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Publications

Publications are an important way to get research-based educational materials to the public as part of the land-grant system. These publications include fact sheets, brochures, educational materials, documents and even books. Most of the LSU AgCenter's publications are available online, via hard copy or both. Viewers can download documents from our website or simply read them online. Others can be purchased through our Online Store. To view our selection, please see the Catalog at the left-hand side of this page.

Catalog

4-H Youth Development

Louisiana 4-H Annual Report

Agritourism

Crops & Livestock

Agritourism Animal Nutrition Animal Reproduction Beef Best Management Practices Commercial Fruits & Vegetables Conservation Cotton Dairy Data and Statistics Farm Management Farm Equipment and Structures Louisiana Field Crops IPM Goats Grain Crops Horses Industrial Hemp Insect & Disease Control Pasture & Forage Crops Pecans Poultry Rice Soil Fertility Soybeans Sugarcane Swine Technology Weed Control

Disaster Recovery Publications

Crops Disaster Information Resources Series Livestock Managing in Tough Times Prepare Prevent Rebuild Recover Storm Recovery Guide

Environment

Alternative Energy Aquaculture Fisheries Bees Best Management Practices Forestry Irrigation Mosquitoes Termites Water Quality Wetlands/Coastal Restoration Wildlife

Family & Home

Child Care Child Development Children In The Middle Community Home Managing in Tough Times

Food & Health

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program Series Food Safety & Preservation Nutrition On-Farm Food Safety Preparing, Canning, Freezing, Etc. Public Health Smart Choices for Youth Smart Choices Weight Loss Methods

Home Improvement

Construction Energy Recycling Termites

Just for Kids & Teens

Livestock Nutrition & Fitness

Lawn & Garden

Backyard Composting Best Management Practices Composting Equipment Fruits Insect & Disease Control Irrigation Landscaping School Gardens Sustainable Gardening Trees Vegetables Water Quality Weed Control

Money & Business

Agritourism Crops Forestry Livestock Louisiana Summary Agriculture and Natural Resources Marketing Outlook for Louisiana Agriculture

Pesticide Training & Safety

Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals Safety

Research

Aquaculture Community Cotton Economics Energy and the Environment Engineering Entomology Forestry Fruits & Vegetables Grain, Forage Crops & Legumes Horticulture Livestock Rice Soils & Fertilizers Soybeans Sugarcane Water Quality

What's New

New Publications:

2025 Entomology Newsletter

Louisiana Super Plants: Gaura

The Educated Horseman: Disease series - Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (Tying-Up) in Horses

Beef Cattle Management Handbook (updates):

Foal Nutrition: Creating a Foundation for Future Athletic Success - The Educated Horseman: Nutrition Series

Sustainable Gardening for School and Home Gardens: Irish Potatoes

Planning for a Successful Calving Season

Finding the Estrus Synchronization Protocol that Best Fits Your Herd

Mud Management: A Full-Time Job To Maintain Healthy Horse Pastures

Body Condition Score for Beef Cows

Nutritional Flushing for Small Ruminants

2025 Cotton Varieties for Louisiana: Variety Trials and On-Farm Demonstrations

Corn Planting Depth Considerations to Maximize Standability and Potential Yield

Sugarcane Soil Fertility Recommendations for 2025

Neopestalotiopsis Leaf, Fruit and Crown Disease of Strawberry

Bug Biz Pest Management and Insect Identification Series updates:

Mitigating Herbicide Damage to Speciality Crops - Drifted? Action Plan Response to Pesticide Drift Damage

4-H Horse Judging Guide

2025 Louisiana 4-H Annual Report

Louisiana Harvest of the Month - Root Crops

2025 Soybean Variety Yields & Production Practices

2025 Louisiana Field Crops Insect Pest Management Guide

2025 Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide for Agronomic Crops

2025 Louisiana Plant Disease Management Guide

Pollination in Rice Production

Be on the Team to Think Downstream Series

Better Water Practices: Water Conservation Tips

The Stately Oak

Louisiana Rice Research Board Annual Report 2025

Corn Hybrids for Grain 2025

2025 Rice Varieties & Management Tips

LaHouse publications additions:

Educated Horseman - Nutrition and Health additions:

Bug Biz Pest Management and Insect Identification Series updates:

Grain Sorghum Hybrids for Grain 2025

Horticulture Hints for Louisiana - Winter 2024

Louisiana Salinity Field Reference for Agriculture

LSU AgCenter Extension Programs for Beef Cattle Producers

Manure Usage in Edible Gardens: Best Practices for a Thriving Garden and Safe Harvest

The Ruminant Digestive System

Essential Nutrients for Beef Cattle

Warm-Season Annual Forage Grasses

Warm-Season Perennial Forage Grasses

Forage Fertilization

Leave It Be: Maintaining Leaf Litter in the Landscape

The Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board

2023 Louisiana Summary: Agriculture & Natural Resources

Grass-fed Beef Producers

Perfecting the Craft: Sharpening Grafting Knives for Precision Cuts

Poultry Production Tips: Eight Reasons to Install Ultrasonic Water Meters

Louisiana Home Lawn Series: Chamberbitter

Pesticide Planning in the Landscape: Selecting Preemergent Herbicides for Use in Established Landscape Beds

When to Plant - Louisiana Garden Planting Chart for Vegetables, Herbs and Fruits

2024 Small Grain Performance Trials - LAES Research Summary No. 229

Louisiana Plant Health Management: Slime Flux

Horticulture Hints for Louisiana - Fall 2024

Backyard Bird Basics: Hot Weather and Poultry Drinker Placement

2024 Cover Crop Seeding Rate Recommendations - Grasses

Small Ruminant Hoof Health

Louisiana Home Lawn Series: Common Purslane

Lawn Grass Alternatives: Green Your Space Sustainably

Ground Covers for the Garden: Liriope

Best Management Practices for Louisiana-Grown Southern Highbush Blueberries

Performance of Cool-Season Annual Forage Crops in Louisiana, 2023-2024

Sugarcane Ripener Recommendations for 2024

Cool-season Pasture & Forage Varieties 2024-2025

The Basics of Nutrition for Your Livestock Project

The Finishing Stage: Feeding out Livestock Projects After Their Last Show

2023 Highlights of Louisiana Agriculture

Soil Acidity, Liming Materials and Lime Recommendations

Soil Sampling, Testing and Test Interpretation for Fertilizer Recommendations

Mitigating Herbicide Damage to Specialty Crops Series:

Preparing Beef Cattle Operations for Drought

Landscape Ornamental Series: Hand Pruner Selection in the Landscape

Invasive Apple Snail Mitigation

2024 Sugarcane Variety Performance

Educated Horseman - Nutrition Series additions:

Disaster Information Resources: Three-Day Emergency Food Supply

Bovine Anaplasmosis

Sustainable Gardening for School and Home Gardens: Culinary Herbs

Sustainable Gardening for School and Home Gardens: Cut Flowers

Summer Turfgrass Weed Control

Small-Scale Solar Distillation for Gardeners

Timber Tales: Issue No. 176

The Educated Horseman: Disease Series - Foal Deworming

Periodical Cicadas in Louisiana

Louisiana Harvest of the Month - Herbs

Louisiana Super Plants series additions:

Louisiana Landscape Guide: Colorful Cool-Season Plants for Sunny Areas

2024 Entomology Newsletter

Louisiana Home Lawn Series: Simple Home Irrigation Audit

Using Drought Stress Indicator Plants in the Landscape

Bug Biz Series additions:

Native Grasses for the Landscape series:

FORTIFIED certification series:

Youth Preparedness Initiative lesson plans:

Sugarcane Soil Fertility Recommendations for 2024

2024 Cotton Varieties for Louisiana: Variety Trials and On-Farm Demonstrations

Management Guides

Louisiana Agriculture Magazine

Winter 2025

For decades, LSU AgCenter nutrition education programs have worked to support the health and well-being of Louisianans. Across the state, AgCenter Nutrition and Community Health (NCH) agents help residents eat healthier and be more physically active.

This issue of Louisiana Agriculture focuses on their work. These agents can be seen in every parish teaching and helping the community at farmers markets, libraries, parks, zoos and dozens of other places where people gather. Their work can also be seen in helpful publications at the AgCenter website and in educational videos.

Fall 2024

Questions drive the science behind the LSU AgCenter. Researcher Erin Oberhaus wanted to find data to help educate Louisiana horse owners about the use of an important medication, and a water quality specialist wondered if noneconomic bodies of water, which include agricultural ponds, might help people generate electricity. The research projects that grew from their questions are detailed in this issue of Louisiana Agriculture. Also in this issue, scientists share the results from important soybean studies, and the AgCenter farm to school team shares success stories from school gardens across the state.

Summer 2024

This issue of Louisiana Agriculture acknowledges those who helped establish the system of research and extension that would grow into the AgCenter. In addition to these articles, the scientists and staff at the AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station celebrate the station’s 75th anniversary of helping farmers grow sweet potatoes, a quintessential Louisiana crop. Also in this issue, fashion design experts look for ways to cut waste in the process of clothing production, and Nutrition and Community Health agents explain how they help make Louisiana towns healthier places.

Spring 2024

Louisiana’s warm, subtropical climate allows producers to raise an array of crops and livestock. It also provides challenges, including floods and tropical storm winds. Last year, a drought led to more than $100 million in losses for the cattle sector.
In these cases, LSU AgCenter specialists respond to individual producers’ needs. In each parish AgCenter Extension agents help connect producers with needed resources and become a conduit for the latest knowledge gleaned from scientists at AgCenter research stations across the state.
This issue of Louisiana Agriculture details the many ways AgCenter researchers and agents assist producers in difficult times and how they are safeguarding the agricultural sector for the future.

Innovate . Educate . Improve Lives

The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture

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