(06/17/19) A row rice and soybean tour will be held July 9 at the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station in St. Joseph.
(06/28/19) A great way to minimize your landscape inputs while maximizing your garden’s outputs is to use plants that are edible.
(Video 06/28/19) To help reduce nutrient runoff from agricultural fields, the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation awarded the LSU AgCenter a $1.4 million grant.
(Video 6/26/19) Angelonias provide a beautiful, diverse array of color in the landscape and is a great choice for the summer heat.
(Video 2/26/19) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains what you can do to help your muscadines grow more effectively.
(06/24/19) Nearly 1,250 4-H’ers from across the state participated in contests and educational programs and selected new officers during 4-H University.
(06/21/19) How do we get our plants through this hot summer, especially in extended periods of drought followed by downpours?
LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center will highlight resilient home solutions at its summer Saturday open house July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(06/18/19) The LSU AgCenter is partnering with Ag-Analytics to help farmers maintain and improve yields through the use of machine learning and big data.
(06/18/19) The fifth annual Florida Parishes Dairy Day proved to be a fun, community event for the young and not so young to show off their spirit of winning.
(06/18/19) The LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station will hold the annual rice field day on June 26.
(06/18/19) PAULINA, La. — The St. James Parish tomato field day has become an annual event that provides excitement and bragging rights from growers.
(06/17/19) A nutritionist with the LSU AgCenter School of Nutrition and Food Sciences has begun work to improve nutrition for Haitian citizens.
(06/14/19) An LSU AgCenter economist had good news for rice farmers at the Vermilion Parish rice field day on June 11.
(06/14/19) Are your squash, cucumbers or watermelon plants not producing fruit this summer?
(06/13/19) The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation has awarded a $1.4 million grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund research on reducing nutrient runoff from crop fields.
(Video 06/24/19) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to an excellent alternative shrub with a unique, swirling growth pattern.
(Video 06/17/19) Thinking of adding a beautiful shrub into your landscape? Then the Louisiana Super Plant Shoal Creek vitex is an excellent choice.
(Video 06/12/19) One of the most colorful group of insects in the world is the jewel beetles. These iridescent insects are beautiful, but some are destructive.
(Video 06/12/19) To help consumers select plants to grow in the landscapes, the LSU AgCenter developed the Louisiana Super Plants program.
(06/10/19) A recent LSU AgCenter symposium highlighted research on sugar crops and new ways to use them in food products.
(06/07/19) The 2019 legislative session appears to be ending favorably for the LSU AgCenter, the LSU vice president for agriculture said on June 4.
(06/07/19) Pollinator health continues to be the buzzword among researchers working to enhance pollinator populations responsible for food production.
(06/07/19) Distylium is a native of China and a member of the witch hazel family.
(06/05/19) 4-H and FFA youth from throughout Louisiana will compete in the 50th annual LSU AgCenter 4-H and FFA State Horse Show on July 6-10.
(06/04/19) Optimal land management is a top priority for agricultural landowners, including providing habitat for wildlife.
(06/03/19) Fourteen cattle producers and industry professionals graduated from a Louisiana Master Cattleman course conducted by the LSU AgCenter recently.
(06/03/19) The Louisiana rice crop is having a challenging year, but good weather icould result in a decent harvest, says the LSU AgCenter rice specialist.
(06/03/19) LSU AgCenter horticulture agents were the first group to receive additional instruction in their area during a recent two-day training session.
(06/03/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Entomosporium leaf spot is a foliar fungal disease that affects several important woody ornamentals.
(06/03/19) The LSU AgCenter recently hosted a professor from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, to discuss ways to exchange ideas.
(06/03/19) An LSU AgCenter wildflower project has turned an empty field at a state park into a colorful pollinator habitat.
(Video 06/10/19) Horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard meets with vegetable expert KiKi Fontenot to discuss the merits of growing ornamental corn.
(Video 06/03/19) If you’ve got established blueberry plants in the ground, it’s almost time to harvest their sweet, tangy fruits.