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(11/18/25) Varieties like the Red-N-Sweet watermelon are being rediscovered thanks to the North Louisiana Seed Preservation Program.
(09/05/25) Saving seeds is a time-honored practice that saves money, helps preserve genetic diversity and makes it easy to swap favorite and unique varieties.
The North Louisiana Seed Preservation Program preserves seeds from fruit and vegetable varieties developed at the Calhoun Research Station in Ouachita Parish.
Some would call Julian C. Miller a pioneer in horticulture. To others, he was either the father or savior of several agricultural industries.
(01/10/24) A watermelon cultivar developed at the LSU AgCenter has been nominated for boarding onto the Slow Food Ark of Taste.
Vegetable and fruit varieties developed at the LSU AgCenter Calhoun Research Station, which was closed in 2011, are being revived.
