(01/29/21) BATON ROUGE, La. — The annual meeting of the Louisiana Sweet Potato Association provided a better outlook.
(01/29/21) As gardeners, we sometimes find ourselves in tough situations we just cannot figure out. The LSU AgCenter offers many services that can help you.
(01/29/21) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter is participating in a series of sugarcane meetings to help farmers prepare for the 2021 growing season.
[Video](2/1/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains whichplants you can prune back during this time and which ones you should not prune.
(01/29/21) The LSU AgCenter Healthy Communities program will host a free virtual training Feb. 17 for current and potential Louisiana farmers market vendors.
(01/29/21) Daniel Stephenson, an LSU AgCenter weed scientist, has been named to the Jack Hamilton Chair in Cotton Production effective Feb. 1.
(01/28/21) The LSU AgCenter and College of Agriculture have named Monica Guient assistant vice president for diversity, inclusion and opportunity.
(01/27/21) The 2020-21 Louisiana sugarcane crop is almost complete after four months of grinding, and it appears the crop will set a record.
(01/27/21) BATON ROUGE, La. — This year the LSU AgCenter is merging its southeast and southcentral district livestock shows.
(Video 01/27/21) The Louisiana sugarcane grinding season has been a long one and very successful.
(Video 01/27/21) Good weather in the fall and winter has put Louisiana’s strawberry crop ahead of schedule. Peak production is expected in March and April.
(01/26/21) For many Louisiana homeowners, a devastated lawn is just one more grim reminder of the terrible 2020 hurricane season.
(01/26/21) To help farmers make informed choices, LSU AgCenter economists have released their latest budget planning and decision tools for the 2021 crop year.
(01/22/21) For trees and shrubs that are grown for their flowers, you must consider when they bloom before you decide when to prune them.
(01/22/21) The LSU AgCenter has announced the release of the latest edition of the 4-H Youth Wetlands Program curriculum for Louisiana teachers.
(01/21/21) The LSU AgCenter and a university in the Czech Republic are organizing a joint food symposium to be held virtually March 15 to 19.
(01/21/21) The 2021 LSU AgCenter Citrus Symposium will be held virtually from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 20.
(01/20/21) The LSU AgCenter Food Incubator will host a virtual informational session on Jan. 29.
(01/20/21) The sale of Pearl the pig raised $100,000 in Vermilion Parish for a scholarship fund to honor 10-year-old Kaylee McLain.
(01/19/21) The LSU AgCenter has prepared a series of video presentations by its experts to help farmers prepare for the 2021 crop.
(01/19/21) The Louisiana Master Farmer Program, an LSU AgCenter-led initiative that teaches about conservation, recently graduated its 2020 class.
[Video](1/25/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains what it means when you see these and whether they’re good or bad for your trees.
[Video](1/18/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can plant a tree in your own yard.
(01/15/21) A new study finds the way some foods are stocked, shelved and marketed could be undermining the success of those trying to be healthy.
(Video 01/15/21)To help farmers make informed choices, the LSU AgCenter economists have released their latest budget planning and decision tools.
(01/12/21) AgCenter agents in the Central Region planted two new live oak trees at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center as Louisiana Arbor Day approaches.
(Video 01/15/21) Raising Nigerian dwarf goats for a 4-H project has evolved into much more than that for the Cazayoux family.
(01/15/21) National Seed Swap Day is Jan. 30. Join the gardeners who are carrying on the time-honored, cost-effective tradition of saving and exchanging seeds.
(01/08/21) The LSU AgCenter is planning to shift most of the rice meetings it holds each winter to a virtual format this year.
(01/08/21) You may have noticed gray coloring on the trunks of some trees and shrubs. No need for concern. Most likely, these harmless organisms.
(01/08/21) A new farmers market launched in Labadieville this past November. The weekly market is open every Saturday.
(01/01/21) This time of year is a great time to get outside and get things done in the garden.
[Video](1/4/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to treat scale, helping your magnolias thrive.