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| Communications Specialist | |
| Communications | |
| JMorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu | |
| 137 Knapp Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 |
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| 225-578-8484 | |
| 225-578-4524 |
Chrysanthemums, commonly known as mums, go with autumn like pumpkin spice to your latte and candy corn to your trick or treat.
(10/17/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — As the citrus harvest gets under way in Louisiana, some growers have complained about internal dry rot of fruit this year.
10/15/19 Ruby Miller has been recognized nationally as one of the greatest treasures to Louisiana 4-H for her more than 30 years of extraordinary service.
(10/08/19) Baton Rouge, La. — The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center will hold a mold control and remediation course on October 16 to 18.
(10/07/19) The celebration of National 4-H Week from Oct. 6 to 12 will feature a variety of fun, learning activities for 4-H’ers throughout Louisiana.
(10/03/19) During the week of Sept. 17-20, a scientific delegation from Brazil, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with LSU AgCenter.
(10/02/19) The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is now accepting nominations for its annual induction ceremony, which will be held March 26, 2020.
(10/01/19) New Orleans — Mayor LaToya Cantrell has proclaimed October 2019 as Greater New Orleans Residents’ Rights Month.
(09/26/19 Good stewardship of the land was the focus of a fall farm tour held at Somerset Plantation in Tensas Parish on Sept 24.
(09/11/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter has appointed Jeff Hoy as the new resident coordinator at its Sugar Research Station at St. Gabriel.
(09/10/2019) Producers can hear updates on research and extension projects at a Poultry Field Day on Sept. 26 at the LSU AgCenter Hill Farm Research Station.
(09/06/19) With tariffs and other trade issues leading the news, a recent international delegation brought good news to the LSU AgCenter.
(08/27/19) The LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station held its annual horticulture field day on Aug. 23.
(08/20/19) LSU AgCenter youth development professionals were recognized for achievement in service at the annual meeting.
(08/15/19) Alexandria, La. — The LSU AgCenter Annie’s Project is sponsoring a two-day workshop to help farm and ranch women.
(08/15/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Developing a way to protect pecans and to keep them safe for consumption.
(08/14/19) Small-scale vegetable growers in St. Landry Parish recently met with major produce buyers in the area to discuss ways to market their produce.
(08/12/19) The LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station will hold its horticulture field day for nursery, landscape and garden center professionals on Aug. 23.
(08/08/19) A Tennessee team’s flounder with seafood dressing placed first at the ninth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off: 4-H Edition in New Orleans.
(07/26/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Two students from the Caribbean country of Haiti will soon have master’s degrees in agriculture from LSU.
(07/16/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — One of the state’s newest businesses is not owned by a major corporation, it is owned by a 10th grade student from EBR Parish.
(07/02/19) The LSU AgCenter SNAP-Ed program and the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans cancer survivorship program provide nutrition information.
(06/18/19) The fifth annual Florida Parishes Dairy Day proved to be a fun, community event for the young and not so young to show off their spirit of winning.
(06/18/19) PAULINA, La. — The St. James Parish tomato field day has become an annual event that provides excitement and bragging rights from growers.
(06/17/19) A nutritionist with the LSU AgCenter School of Nutrition and Food Sciences has begun work to improve nutrition for Haitian citizens.
(06/03/19) LSU AgCenter horticulture agents were the first group to receive additional instruction in their area during a recent two-day training session.
(06/03/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Entomosporium leaf spot is a foliar fungal disease that affects several important woody ornamentals.
(06/03/19) The LSU AgCenter recently hosted a professor from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, to discuss ways to exchange ideas.
(05/21/19) ROBERT, La. — Tangipahoa Parish 4-H members were taught lessons in wetlands ecology recently at the Shell Training Center near Hammond.
(05/14/19) Fourth, fifth and sixth graders in central Louisiana are learning why it’s important to protect pollinators as part of an LSU AgCenter program.
(05/10/19) Value-added foods and beverages will be the subject of an LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute symposium on June 6 and 7.
(05/01/19) More than 20 people were named Master Goat Producers on April 27 after completing a new LSU AgCenter training program.
(04/30/19) A participant in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Borlaug Fellowship Program spent 14 weeks working in an LSU AgCenter laboratory.
(04/25/19) South Louisiana students got a lesson in what their future jobs could be during an agriculture career day on April 23 in St. Gabriel.
(04/25/19) Gina E. Eubanks, associate vice president of the LSU AgCenter, has been inducted into the U.S. Department of Agriculture Hall of Fame.
(04/22/19) Pre-K and first grade students from area schools learned about healthful foods and where they come from during Ag Day at the Fast Food Farm.
(04/16/19) Each spring, representatives from Louisiana sugarcane mills hear results from researchers at the LSU AgCenter Audubon Sugar Institute.
(04/16/19) The LSU AgCenter has awarded the first cannabis-related research funds from an agreement with GB Sciences Louisiana.
(04/15/19) Large patch, formerly called brown patch, is the most common disease of lawns in Louisiana. And it’s on the rise.
(04/09/19) HAMMOND, La. — Forest landowners voiced concerns about a lack of mills where they can sell their crop.
(04/03/19) While migrant workers harvested row after row in Eric Morrow’s strawberry field, international visitors stood amazed at the harvesting process.
(04/01/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Gardeners and those interested in gardening are invited to the annual Spring Garden Day at the Florida Parishes Arena in Amite.
Welcome spring! In the Louisiana landscape, nothing heralds the first official day of the season like the azalea and its grandiose flowers.
(03/19/19) Sustainable water management will be the main focus of the Southern Region Water Conference to be held at Texas A&M, July 23 to 25.
(03/01/19) NEW ORLEANS — Now that the citrus season is complete, growers are looking for answers to some of the problems they encounter.
(03/01/19) HAMMOND, La. — The 29th annual Florida Parishes Forestry Forum will be held on April 5 at the University Center at Southeastern Louisiana University.
(02/26/19) The 40th annual New Orleans Spring Garden Show will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden on Saturday, April 6, and 10 a
(02/18/19) The 15th annual Baton Rouge Spring Garden Show will be held March 9 and 10 in Parker Coliseum on the LSU campus.
(02/15/19) HAMMOND, La. — Blueberry growers were shown the proper way to prune a blueberry bush at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station on Feb. 12.
(02/14/19) A participant in a U.S. Department of Agriculture fellowship program spent 10 weeks working in an LSU AgCenter laboratory.
(02/08/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter will present a citrus symposium Feb. 23 at Docville Farm in Violet.
(02/07/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — For those who wait patiently for those big, juicy Louisiana strawberries each year, the wait is over.
(02/05/19) BATON ROUGE, La. — Seafood processors and others attending the Beyond the Boat seafood conference on Jan. 30.
(02/05/19) As the weather begins to warm up, Louisiana gardeners are preparing for spring garden shows throughout the state.
(02/01/19) Fruit and vegetable growers attended a Jan. 29 field day on farm safety at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden.
(01/31/19) Understanding how to extinguish a fire is a needed lesson for many, but the proper way to start a fire was the lesson in a recent class.
(01/24/19) WEST MONROE, La. — Looking back at seeds of the past was the theme of this year’s Ag Expo gardening seminar in West Monroe on Jan. 19.
(01/22/19) How to remain productive during changing times was a key topic covered at the 2019 Ag Expo Forestry Forum in West Monroe.
(01/10/19) More than 240 professionals in the turfgrass industry heard the latest management practices at the annual turfgrass conference
(12/17/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Scientists recently discussed ways to overcome the problem of roseau cane die-offs in the marsh of coastal Louisiana.
(12/17/18) NEW ORLEANS — LSU AgCenter agents in Greater New Orleans now have a set of greenhouses and classrooms to use for their horticulture activities.
(12/12/18) ALEXANDRIA, La. — Forage producers discussed the benefits of good soil health at the Louisiana Forage and Grass Council annual conference on Dec. 7.
(12/03/18) The Bogalusa Mayor’s Wellness Council recently received an award for its work with the LSU AgCenter and other Washington Parish agencies.
(11/28/18) The LSU AgCenter has joined forces with a number of partners to launch health and fitness programs at schools on the Northshore.
(11/28/18) 4-H’ers from across the state recently attended the Louisiana 4-H Educational Awards Trip to Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
(11/21/18) Encouraging people to eat more fruits and vegetables and to move more has been a long-term goal of the LSU AgCenter.
(11/21/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — As the holiday season gets into full swing, safety should be on top of your list when putting up the tree.
(11/08/18) Four LSU AgCenter employees recently won awards at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Session in San Antonio.
(11/01/18) Citrus growers were concerned that the cold temperatures last winter would destroy this year’s crop. But that has not been the case.
(10/31/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — As the citrus harvest ramps up in Louisiana, some growers have discovered internal dry rot of fruit this year.
(10/25/18) The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden recently received a $25,000 donation from Nutrien Ag Solutions, a provider of crop nutrients, inputs.
(10/19/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Providing better service to the public was the goal for a group of LSU AgCenter faculty.
(10/17/18) GRAMERCY, La. — The Ag Day at the St. James Parish Fast Food Farm continues to be a success.
(10/11/18) Citrus canker was recently found on trees in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes, according to LSU AgCenter plant doctor Raj Singh.
(10/08/18) More than 180 landscapers and others involved in the green industry attended the annual Landscape Horticulture Day at Hammond on Oct. 4.
(10/06/18) The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center will open its doors to the public on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2.
(09/28/18) Developing vinegar, liquid sweeteners, alcoholic beverages and other food-grade products is the goal of a recent $30,000 sorghum grant.
(09/27/18) A group of landowners attended the first of two workshops on Sept. 25 to hear about controlling the invasive cogongrass that has entered the state.
(09/27/18) Experts on various aspects of agriculture discuss the importance of the industry to students at an LSU AgCenter youth field day on Sept. 26.
(09/17/18) Researchers at the LSU AgCenter are looking at ways to make bass fishing an even more fun experience.
(09/20/18) Young farmers recently went back to school at the LSU AgCenter to get a better understanding of how the sugar industry operates.
(09/18/18) The young and the not-so-young returned to nature and learned the lessons offered there at the second annual Wildlife Expo in Clinton on Sept. 15.
(09/17/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Two workshops have been scheduled to look at ways to slow the progression of cogongrass, an invasive weed.
(09/14/18) The LSU AgCenter has been awarded a $5 million, five-year grant that will fund an ongoing program to improve health in rural Louisiana.
Home gardeners typically get along very well without delving too deeply into the science of horticulture. Genetics can be challenging.
We often hear Labor Day called the traditional end of summer, but we know, however, that our Louisiana summer season extends quite a while longer.
(09/05/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Rose rosette disease, which is caused by the rose rosette virus, will be the topic of discussion.
(08/29/18) Scientists at the LSU AgCenter are making the genetics of zebrafish more accessible
(08/22/18) Pollination Celebration for all ages will be presented at the AgCenter Hammond Research Station.
(08/15/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — New reports of rose rosette disease were recently confirmed in commercial landscapes in the Shreveport and Bossier City area.
(08/08/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana placed fifth among 15 states that competed in the 39th annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from July 29 to Aug. 2.
(08/08/18) The competition was steep at this year’s Great American Seafood Cook-Off: 4-H Edition at the Morial Convention Center.
(08/02/18) Qian Sun, entomologist with the LSU AgCenter, is setting up her research lab to study the communication behaviors of Formosan subterranean termites.
(07/31/18) The annual Feliciana Wildlife Expo, a daylong event featuring wildlife presentations and demonstrations, will be held on Sept. 15 near Clinton.
(07/31/18) Many may think that 4-year-olds are too young for instruction on drug abuse. But a recent camp tells a different story,
