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Louisiana Agriculture Magazine Summer 2018
Evaluating Yield and Quality of Commercial Sweet Potato Varieties in Louisiana
Tara P. Smith, Don R. La Bonte, Jeffrey C. Gregorie and Theresa F. Arnold
The sweet potato industry contributes more than $75 million to the state economy each year.
Louisiana Agritourism: An Industry with Potential
Maria Bampasidou and Denys Maksymov
LSU AgCenter researchers have compiled a profile of the state’s agritourism activities.
Agritourism is fun and games—and hard work—for Mrs. Heather
Kyle Peveto
A Tangipahoa Parish farmer has expanded from a pumpkin patch to strawberry picking and weddings and helps others learn about success in agritourism.
Milking More Money Out of the Louisiana Dairy Industry
Charles Boeneke
Numbers of Louisiana dairy farms are decreasing but opportunities for value-added products are increasing.
Energy Supplementation of Replacement Beef Heifers on Nelson Annual Ryegrass
Guillermo Scaglia
Developing high-performance replacement heifers is critical to Louisiana’s cattle industry.
T. Eric McConnell, Curtis L. VanderSchaaf and Shaun Tanger
Like many states, Louisiana has a history of conservation efforts that included planting ash trees. The state is now threated by the emerald ash borer.
Master Horseman Program Creates Confident Volunteers
Neely Walker and Melissa Cater
The Master Horseman program not only teaches people better horsemanship skills but also how to be valuable 4-H volunteer leaders.
Learning Mastery in Horsemanship and Leadership
Kyle Peveto
The graduates of the Master Horseman program say they enjoy riding even more because of all they have learned about horses.
Looking for Natural Enemies of Invasive Species
Rick Bogren
Sometimes the best way to control an invasive species, such as giant salvinia, is to find its natural enemy and introduce it here, while avoiding unintended consequences.
Shreveport Community Health Hubs help citizens improve lifestyle
Karol Osborne
Neighborhoods come together and make it easy for everyone to get involved in garden-based nutrition education and health-related services.
RESEARCH BRIEFS:
Clayton A. Hollier
Managing Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) in Louisiana Wheat
Boyd Padgett, Trey Price and Steve Harrison
Achyut Adhikari, Krishna P. Paudel and Kathryn Fontenot
Henry J. Mascagni Jr. and Brenda Tubaña
New Faculty Profile: For Jerrod Penn, economics is magic
Kyle Peveto
LSU AgCenter News for Summer 2018
LSU College of Agriculture News for Summer 2018
Potential Losses in Louisiana Hardwood Sawtimber Economic Contributions After an Emerald Ash Borer Invasion
Influence of Seeding Rate and Nitrogen Rate on Grain Yield of Two Corn Hybrids Differing in Ear Flex on Mississippi River Alluvial Soils