4-H’ers visit oil spill command center during Marsh Maneuvers
(Distributed 07/30/10) INTRACOASTAL CITY, La. – Students attending this year’s LSU AgCenter Marsh Maneuvers received a rare, behind-the-scenes view of what is involved in the fight against the BP oil spill at the Vermilion Parish Command Center. |
Aspiring ag producers to spend year learning industry
(Distributed 07/30/10) Kody Beavers knows his way around a cotton farm. The high school student from Franklin Parish helps out with his family’s farm. But Beavers wants to learn more about the cotton industry, so he is participating in the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Young Ag Producer Program. |
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Farmers urged to use GPS technology to test field soil
(Distributed 07/30/10) JEANERETTE, La. – Farmers who assume the soil in their fields is uniform could be shortchanging their crop with too much or not enough nitrogen. “It’s not as uniform as you think,” advised LSU AgCenter agronomist Sonny Viator at the Sugarcane Field Day held here July 28 for farmers in Iberia, St. Mary and Vermilion parishes. |
Plant marigolds and zinnias now for fall color
(Distributed 07/30/10) We often associate many of our warm-season bedding plants with the spring and summer growing seasons. Often overlooked is the fact that many of these plants may actually do better in our Louisiana landscapes during mid- and late summer through fall. Zinnias and marigolds are two excellent examples of warm-season bedding plants to try from August through the first killing frost. |
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