(Distributed 12/20/07) Louisiana farmers are approaching the end of a good sugarcane harvest, according to industry observers.

(Distributed 12/17/07) The LSU AgCenter kicked off its Little Bookshelf program in St. Helena Parish at the parish health unit in Greensburg on Dec. 12.

(Distributed 12/17/07) Ag Adventures, an educational experience in agriculture for fourth graders, will be held Jan. 28-29 at the Northeast District Livestock Show Barn and Civic Center, both in Delhi.

(Distributed 12/13/07) Newly elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain will present his views and visions on Louisiana forestry at the Ag Expo Forest Landowner Forum.

(Distributed 12/13/07) Louisiana corn and soybean producers can hear about the latest research designed to help them grow profitable crops during the 2008 Louisiana Corn and Soybean Forum slated for Jan. 15 at the Delhi Civic Center.

(Distributed 12/12/07) Although not yet graduated from high school, Lauren Ogles said she started her career in the eighth grade. How? “4-H helped me get ready,” she said.

(Distributed 12/07/07) Dr. Steve Linscombe, LSU AgCenter rice breeder and director of the Rice Research Station, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual USA Rice Outlook Conference recently (Dec. 2-4).

(Distributed 12/05/07) Louisiana nature photographers will have an opportunity to show off their work and earn recognition if their photos are selected for the LSU AgCenter’s 2009 Get It Growing calendar.

(Distributed 12/04/2007) Two years after the worst hurricane season in Louisiana history, the citrus industry is showing resilience.

(Distributed 11/30/07) Six more scientists have been inducted into the LSU AgCenter’s Patent Club, an elite group that now includes 52 researchers who have received patents or plant variety protection certificates. The new inductees are first-time receivers of patents or plant variety protection (PVP) certificates during the past 12 months.