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3/28/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to the latest Louisiana Super Plant — the beautiful and native Louisiana iris.
[Video](4/4/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard discusses some gorgeous plants that provide flowers that are all uniquely blue.
(03/29/22) Bill Welch, a Houston native, has given $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship for LSU College of Agriculture students.
(03/29/22) CROWLEY, La. – LSU AgCenter rice researchers are inviting producers and industry professionals to the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.
(03/29/22) Northeast Louisiana farmers market produce vendors looking to expand their profits are invited to join the LSU AgCenter for a training April 12.
(03/28/22) New cattle producers looking to beef up their knowledge of animal and pasture care can enroll in the LSU AgCenter’s beginning cattlemen class.
(03/28/22) The LSU AgCenter will host a field day featuring the latest research on wheat, oats and cover crops on April 20.
(03/25/22) Louisiana 4-H alumna Katie Anderson is turning her love of food into a fledgling charcuterie business.
(03/25/22) With warmer weather arriving and no freezes in the long-term forecast, Louisiana strawberries should soon be plentiful.
(03/25/22) Farmers are reaching deeper into their pocketbook to pay for the basics, especially fuel and fertilizer.
(03/25/22) Louisiana iris (Iris spp.) has been named the spring 2022 Louisiana Super Plant selection by the LSU AgCenter.
(03/24/22) The LSU AgCenter is sponsoring two field days for beef and forage producers that with Master Farmer program updates in Alexandria and Bossier City.
(03/24/22) The AgCenter has renamed its Central Research Station to honor Doyle Chambers, a former AgCenter administrator who championed agricultural research.
(03/23/22) The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant will present a workshop for owners of recreational ponds at the Hammond Research Station on April 8.
(03/21/22) The LSU AgCenter will conduct three MarketReady training workshops for Louisiana food producers in May.
(03/18/22) Live oaks are very active this time of year — putting out pollen and shedding leaves from the canopy to produce new leaves.
(03/15/22) That last trip to the grocery store seems to be the topic of discussion in many areas following recent price increases.
(03/15/22) The East Baton Rouge Master Gardener Association will present talks on raised bed gardening and native flowering shrubs on Thursday, March 24.
(03/15/22) As Louisiana farmers get ready for the 2022 growing season, they are facing high fuel and fertilizer costs.
(03/10/22) The LSU AgCenter hopes to address food waste and healthy food access through its new Grow a Row to Share program.
(03/11/22) With the increase in herbicide resistant weed varieties, researchers are examining new methods of control — including using blue light.
(03/11/22) A committee of Louisiana FFA members and agricultural leaders have selected Kaleb LeMoine as the 2022 Louisiana
(03/11/22) BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana gardeners are gearing up for spring. And many are already beginning work in their gardens and flower beds.
[Video](3/21/22 )Heather Kirk-Ballard and vegetable specialist Kathryn Fontenot discuss the use of cover crops and green manure to enhance the soil.
[Video](3/14/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard and vegetable specialist Kathryn Fontenot discuss the economic benefits of compost and manures for the garden.
(03/11/22) Fertilizer prices are skyrocketing. Try alternative ways of providing nutrients to your garden.
(03/10/22) Young people with 4-H and FFA livestock projects came together from across Louisiana to participate in the 87th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.
(03/10/22) Three icons of Louisiana agriculture will be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction March 24.
(03/08/22) A new disease called Pestalotia leaf spot and fruit rot caused by the Neopestalotiopsis fungus species has been detected on Louisiana strawberries.
(03/10/22) The director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics in the LSU School of Nutrition and Food Sciences has been named an outstanding educator.
(Video 03/10/22) Farmers across Louisiana have taken advantage of dry weather and started planting this year’s corn crop.
(Video 03/10/22) Soil is one of any farmer’s most important assets. Researchers with the LSU AgCenter are working on several projects to improve soil health.
(03/09/22) The East Baton Rouge Master Gardener plant sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens.
(03/08/22) LSU AgCenter researcher Don La Bonte has received this year’s National Impact Award from the National Sweet Potato Collaborators Group.
(03/07/22) The AgCenter partnered with a Czech university to host a virtual food symposium.
(3/4/22) A statewide search for the best photos of Louisiana’s gardens, flowers, trees and vegetables is drawing to a close.
(03/04/22) Retail garden centers are beginning to fill with beautiful, fragrant spring bedding plants.
(03/03/22) Cover crops and their many potential benefits to soil health took center stage at an LSU AgCenter field day March 2.
[Video](3/7/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explores why some live oaks produce aggravating suckers around the base of the tree.
