(Video 04/19/17) The first step of a successful soybean crop is getting them planted during the optimum time.
(04/28/17) Harvesting at the right stage is essential to getting the best quality vegetables from your garden.
(04/26/17) The program is designed to enhance youth learning about commodities important to Louisiana and emphasizes eggs, chicken, turkey and seafood.
(04/25/17) Poor prices, weather and diseases have caused Louisiana wheat production to drop to 16,000 acres, AgCenter experts said at a field day.
(04/25/17) The annual Margie Jenkins Azalea Garden Horticulture Lecture Series and Industry Open House will be held on May 12.
(04/24/17) The world is facing an “existential threat” to nutritional security, a problem that will only become worse as the global population increases.
(04/24/17) Madelyn Smith, an LSU sophomore from Lafayette, spent the past year producing a book that details life along Louisiana’s vulnerable coastline.
(04/17/17) Before new food products make it to market, they often go through consumer testing.
(04/21/17) Discover proven ways to keep your home cool, dry and free of destructive termites at the spring Saturday open house.
(04/20/17) Demand for local food is increasing, and that is opening doors of opportunity for selling agricultural products to restaurants and groceries.
(Video 04/24/17) Impatiens have been known as shade loving plants, but the newer SunPatiens do well in the sun.
(04/19/17) Caroline Whisonant has looked forward to attending the 4-H Co-op Youth Leadership Conference all year.
(04/19/17) An LSU AgCenter entomologist is studying a small insect that has damaged vegetation key to the survival of Louisiana coastal marsh.
(04/18/17) Louisiana residents expect to see the first major termite swarm around Mother’s Day, but an LSU AgCenter expert says early swarms are not unusual.
(04/18/17 Managing white-tailed deer will be the featured topic of a wildlife field day on April 29 at the LSU AgCenter Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station,
(04/21/17) SunPatiens (Impatiens hybrid) revolutionize how we use impatiens in the landscape.
(04/13/17) LSU AgCenter faculty members spoke about their projects on improving irrigation efficiency and water quality at a recent symposium.
(04/14/17)When the proper plants are selected for shady areas, the results can be beautiful and durable.
(04/12/17) The LSU AgCenter plans to significantly downsize the cattle herd during the next six months at the Hill Farm Research Station in Homer.
(04/12/17) The LSU poultry judging team won numerous awards at this year’s U.S. Poultry Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest held April 5-7.
(04/12/17) Landowners heard about how salvinia weevils can be used to control the invasive giant salvinia weed at an LSU AgCenter workshop on April 5.
(04/11/17) Tallulah has been selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a technical assistance program of the EPA Smart Growth initiative.
(04/11/17) Henry’s Garnet Virginai willow is the newest addition to the LSU AgCenter Louisiana Super Plants program for spring 2017.
(04/11/17) A dozen people will be honored April 29 as the newest selections for the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame.
(04/10/17) Youth from throughout north Louisiana recently participated in 4-H Survivor Camp at North Toledo Bend State Park.
(Video 04/10/17) Everyone is familiar with the Easter lily, but there’s another beautiful Easter plant that’s not well known.
(04/07/17) Henry’s Garnet Virginia willow is a native shrub that adapts very well to landscape cultivation and is reliable and easy to grow.
(04/07/17) The LSU AgCenter is hosting administrators from several universities for an international conference on the best ways to disseminate technology.
(04/06/17) LSU AgCenter scientists are trying to find ways to control two of the most common and troublesome weeds in Louisiana pastures: Chinese broomsedge.
(Video 04/05/17) Louisiana rice farmers are ahead of schedule thanks to a relatively warm and dry spring.
(Video 04/05/17) 4-H Survivor Camp is designed to teach basic survival skills to young people, but it is also instills leadership and communication skills.
(04/06/17) James Ottea received the distinguished achievement in teaching award from the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.
(Video 04/17/17) Hanging baskets offer a unique aesthetic perspective to patios and porches.
(04/03/17) Gardeners who like the flowering habit of shade-loving impatiens have another choice for sunny areas of their landscapes – SunPatiens.
(Video 04/03/17) The shrub daisy is a summer plant that produces beautiful yellow blooms through the spring and summer.