lee Research and Extension Center Row Crop Field Day.

(Radio News 08/27/07) Federal lawmakers are drafting a new version of the farm bill. The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version in late July. LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry explains some of the changes in this version of the bill from the 2002 farm bill. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/27/07) The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the 2007 farm bill in late July. LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry says farmers didn’t want many changes from the 2002 farm bill to this one. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/27/07) Financing a college education often involves many people – from the students and their families to lending agencies and scholarship providers. LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker encourages students to formally develop a college financing strategy. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/27/07) Many young adults are preparing to leave home for college. Parents need to be sure their children don’t fall prey to credit card debt, says LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker. (Runtime: 60 seconds)