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      <title>Pests, diseases, weeds featured at Northeast Research Station field day</title>
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      <title>Congressional hearing focuses on giant salvinia</title>
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      <title>La. rice farmers show Kellogg, Walmart how they do it</title>
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      <title>4-H University offers safe-driving program</title>
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      <title>Tourism summit set for Aug. 9-11 in Oak Grove, La.</title>
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      <title>Russin named LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for research</title>
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      <title>Louisiana youth named winners at 4-H University in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <title>Study shows birds return to harvested rainforest areas in Brazil</title>
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      <title>AgCenter preparing rural residents for broadband Internet</title>
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      <title>Gardeners hear from experts at field day</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/22/11) BATON ROUGE – Interested gardeners braved hot temperatures to hear the latest research-based information at the LSU AgCenter Burden Research Center field day on June 18. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Drought bigger concern than flood for agriculture 2011</title>
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      <title>Armadillos don’t have to ruin your landscape</title>
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      <title>Insect, disease control critical to successful pecan production</title>
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      <title>Diseases strike rice fields despite lack of rain</title>
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      <title>Biodiesel workshop shows how it’s done</title>
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      <title>La. cattle producers vote to continue checkoff</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/16/11) Louisiana beef producers overwhelmingly voted to continue a 50-cents-per-head assessment on all cattle marketed in Louisiana for the next five years, according to LSU AgCenter officials. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Dairy farmers see higher prices, along with higher costs</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station field day set for June 30 in Crowley</title>
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      <title>La. 4-H, FFA State Horse Show set for July 5-9 in West Monroe</title>
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      <title>School gardens teach science, nutrition</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:58:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/10/11) Students at the LSU University Laboratory School are learning about keeping lakes clean with rain gardens and how to eat better with their vegetable garden. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter crop specialist receives national award</title>
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