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list of school 4-H clubs, specialty 4-H clubs and their membership fees, overnight and regional events available annually, and what 4-H offers youth.
Registration form, outdoor skills rules and signature page, waiver of liability form for participating in 2022-2023 DeSoto 4-H Shooting Sports program.
Land Management Assistance, feral hog bait, food plots, sprayer calibration, hunting and fishing regulations
DeSoto Parish Cattlemen's Association, Recommended tomato varieties, Beef and Forage Field Days, fuel price breakdown, plant hardiness, NW Region tomato sale
Master Cattlemen Course info, Farm Bureau Meeting, Produce Planting Dates, NW Region Beef and Forage Field Day, CattleFax Info, Beef Brunch webinar info
In this issue: Private Applicator Recertification, Ark-La-Tex Forestry Forum, Swarm Trapping Event, Moisture Outlook, United States Hay Stocks, and Beef Brunch
The DeSoto Parish Cattlemen’s Association held their quarterly meeting on the evening of July 27, 2021.
It may seem crazy to be thinking about winter feeding needs in the middle of July but now is the time to begin preparing for it.
The forest products industry contributes to each parish economy in several ways, including jobs, wages and purchases in the local economies.
Links to the monthly DeSoto Parish 4-H Newsletters with information for 4-H members and their families.
Links to the monthly DeSoto Parish 4-H newsletters with information for 4-H members and their families.
Provide list of members and links to meeting minutes for the DeSoto ANR Advisory Council.
Form used to send in forage samples to the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station Forage Lab.
Information is provided on DeSoto Parish's history, culture, tourism, elected officials and related links to more about the parish.
Form needed to send potting mix samples to the the LSU AgCenter Soil Test Plant Analysis Lab.
Form needed to send chicken litter samples to the the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Lab in Homer, LA. The Lab is also able to do necropsy, bacteriology and serology test on poultry
Form needed to send leaf samples to the the LSU AgCenter Soil Test Plant Analysis Lab in order to get fertility recommendations for that Plant.
DeSoto Parish Family and Consumer Science Advisory Leadership Council minutes and members
The attached file contains educational information on Handling Food Safely. Topics include: Shopping, Storage, Preperation, Thawing, Cooking, Serving, Leftovers, and Refreezing.
The Fertilizing Summer Hay Fields publication gives information on fertilizer recommendations for Bermuda grass and Bahia grass hay.
The Fertilizing Pastures publication gives information on fertilizer recommendations for warm and cool season pastures grown in Louisiana.
Form used to send in forage samples to the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station Forage Lab.
Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the DeSoto 4-H Advisory Council.
A quarterly newsletter from the Horticulture Division of the LSU AgCenter's School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. (PDF Format Only)
Redirect to parish calendar.
Form needed to send water samples for irrigation and aquaculture to the LSU AgCenter Soil Test and Plant Analysis Lab
Form needed to send soil samples to the the LSU AgCenter Soil Test Plant Analysis Lab.
Form used to send in feed and fertilizer samples to the LSU Agriculture Chemistry Lab
This 2015 guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.
This guide for 2013 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.