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      <title>Build safer, stronger, smarter expert says</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/31/08) Whether you’re house hunting or having a house built, consider the many options available that help protect the structure against severe weather and related disasters. LSU AgCenter Disaster Programs Coordinator Pat Skinner explains a few basic techniques. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>All-America Rose Selections named for 2008</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/18/08) With the New Year come announcements of ornamental plant winners. One popular competition is the All-America Rose Selections. AARS winners for 2008 are Mardi Gras and Dream Come True. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Spouse’s poor credit score could lower yours</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/15/08) You’ve taken good care all your adult life to pay bills on time and maintain a high credit score. You expect your high rating to continue after marriage, but it could drop if your new spouse has a low credit score. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Financial tips offered for marital harmony</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/15/08) The church and reception hall are reserved, the dress is selected, the invitations are addressed, the photographer and caterer are ready. You might even have your new residence “ready-to-go.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Community gardens help neighborhoods flourish</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:19:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(TV News 01/05/09) Community gardens are thriving around Shreveport, and these gardens are helping neighborhoods flourish, too. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports on an effort to give communities fresh food and so much more. (Runtime: 1 minute, 32 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Ag economist recaps 2008 in agriculture</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:25:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(TV News 01/12/09) 2008 had many ups and downs for Louisiana farmers. The outlook was good as the New Year started, but economic and weather conditions didn’t remain favorable. LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry looks back on 2008 in agriculture and ahead to 2009. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Strawberry season arrives early for Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:34:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(TV News 01/19/08) Louisiana strawberries are a springtime favorite, but consumers don’t have to wait this year to enjoy them. Some farmers started harvesting their crops back in November, and they are picking sweet, high-quality berries. (Runtime: 1 minute, 28 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Soybean seed expected to be in short supply</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:14:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/24/08) Farmers and agribusiness personnel discussed an expected shortage of soybean seed for the crop to be planted in the 2008 growing season during recent soybean meetings in Central Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Profitable soybeans topic of association meeting</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:06:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 1/4/08) Soybean producers and agribusiness personnel will gather on Jan. 17 near Alexandria to discuss the latest developments in technology for growing soybeans profitably. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Renewable energy opportunities focus of AgOutlook 2008 Feb. 25-27 in Monroe</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/07/08) Renewable energy will be a major focus of the AgOutlook 2008 conference Feb. 25-27 in Monroe. The conference will focus on opportunities a variety of renewable energy sources such as ethanol, biodiesel and other products can provide to increase agriculture’s contribution to the Louisiana economy. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rice prices for 2008 look strong, but production cost keeps increasing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/15/08) Southwest Louisiana farmers are hopeful that rice prices will remain strong, but their optimism is tempered by increased production costs. In a series of rice forums across South Louisiana, LSU AgCenter experts advised farmers on techniques of managing their 2008 crop. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>New All-America selection winners for 2008</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(For Release On Or After 01/04/2008) All-America Selections is a nonprofit organization for evaluating for home garden performance new seed-grown flowers and vegetables from around the world. Although using an All-America Selection Winner in your garden doesn’t guarantee success, these plants are often a good choice for reliable performance. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Care for plants that are freeze-damaged</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:17:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(For Release On Or After 01/11/2008) Although winter temperatures in Louisiana are generally relatively mild, they are punctuated by periods of moderate to severe freezes. Freezing weather is often followed by extended periods when temperatures stay above freezing. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DGill@agcenter.lsu.edu (Daniel J. Gill)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Plant a tree for Arbor Day – here’s how</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:20:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(For Release On Or After 01/18/2008) The third Friday in January is Arbor Day in Louisiana, a day we set aside to appreciate trees and plant them. If you are thinking about adding some trees to your existing landscape, planting should ideally be done now through early March while it is cool and plants will have a chance to make root growth before it gets hot. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Prune roses now</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:29:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(For Release On Or After 01/25/2008) It would be hard to dispute that the most popular summer flowering shrub is the rose. Most roses need at least some annual pruning to maintain an attractive shape, remove dead wood and encourage vigorous growth and blooming. This is generally done from the last week of January (South Louisiana) through mid-February (North Louisiana). - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter nutrition program looking to expand</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/14/08) The LSU AgCenter’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is looking for new participants in Caddo and Bossier parishes. This federally funded program, which got its start in 1969 with the national War on Poverty, is designed to enhance the quality of a family’s health. “We are looking to increase our caseload,” said Cathryn Robinson, extension agent and coordinator of the program in the two parishes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>On-field competition doesn’t hamper off-field cooperation</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 1/4/08) On January 7, the two top college football teams in the nation will battle to see who will win, but for many people devastated by Hurricane Katrina, both are already winners. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Mid-day Horticulture Programs Slated</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 1/4/08) Home gardeners will have the opportunity to attend monthly horticulture programs offered by LSU AgCenter horticulture faculty starting Jan. 25 at the Louisiana House Home and Landscape Resource Center (LaHouse) in Baton Rouge. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>AOwings@agcenter.lsu.edu (Allen D. Owings)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana youth heading for LSU AgCenter Livestock Show Feb. 9-16</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/17/08) Youth from across Louisiana are preparing to compete in the 73rd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show next month at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. LSU AgCenter officials say they expect more than 3,000 youngsters to bring nearly 6,000 animals to the Feb. 9-16 competition. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DNunez@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dwayne P. Nunez)</dc:creator>
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      <title>New class begins LSU AgCenter leadership program</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:58:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/17/08) Twenty-five men and women from across Louisiana began a two-year venture in the LSU AgCenter’s Agricultural Leadership Development Program when they attended their first class last week (Jan. 8-10) in Baton Rouge. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BSoileau@agcenter.lsu.edu (Robert J. Soileau)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Green industry workshop offered</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 01/18/08) A risk management workshop for green industry professionals will be held on Monday, Feb. 11 at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station in Hammond. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Children learn where food comes from at ‘Ag Alley’ in West Monroe</title>
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      <title>Atchafalaya River conference brings experts together</title>
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      <title>Cotton forum addresses soil, insects, weeds</title>
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      <title>30-year ag agent honored for lifetime achievement</title>
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      <title>Be aware of women’s No.1 killer</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter ‘Get It Growing’ photo deadline approaching</title>
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