AgCenter meeting focuses on improving health in St. Helena Parish

(07/15/16) Community support and creative ideas can go a long way in improving health in rural areas, a public health consultant said in St. Helena Parish.

Cover crops, weed control featured at field day

(7/29/16) Rain moved presentations by LSU AgCenter specialists and researchers indoors during a recent field day in northeast Louisiana.

Open House features hurricane and flood preparedness information

(​07/28/16) The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center presents hurricane and flood information at open house.

Try native plants in your landscape

(07/29/16) Native plants are not used as much as they could be in our landscapes.

Study shows mosquito pesticides do not cause honeybee mortality

(07/28/16) LSU AgCenter researchers have found mosquito control done properly has minimal effects on the health of honeybees.

La. farmers stay informed through AgCenter text messages

(07/27/16) Louisiana farmers can take advantage of the age of instant information by subscribing to several LSU AgCenter crop-specific text message groups.

North La. farm tour provides updates on crop research

(07/27/16) Despite sweltering temperatures, nearly 200 participants attended the annual Black Farmers Field Day in Collinston on July 22.

UnitedHealthcare presents $55,000 grant to Louisiana 4-H

(07/26/16) UnitedHealthcare recently presented a $55,000 grant to the LSU AgCenter 4-H program to support the Food Smart Families program in Louisiana.

Sugar producers hear good crop report

(07/26/16) Farmers attending a sugarcane dield day for St. Martin, Lafayette and St. Landry parishes on July 22 heard encouraging news with a good crop report.

CHEF Camp teaches cooking, nutrition to youths

(07/26/16) For a week in July, 16 New Orleans youths spent seven hours a day at CHEF Camp to learn about health and nutrition.

LSU program offers students in-depth look at agriculture

(07/22/16) Sixteen high school students from across Louisiana spent July 11-15 on the LSU campus immersed in agriculture.

AgCenter research station hosts representatives of Italian seed company

(07/22/16) Representatives of an Italian rice seed company toured the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station to learn how varieties are developed.

High school students delve into the world of agriculture

​(Video 07/20/16) The LSU College of Agriculture held a program designed to give high school students a deeper understanding of all that encompasses agriculture

Harvesting soon to begin in Louisiana

​(Video 07/20/16) Farmers in Louisiana will soon begin harvesting their crops while some continuing to fight herbicide-resistant weeds.

Infrequent insect, new weed highlight sugar field day

(07/21/16) Louisiana sugarcane growers and consultants heard about a sporadic insect pest and a new, unidentified weed during the annual sugar field day.

AgCenter food incubator spurs innovation

(07/19/16) In the past three years, the AgCenter Food Incubator has served as a “one stop shop” for people looking to turn recipes into successful businesses.

Schlumberger uses AgCenter invention in drilling expedition in Vietnam

(07/19/16) A leading oilfield services company has used an LSU AgCenter invention to help stop fluid from leaking while drilling deepwater wells off Vietnam.

La. farmers seeing few problems in fields this year

(07/18/16) Row crop farmers and consultants attending a field day on July 14 heard about research to help them improve their operations and increase profits.

La. sugar acres up, crop looks good, expert says

(07/18/16) Sugarcane acreage increased this year, and the 2016 crop has excellent potential, the LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist said.

New rice varieties coming in pipeline

(07/15/16) Rice farmers attended the LSU AgCenter northeast rice field day on July 13 at the Vic Jordan farm to hear about the latest technologies.

4-H, FFA State Horse Show results released

(07/15/16) Results have been released from the 47th Annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show held July 9-13, 2016.

LaHouse open house to showcase resilient home features

(07/13/16) The LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center will highlight resilient home solutions at an open house on July 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Louisiana 4-H’ers win national shooting sports championships

(07/13/16) One Louisiana individual and two state teams were crowned national champions at the annual 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.

4-H seafood cook-off set for Aug. 7 in New Orleans

(07/11/16) Teams of 4-H’ers from across the South will take the stage on Aug. 7 to compete in the Great American Sseafood Cook-Off: 4-H Edition

Value-added dairy products subject of Aug. 12 meeting

​(07/11/16) The LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will sponsor a value-added dairy products meeting on Aug. 12.

Waterfowl research returns Ringelman to his roots

Good Agricultural Practices workshop set for July 25-26 in New Orleans

(07/08/16) The LSU AgCenter will host a Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) workshop in New Orleans on July 25 and 26.

Field day provides plethora of information

(07/07/16) An LSU AgCenter field day held on July 6 at the Charlie Fontenot farm in St. Landry Parish offered a smorgasbord of information on a variety of crops

Sweet potato field day set for Aug. 31 at Chase

(07/07/16) The LSU AgCenter will hold a field day for sweet potato farmers on Aug. 31 at the AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station.

Beef marketing conference set for Aug. 11 in Alexandria

(07/06/16) The LSU AgCenter, McNeese State University and Hitch Enterprises are sponsoring a beef marketing conference on Aug.11.

LaHouse offers lead-safe renovator refresher class July 21

(07/15/16) The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center will hold a Lead-Certified Renovator refresher class on July 21 for previously certified contractors.