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Conduct research to create cutting-edge technologies, solutions, and methods that enhance agricultural efficiency and protect Louisiana’s natural environment.
Translate research into practical solutions that support sustainable agriculture and resource stewardship across communities.
Educate and train future leaders in agriculture and environmental sciences to advance production and conservation efforts.
LSU AgCenter rice breeder Adam Famoso and his team are working to grow better rice — varieties that are healthier, tastier and aligned with modern consumer preferences, while also being high-yielding and pest-resistant.
Terrence Tiersch and his team at the Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center have worked with cryopreservation to preserve fish and shellfish and safeguard and commercialize genetic resources.
Damon Abdi spends much of his time educating people — working especially closely with industry groups like the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association. He also participates outreach efforts.
Success of Louisiana's sugarcane industry depends on variety development.
The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Grant project showcases model farms within commercial agricultural operations, demonstrating science-based best management practices (BMPs) for grain crops and sugarcane.
Center of Excellence of Invasive Species aids in mitigating damage of invasives to agriculture.
(11/18/25) A dedicated group of researchers are behind the sweet potato casserole that will grace many Louisiana tables on Thanksgiving.
(08/25/25) Bryce Trahan, the 2025 recipient of the Charles and Rose Broussard Internship, worked at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.
(Video 08/22/25) Louisiana corn producers are busy harvesting their crop, and it is a very large one.
(08/11/25) The event was held at a sugarcane farm participating in the Best Management Practices on Model Farms program.
(08/04/25) Every few months, researchers collect data on the reefs to see the progress they've made since the site was first established in 2017.
(07/22/25) The work is part of a project funded by a Patrick F. Taylor Foundation grant.
(07/17/25) The announcement of a new variety and the arrival of a potentially troublesome weed highlighted the annual sugarcane field day.
