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(04/12/21) Videos are now available for the LSU AgCenter virtual 2021 Beef and Forage Field Day from the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center.
(04/28/21) Preventative measures and a little help from Mother Nature can mitigate the spread and potential damage of the apple snail.
(04/30/21) A piece of equipment recently donated to the LSU AgCenter will help advance crop research efforts, including projects on row rice.
(04/30/21) Cacti and succulents have become the trendy houseplant for urban gardeners and new growers in smaller living spaces.
04/30/21) A scientist with the LSU AgCenter is determining whether certain tea varieties can be commercially grown in Louisiana.
[Video](4/26/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to some beautiful and fragrant plants.
[Video](5/3/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard shows you how to make a beautiful flower garden in a container.
(Video 04/23/21) Louisiana 4-H held its annual state shooting sports event, and more than 650 youth participated in events ranging from archery to skeet.
Researchers with the LSU AgCenter are working with area growers to see if growing tea on a commercial scale is viable.
(04/23/21) April is a busy time in the garden. It’s also when we celebrate Earth Day. What better time to reflect on how we can help preserve our planet?
(04/22/21) The LSU AgCenter has a new agent for East Baton Rouge Parish, and his name is Russell Harris.
(04/22/21) Demolition work has begun on several buildings destroyed by a tornado at the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria.
(04/22/21) Cool weather is taking its toll on young rice plants in south Louisiana while north Louisiana farmers are still waiting for fields to be dry.
(04/22/21) Despite having to prepare their animals in the middle of a pandemic, hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions.
(04/20/21) The LSU AgCenter has announced two new selections for its Louisiana Super Plants program.
(04/19/21) BATON ROUGE, La. — Current weather conditions may present Louisiana vegetable growers with great challenges to combat plant diseases.
(04/16/21) You don’t need a large yard or a lot of space to create a beautiful garden. You can fill planters or containers with colorful plants.
(04/16/21) The LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station has rolled out a package of online content, including a new website and a spring video tour of its gardens.
(4/15/21) LSU AgCenter nutrition educators in Iberia and Vermilion parishes recently hosted a “Design Your Plate” contest for National Nutrition Month.
(04/14/21) Rice planting is wrapping up in south Louisiana, but wet weather has kept farmers out of the fields in the north.
(04/14/21) Hunter Lepretre has been chosen for a research internship with the LSU AgCenter through an endowment.
(04/13/21) Short-grain rice developed by the LSU AgCenter has been planted for a New Orleans company to make sake.
(04/12/21) LSU AgCenter researchers have altered female horses’ reproductive cycles to help them become pregnant earlier and give birth closer to January.
(04/12/21) The April 23 deadline for students to register for the LSU AgCenter ASPIRE summer internship program is quickly approaching.
(04/09/21) BATON ROUGE, La. —The LSU AgCenter Food Incubator will be sponsoring an online homemade butter making class on May 5.
[Video](4/19/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you can easily grow microgreens inside your home.
[Video](4/12/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains that while the plant is not dead, now is a good time to remove the dead fronds to prepare the way for new fronds.
(Video 04/09/21) Louisiana’s crawfish season is nearing its peak as the spring weather has taken hold.
(04/09/21) BATON ROUGE, La. — Feral pigs are a nuisance in many areas of the country, causing billions of dollars in damage.
(Video 04/09/21) Much of the rice in south Louisiana has been planted. In north Louisiana, farmers are waiting on warmer weather and drier conditions to begin.
(04/05/21) Louisiana youth showed off their showmanship skills at the 86th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
(04/01/21) Garden centers are full of color right now. But before you select new plants for the spring, there are gardening tasks you should take care of first.
