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We would like to invite you to help us support Youth Development activities associated with the 4-H program through your generous partnership.
Grades 3-5. Let’s Learn about Nutrition and Healthy Habits Together in 8 Classes!
Upcoming Extension Events, ANR Master Cattlemen Series 10 Week Course, NCH With InsideOut Ministries, 4-H Sewing Club, 4-H St. Helena Livestock, and more.
Students at St. Helena College and Career Academy have a blast outside in the gardens!
SU AG Center ANR County Agent Nicholas Muse worked heavily alongside the Students of the St. Helena 4H Livestock Club.
Dr. Charity Schaffer is the Assistant Area Youth Development Agent for St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes at the SU Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Tips and Tricks to Survive the Season.
The course includes 10 three-hour lectures on all aspects of beef production. It is commodity-specific program to enhance the profitability of beef producers.
Participants will be through an insightful journey that will explore innovative strategies to increase fund raising activities and raise your bottom line.
Agenda and meeting minutes for March 18, 2024 council meeting.
Black flies, or buffalo gnats, are a major nusiance in the Feliciana parishes in spring.
The LSU AgCenter will hold an Agritourism Education Meeting for people involved or interested in agritourism.
The forest products industry contributes to each parish economy in several ways, including jobs, wages and purchases in the local economies.
In this issue: Kids' Corner, National Childhood Obesity Month, Kid-Friendly English Muffin Pizza, A Facelift for Facen Park, and October Calendar
All sales benefit St. Helena 4-H. Orders due November 10, 2023.
This two-day camp is full of a variety of challenges from Ziplining to Kayaking to Decoding Riddles!
The sale of sweet potatoes is an annual event benefitting the 4-H program in St. Helena Parish. Read on for more information.
The recent artic blast was hard on citrus trees. Here is what you should do now.
A newsletter for horticulturists. Numbers on the fertilizer bag, Serena Angelonia, and watering plants.
Controling rodents around your home and brassica pests.
The new location has more space for customers and vendors.
New fitness signs were installed along the trail at 5th Ward Park.
Youth Coaltion Meeting.
Brassicas are easy to grow but are susceptible to some insect pests.
Shallots are easy to grow and taste wonderful in holiday dishes. Plant them soon if you want a crop by Thanksgiving.
Blossom end rot and buckeye rot are common problems with tomatoes.
Have horse flies been driving you nuts? Using repellants will give you some relief.
A newsletter for horticulturists. Growing beans in the fall, chamberbitter control, utilizing a rain gauge, and controlling cool season weeds.
The Florida Parishes produce an abundance of spring wildflowers.
Have you noticed toothpick like growths sticking out of your tree?
A newsletter for horticulturists. Industrial hemp and pruning azaleas.
Banana shrubs have a lovely fragrance but tend to look shabby in the spring.
Cucuzza is a unique gourd to add to your vegetable garden. They are edible and are popular in Italian cooking.
A newsletter for horticulturists. Planting for fall color, green onions, and buttonbush.
November through February is the best time to plant trees. Planting now will deliver spectacular fall color next year.
Finding plants that provide color in shady areas can be a challenge. Fortunately, there are some lovely options.
A newsletter for horticulturists. Fig problems, starting seeds, and ornamental peppers.
Spiny pigweed is one of the worst weeds home gardeners deal with.
A newsletter for horticulturists. Cool spring delays plant growth, blossom end rot, and fertilizing lawns.
Deer can be a nuisance to gardeners in certain parts of Louisiana. Here are some practical tips to help you lessen deer damage in your landscape.
A newsletter for horticulturists.Plant sweet peas now, cool season vegetable issues, mulch, and houseplants.
A newsletter for horticulturists. Plan fall gardens now, planting trees and shrubs, Camelot Foxglove
The orange dog caterpillar may look ugly now, but in a few short weeks it will turn into a beautiful butterfly.
Following good cultural practices and scouting for insects and disease will allow homeowners to enjoy pecans year after year.
Start planning for fall vegetable and flower gardens now and you will save time and money when its time to buy plants.
Mayhaw trees are native to Louisiana and do well in this area.
When you do not have enough money to cover your family’s basic living expenses and pay all your creditors, you face some difficult financial decisions.
Walking is one of the most available tools for navigating our physical, emotional, and communal health.
Healthy Communities Bike Safety Partnership: Let's Ride in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Youth are learning biking skills to ride safely in their neighborhoods.
Seniors in Jefferson Parish enjoy the Healthy eating series presented by Karen Marie the Salubrious RD. They have made positive dietary and exercise changes.
4-H'ers participated in Challenge Camp at Tickfaw State Park.
A tour of farming operations held in St. Helena Parish to educate the public both youth and adults.
To encourage adults to volunteer their time in helping the parish 4-H program.
To encourage the youth of the parish to join the 4-H program.
Youth received the basics in cooking at a cooking camp held July 26-28, 2011.
A group of students enrolled in Southern University's Youth Educational Support program recently visited the LIGO facility in Livingston Parish.
This publication is the official report of current news and events of the St. Helena Forestry Association and its related industry.
St. Helena Parish 4th graders delivered food and cheer to those in need during the 2010 holidays as a Service Learning project.
Youth at St. Helena Central Elementary School in Greensburg, Louisiana, participated in Science Day experiments during 2010 National 4-H Week.
Volunteers working with St. Helena 4-H youths attended leader training in Gonzales, Louisiana. They learned how to build a better 4-H program in the parish.
4-H'ers in St. Helena Parish enjoy a variety of programs throughout the year including: 4-H club meetings, cloverbuds, Character Critters, Reading to the HEART, outdoor skills, livestock and horse shows, gardening projects, 4-H Day at the Capitol, 4-H University, Youth Wetlands Week, fundraisers, Ag Awareness, and Achievement Day.
This newsletter features topics on the purchase, care and training of horses, and includes news and upcoming events.
Tailgating is one of America's pastimes. This article offers helpful tips to keep a tailgating feast safe.
Learning how to show poultry can be fun. Check out this link.
Y.E.S. is an organized after-school program that incorporates education and fun. Click here to learn more about this program.
Importance of Soil Fertility, Method for Proper Soil Sampling, Interpreting Soil Tests, Adjusting pH, Available Forms of Lime, Available Forms of Sulphur, Applying Fertilizer and Examples of Applications included. (PDF Format Only)
(Distributed 03/12/09) Louisiana’s wetlands face a crisis, and the youth of the state need to understand this so they can do something about it. That’s the philosophy behind the third annual Youth Wetlands Week, April 20-24, sponsored by the LSU AgCenter, with funding help from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.
(Distributed 06/22/09) The LSU AgCenter is offering a series of educational programs across the state, beginning July 21, to help people get into the agritourism business. Agritourism is a business venture on a working farm, ranch or agricultural enterprise that offers educational and fun experiences for visitors while generating supplemental income for the owner, according to Dora Ann Hatch, LSU AgCenter community rural development agent.
(Distributed 04/09/09) Want to know why bugs rule or help kids learn where their food actually comes from? Or how about exploring the inside of the brain? All that and more are possible during AgMagic, the LSU AgCenter’s fun, interactive and educational journey through Louisiana agriculture and much more April 20-26 at Parker Coliseum on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.
