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Louisiana Agriculture is the quarterly magazine published by the LSU AgCenter. It has been in continuous publication on a quarterly basis since 1957. The magazine is designed to showcase the AgCenter’s research projects and extension programs. An editorial board made up of research and extension faculty oversee the publication and review all articles before they are published. Subscribe here.

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Winter 2021

The pandemic has caused many of the educational programs offered by the LSU AgCenter to go virtual. But this also triggered an expansion in the reach of these programs. Read more about these opportunities along with articles on crop variety testing, herbicide use with sweet potatoes and breeding disease resistance into rice in the winter 2021 issue.

Fall 2020

The centuries-old practice of using cover crops to protect the soil in between harvest and planting is being re-examined with modern-day scientific tools to see what benefits it can offer for protection of our environment and the sustainability of agriculture. LSU AgCenter scientists are on the front lines of this research, and the fall 2020 issue of Louisiana Agriculture magazine is a compilation of the results they are finding so far.

Summer 2020

LSU AgCenter research and extension programs continue at full strength despite the pandemic, although many have been transformed into virtual events and activities. Learn how the AgCenter is adapting to meet the changing needs of our audience in the summer 2020 edition of Louisiana Agriculture magazine. Other articles in this issue feature efforts to expand pollinator habitat, find new lumber products to boost the forestry industry, make use of pecan shell byproducts for food safety and increase the sugar yield in sugarcane crops.

Spring 2020

Insects are the most abundant and diverse group of animals on earth, and the spring 2020 edition of Louisiana Agriculture focuses on LSU AgCenter entomologists and their contributions to the sustainability of agriculture in our state and the well-being of all of us. Our scientists are discovering management tools to control insect pests, both in urban and rural environments, while reducing the use of pesticides and promoting the growth of beneficial insects.

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