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      <title>Gustav affects N.E. La. crops</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:25:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/10/08) Rains from Hurricane Gustav significantly affected a diversity of crops in Northeast Louisiana – particularly with parts of Tensas and Franklin parishes getting 19 inches of rain. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Hurricane Gustav causes major problems for Louisiana rice farmers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/05/08) Rice is among the many Louisiana agricultural commodities hurt by Hurricane Gustav, although the majority of the crop had been harvested in the southwest Louisiana rice belt before the storm came through. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Protect yourself from mosquitoes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/05/08) Most of the mosquitoes being bred in the standing water left in Louisiana from Hurricane Gustav are not the kind that carry West Nile virus, according to LSU AgCenter entomologist and mosquito expert Wayne Kramer. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana farmers face Sept. 16 deadline for insurance waiver for disaster assistance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/05/08) Louisiana agricultural producers who suffered crop damage from Hurricane Gustav need crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster assistance coverage to be eligible to participate in federal disaster assistance programs, according to LSU AgCenter agricultural economist Kurt Guidry. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rains from Hurricane Gustav cause problems for Louisiana crawfish</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/05/08) Rain resulting from Hurricane Gustav across the crawfish-producing parishes of Louisiana may cause problems for crawfish producers, according to LSU AgCenter aquaculture specialists Greg Lutz and Mark Shirley. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Help your child recover from fearfulness following hurricanes</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:37:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/07/08) A child may continue to be fearful following a hurricane because of the uncertainty of the future. “A child can mix up real fear and make-believe fear. This is OK, and a parent or other care-giver can help in many ways,” says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>BWhite@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rebecca E. White)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Provide help to volunteers during disasters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/07/08) When disasters happen, dedicated volunteers and professionals swing into action to help those affected by the tragedy. But these helpers also have needs, says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Manage post-hurricane stress</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/07/08) You probably can’t avoid the stress coming in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, but you can manage it, says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Horticulture industry damage significant, but not major</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/08/08) Louisiana’s commercial ornamental horticulture industry received significant but not major damage from the effects of Hurricane Gustav, according to experts at the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Loss estimates for rice crop at 7.6 percent, soybean crop at 15 percent</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/09/08) WHITEVILLE – Farmer Jeffrey Sylvester gazed over a field that looked more suited for water-skiing than growing rice. “There’s a rice crop under that water,” he said. “That’s all standing rice.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fish kills expected, but storm has minimal effect on upland animals</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:08:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/10/08) Hurricane Gustav caused many problems for people throughout Louisiana, and wildlife also are feeling the effects of the storm. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MShirley@agcenter.lsu.edu (Mark G. Shirley)</dc:creator>
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      <title>La. ag producers face multimillion-dollar losses</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:12:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/10/08) Louisiana’s farmers are facing lost income from reduced yields and product quality in the neighborhood of $370 to $450 million as a result of the effects of Hurricane Gustav, according to economists with the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter’s efforts at hurricane shelter praised</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:34:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/11/08) Red Cross officials were so impressed by the inaugural operation of the Louisiana Emergency Shelter near Alexandria during Hurricane Gustav they have invited the manager to address chapter and city officials in New York City later this year. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JBarnett@agcenter.lsu.edu (John W. Barnett)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Gustav’s agricultural damage reaches beyond farmers’ pockets</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/12/08) LSU AgCenter economists estimate Louisiana’s agricultural damage from Hurricane Gustav will total hundreds of millions of dollars while stressing the economic losses stretch well beyond the losses to farmers and associated businesses. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KMGuidry@agcenter.lsu.edu (Kurt M. Guidry)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Levy named LSU AgCenter state soybean specialist</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:58:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/15/08) Dr. Ron Levy has been named the state soybean specialist for the LSU AgCenter effective Sept. 15 according to Dr. Paul Coreil, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for extension. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Classes on doing business online offered at Oak Grove, Ruston, New Roads, Winnsboro</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:42:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/16/08) Classes on how to do business online will be offered in four locations across the state, beginning in Oak Grove on Sept. 23. The two-day classes are offered jointly by the LSU AgCenter, the Southern University Agricultural Center and the Louisiana Economic Development Department (LED). - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JBarnes@agcenter.lsu.edu (James Barnes)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Farmers say Hurricane Ike damage comparable to 2005’s Rita in south Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:31:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/16/08) Coastal residents assessing their damage from Hurricane Ike compared this storm with the Hurricane Rita in 2005. In Vermilion Parish, residents said the water rose much slower and was not as high. That wasn’t the case in Cameron Parish, where LSU AgCenter county agent Gary Wicke said the surge even reached the Lake Charles airport. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Deadline extended to Sept. 30 for agriculture disaster assistance waiver</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/17/08) The deadline has been extended to Sept. 30 for farmers who need waivers from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to qualify for federal disaster insurance to help cover their losses from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. “The deadline had been Sept. 16, but because some of the FSA offices were without power because of the hurricanes, the deadline was extended a couple of weeks,” said Dr. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter agricultural economist. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>High tech keeps LSU AgCenter connected after Gustav</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/11/08) For the first time in the history of the LSU AgCenter, a powerful storm did not completely shut down communications in the hardest-hit areas. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>RLouque@agcenter.lsu.edu (Rick M. Louque)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Hurricanes wipe out half of state’s sweet potato crop</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/19/08) Hurricane Gustav dumped 18 inches of rain on Ken Thornhill’s sweet potato fields in Franklin Parish. Hurricane Ike didn’t hit his fields as hard, but sweet potato growers across the state are reeling from the two storms. “It’s really a sad period of time for Louisiana’s sweet potato industry,” Thornhill said. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TSmith@agcenter.lsu.edu (Tara Smith)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cameron, Calcasieu residents face challenges from Hurricane Ike recovery</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/18/08) Residents of Cameron and Calcasieu parishes are still coping with the ordeal of putting their lives back together after Hurricane Ike. People began trickling back to their homes in Cameron and Grand Chenier to see if anything remains to be cleaned up, although they are not being allowed to stay. Cattle owners were struggling to deal with herds still in the marsh. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana officials present facts of hurricane devastation to agriculture</title>
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      <title>Sweet potato, rice crops take hit from Gustav</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/11/08) Earl Fontenot may have to wait a month before any losses are apparent in his sweet potato crop after Hurricane Gustav. “It’s too early to tell if we’re going to have some loss,” he said. “But it’s not looking good. They are under stressful conditions now.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Healthy trees can make homes safer</title>
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      <dc:creator>HDozier@agcenter.lsu.edu (Hallie Dozier)</dc:creator>
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      <title>New Orleans Garden Show set for Oct. 18-19</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/23/08) The 2008 Fall Garden Show in New Orleans will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Oct. 18-19. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KBlackburn@agcenter.lsu.edu (Karen B. Blackburn)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Photos from Aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav, Ike</title>
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      <dc:creator>LBenedict@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda F. Benedict)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Hunters should use care in crop-damaged areas</title>
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      <title>Latest estimates show $950+ million in hurricane damage to Louisiana agriculture, forestry and fisheries</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/26/08) The totals related to hurricanes Gustav and Ike include up to $763 million in lost revenue to Louisiana farmers, ranchers, foresters and fishers and as much as $175 million to $200 million in additional damage to the equipment and facilities that form the industries’ infrastructure. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KMGuidry@agcenter.lsu.edu (Kurt M. Guidry)</dc:creator>
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      <title>La. 4-H’ers joining in celebration of National 4-H Week Oct. 5-11</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/29/08) Louisiana 4-H’ers will join others across the country in the celebration of National 4-H Week Oct. 5-11. The main focus of the week is to celebrate the accomplishments of the young people, volunteer leaders and parents involved in 4-H Clubs – as well as to encourage others to become involved in the unique youth development program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Feeding, watering cattle continues as problem in coastal parishes following hurricanes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 9/29/08) ABBEVILLE – The LSU AgCenter is working closely with the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, state Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana Farm Bureau to get affected cattle producers back on their feet along coastal Louisiana following hurricanes Ike and Gustav. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>AGranger@agcenter.lsu.edu (Andrew L. Granger)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Reames leads food safety team that wins national award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/30/08) Ten LSU AgCenter faculty members were part of a multi-state team that received the 1st Place National and Southern Region Program Excellence through Research Award at the Galaxy III National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) conference held Sept. 15-19 in Indianapolis, Ind. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rice farmers struggle with hurricane aftereffects of salty surge, flooding rains</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/03/08) The aftereffects of two hurricanes last month are still being felt in north and south Louisiana rice fields. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JSaichuk@agcenter.lsu.edu (John K. Saichuk)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Losses evident as soybean farmers start harvest</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/06/08) Ray Schexnayder farms 1,800 acres of soybeans in Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes. Hurricanes Gustav and Ike left his fields scattered with tree limbs, and some covered with water.  “We had 200 acres that flooded. There’s nothing to them, just a little dry stem now.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Storm Cleanup? Think Safety Before You Use Chainsaw</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/04/08) Hurricane Gustav put a lot of limbs and whole trees on the ground in various areas of the state, and many people already are working on cleanup efforts. An LSU AgCenter forest safety specialist says safety should be a major consideration during those efforts – particularly when it comes to use of a chainsaw. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/05/08) Louisiana agricultural producers who suffered crop damage from Hurricane Gustav need crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster assistance coverage to be eligible to participate in federal disaster assistance programs, according to LSU AgCenter agricultural economist Kurt Guidry. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Prepare for ‘Gustav spots’ in lawns</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 09/10/08) One sure vestige of a hurricane or bad blow is a large, dead area of the lawn. It usually is located near curbside where yard debris is piled up for many days. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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