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      <title>Louisiana 4-H team places fifth in national wildlife competition</title>
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      <title>Storm surge meetings set for Chauvin, Golden Meadow, Houma</title>
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      <title>Louisiana 4-H Museum celebrates grand opening July 18</title>
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      <title>Sugarcane diseases lead growers to new varieties</title>
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      <title>Farmers hear from experts at sugarcane field days</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Delta Initiative to host best practices forum Aug. 4</title>
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      <title>Bill protects tenants in foreclosed properties</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:19:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Act promptly to avoid foreclosure</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Producers could qualify for federal payments for livestock lost to bad weather</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/24/09) Farmers and ranchers who lost livestock as a result of adverse weather – including hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008 – may be eligible for federal disaster payments, according to an economist with the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sugarcane field day provides look at the coming season</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:41:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>4-H, FFA clinic offers tips on horse photography</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:52:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/23/09) WEST MONROE, La. – Common problems in taking pictures of horses are distortion, lighting and a distracting background. That was the message of Pam Kaster of Zachary. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Researcher expects European Union to accept genetically modified foods eventually</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/23/09) CROWLEY, La. – An internationally recognized genetics researcher who visited the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station Tuesday (July 21) said he is confident that the European Union eventually will accept genetically modified foods. But in the meantime, he is focusing his work on third-world countries. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter offers teachers financial management classes</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:12:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/22/09) WEST MONROE, La. – Louisiana teachers learned about teaching money management to high school students at a workshop presented by the LSU AgCenter July 16. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Operation Military Kids holds rocket camp at Barksdale</title>
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      <title>Recovery loan programs available to farmers, ag businesses</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/20/09) BATON ROUGE, La. – Three loan and grant programs are assisting farmers and agribusinesses affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike and aquaculture producers facing high feed costs. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana ag, forest products have potential as biofuels</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:16:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/20/09) BATON ROUGE, La. – The potential and problems of converting forest and agricultural products into biofuels was the focus of the third Louisiana Natural Resources Symposium July 16-17. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Sugarcane field day set for July 24 in St. Martinville</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/17/09) An LSU AgCenter field day for sugarcane producers in St. Martin, Lafayette and  St. Landry parishes will be held Friday (July 24). The event begins at the Levert-St. John Sugar Mill near St. Martinville at 1 p.m. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Expert says hot summer nights could pose problems for rice</title>
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      <title>Results of 4-H and FFA State Horse Show released</title>
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      <title>Roses need attention during summer</title>
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      <dc:creator>JoYoung@agcenter.lsu.edu (John Young)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Teach money management when shopping for school supplies</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/10/09) Back-to-school time can be a very expensive time of year. That makes it a great opportunity to help children learn to handle money. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/09/09) If the idea of spending so much cash for school needs gets you down, take a look at these tips for creating – and sticking to – a back-to-school budget. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Comparison shop for backpacks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/09/09) “Ever-increasing scholastic demands may mean that children are lugging home more books in their backpacks, often resulting in injuries,” says LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker. She advises comparison shopping when looking for backpacks. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Include credit card talk in college preparations</title>
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      <title>Learn to predict storm surge from flood maps at Iberia Parish seminars</title>
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      <title>Don’t pack foodborne illness along with your lunch</title>
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      <dc:creator>BReames@agcenter.lsu.edu (Elizabeth S. Reames)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Athletes risk life when dehydrated</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/09/09) Parents can help their children prepare for kindergarten by teaching them personal skills. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Breakfast remains on chopping block</title>
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      <title>4-H draws a wide range of interests</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/09/09) Once considered a club just for rural and farm kids, 4-H boasts an enrollment of more than 243,000 in Louisiana and 7 million across the country. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Prepare child socially and emotionally for kindergarten</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/08/09) Children fare better in school when their parents help them become ready for kindergarten. After all, parents are the most important teachers a child will ever have, says LSU AgCenter family development professor Dr. Rebecca White. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Reassure your anxious grade-schooler</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/08/09) A few weeks before elementary school begins, remind your child that school will be starting, and pay attention to your child’s reactions, says LSU AgCenter family and child development expert Dr. Linda Robinson. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>High school years are less stormy than thought</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/08/09) The high school years are usually a time of experimentation and testing limits. Recent studies, however, reveal that conflict between parents and adolescents is much less than popular culture leads us to believe. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Kindergarten prep helps both parent and child</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:46:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 07/08/09) As the first day of kindergarten approaches, many parents find themselves anxious about how their children will adjust. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Transition to high school can be difficult</title>
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