More Research Needed on Bio-based Fuels
Louisiana farmers and foresters could find a silver lining in the cloud of rising fuel prices with the development of new fuels from crops they already grow or could grow. Read more.

Editors Receive Award
Linda Foster Benedict, associate director of LSU AgCenter Communications, and Rick Bogren, associate professor, received a gold award for their editing of Louisiana Agriculture from the Association for Communication Excellence, an international professional development organization. Read more.

Five Faculty Part of Governor’s Science Working Group on Coastal Wetland Forest Conservation and Use
In late 2004, the Governor of Louisiana commissioned a 12-member Science Working Group on Coastal Wetland Forest Conservation and Use. The group completed its work in a year and submitted a report with recommendations. Read more.

Barry Moser, 1955-2005
Barry Moser, 50, head of the Department of Experimental Statistics, died unexpectedly April 19, 2006, of a heart attack. Moser had been department head since 1997, having joined the LSU AgCenter faculty in 1985. Read more.

What’s in a name?
You will see several names given to trees and forest stands that grow in the coastal wetlands of Louisiana. Forest stands are often named for their most common tree species. Read more.

(These articles were published in the spring 2006 issue of Louisiana Agriculture.)

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