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Publications

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:

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

Horticulture Hints for Louisiana - Summer 2024

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

Bug Biz Series additions:

Agricultural Spray Drones

2024 Soybean Variety Yields & Production Practices

Lawn Grass Alternatives - Mondo Grass

The Stately Oak

Grain Sorghum Hybrids for Grain 2024

2024 Rice Varieties & Management Tips

Louisiana Rice Research Board Annual Report 2024

Rainwater Harvesting for Small Nurseries and Home Gardens

Corn Hybrids for Grain 2024

Economic Contribution of Forestry by Parish (Acadia through Winn)

Economic Contribution of Forestry and Forest Products on Louisiana’s Congressional Districts (Districts 1-6)

Louisiana Superior Interiors - Swiss Cheese Plant

Best Management Practices for Biochar Use in Sugarcane

Drought Irrigation Response Tool (DIRT): A Manual

Managing Drought series:

Fighting Inflammation with Food

Soybean Growth Stages and Management Tips

Landscape Ornamental series additions:

Cut Flowers for Farm Production series additions:

Effect of Pruning, Fungicides and a Biocontrol Agent on Fire Blight and Rust Diseases Development in Mayhaw Production

Management Guides

Louisiana Agriculture Magazine

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.

Winter 2024

Research at the LSU AgCenter extends well beyond the farm gate. Across 150 acres at the Hammond Research Station, experts in landscape horticulture test the best ways to grow ornamental plants and trees. In Baton Rouge, researchers study how to protect homes in the path of a hurricane. This issue of Louisiana Agriculture focuses on these topics along with new research on soil health and high-tech delivery systems for sugarcane ripening agents.

Fall 2023

This issue of Louisiana Agriculture focuses on the work of researchers and growers who are laying the groundwork for a new hemp industry. Also in this issue, you will find news about the LSU AgCenter and College of Agriculture and a feature on Glen Gentry, who wears many hats at the AgCenter and recently gained attention for his work on lethal baits for feral pigs.

Innovate . Educate . Improve Lives

The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture

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