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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 |
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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,
(07/26/18) NEW ORLEANS — For five days in July, 16 youths spent seven hours a day at the City Park Botanical Garden to learn about health and nutrition.
(07/23/18) NEW ORLEANS — Residents in the Greater New Orleans area are experiencing a new type of Master Gardener training.
(07/19/18) The LSU AgCenter is looking for volunteers in the New Orleans area to participate in the Louisiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.
(07/17/18) For more than 10 years, homebuilders and those planning renovations have looked to the LSU AgCenter LaHouse
(07/16/18) NEW ORLEANS — Twelve youths from Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes learned the basics of wetlands ecology at a wetlands camp on July 11-14.
(07/03/18) The Florida Parishes Dairy Day brought out the spirit of winning in youth showing off their culinary skills and farmers with high-yielding milk cows.
(06/22/18) The coastal marshlands have been suffering a slow death. But at a recent meeting, marsh mangers and researchers were hoping to
(06/12/18) Getting children to eat their vegetables may get a bit easier as schools implement gardens across East Baton Rouge Parish.
(05/31/18) A new sugarcane variety called L 11-183 has been released for the 2018 planting season.
(06/04/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Growers interested in hydroponic gardening have another source for the information they may need.
(05/22/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — After a lengthy search, the LSU AgCenter has named Gillian Eggleston director of the Audubon Sugar Institute.
(05/18/18) Members of the Louisiana Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association toured Tangipahoa Parish farms on May 16 to gain valuable information.
(5/18/18) Mosquitoes are just one pest prevalent in Louisiana and are vectors of numerous diseases harmful to humans.
(05/17/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — As the weather warms up and outdoor cookouts ramp up, weight control is on a number of minds.
(05/15/18) Louisiana Master Gardener volunteers were shown how valuable they are at a Master Gardener Appreciation Day held May 10.
(05/09/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — South Louisiana residents are seeing the annual night swarms of Formosan subterranean termites.
(04/30/18) Representatives from Louisiana sugarcane mills heard results from researchers during a factory operations seminar on April 26.
(04/25/18) Following the cold temperatures that hit Louisiana tomatoes hard, it is time to watch for diseases that can adversely affect production.
(04/18/18) Students from throughout St. James Parish got a chance to learn where their food comes from during Ag Day on April 13.
(04/17/18) BATON ROUGE, La. — Unusual cold snaps during this growing season are affecting tomato crops throughout Louisiana.
(04/12/18) HAMMOND, La. — More than 100 people attended this year’s Margie Jenkins Lecture and Industry Open House.
(04/12/18) The LSU poultry judging team took a number of awards at this year’s U.S. Poultry Foundation National Poultry Judging Contest held April 4
(04/11/18) Attendees of the Florida Parishes Forestry Forum heard about industry trends and diversifying their portfolios.
(04/04/18) Residents of St. Helena Parish are enjoying new amenities at a local park thanks to Healthy Communities, an initiative led by the LSU AgCenter.
(04/03/18) Water experts from the LSU AgCenter presented their latest research findings at the 12th annual Louisiana Water Conference on March 27 to 28.
(03/29/18) Two 4-H volunteers are teaching basic culinary skills and nutr
(03/21/18) Now that the record sugarcane crop is in the books — what now?
(03/20/18) The LSU AgCenter will host AgMagic, an interactive event that teaches young people about agriculture, in Baton Rouge and the New Orleans area.
(03/19/18) HAMMOND, La. — The 28th annual Florida Parishes Forestry Forum will be held on April 6 at the University Center at Southeastern Louisiana University.
(03/12/18) The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant are teaming with the City of Slidell during the Slidell Street Fair to talk with residents about flooding.
(03/12/18) Fishers, seafood processors and dock workers got information on the latest technology in their industry at a recent summit held in Kenner.
(03/02/18) Scale insects are one of the more common groups of insects that attack plants. You may find them feeding on trees, shrubs and on indoor plants.
(02/28/18) The 15th class of the LSU AgCenter Ag Leadership Program completed its two-year course of study with graduation on Feb. 24 in Baton Rouge.
(02/28/18) JEANERETTE, La.- High tonnage and sugar content were hot topics of discussion at an LSU AgCenter meeting for Teche area sugarcane farmers on Feb. 27.
(02/28/18) Retired LSU AgCenter researchers Steve Linscombe and Johnny Saichuk were honored with distinguished service awards from the 2018 rice working group.
(02/19/18) The 39th annual New Orleans Spring Garden Show will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden April 7-8.
(02/23/18) Schoolchildren from across northeast Louisiana stepped out of the classroom to get an up-close look at agriculture at Ag Adventures on Feb. 20 to 21.
(02/21/18) Knowing how the timber industry operates amid complicated and constantly changing tax laws was discussed at a tax seminar in Ruston on Feb. 9.
(02/20/18) As the weather begins to warm up, Louisiana gardeners are anticipating that first opportunity to begin work in their gardens.
(02/20/18) A number of LSU AgCenter experts spoke at the annual Louisiana Agricultural Technology and Management Conference Feb. 14 to 16 in Marksville.
(02/15/18) The LSU AgCenter has named Toby L. Lepley as the new associate vice president and program leader for 4-H youth development.
(02/12/18) The LaHouse Resource Center will hold a lead-safe certified renovator course on Feb. 20 and a mold control and remediation course on Mar
(02/12/18) The LSU AgCenter will hold the 33rd annual Ark-La-Tex Forestry Forum on March 1 at the Clarion Shreveport Airport hotel.
(02/12/18) An invasive species of snail has forced a farmer in Acadia Parish to shut down his crawfish harvest on a 220-acre field.
(02/09/18) LSU AgCenter experts provided insight at the annual meeting of the Louisiana Division of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists recently.
(01/23/18) Getting the most out of Louisiana landscapes was the focus of the Northeast Louisiana Master Gardeners seminar held in West Monroe
(01/11/17) Turfgrass professionals heard about a wide range of topics at the 2018 Louisiana Turfgrass Association conference on Jan. 9 at Tiger Stadium.
Thirty-four teens represented Louisiana at the annual National 4-H Congress in Atlanta during the Thanksgiving weekend.
(12/19/17 It looks as if sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish—an exceptional sugarcane crop.
(12/08/17) A group of Louisiana youth competed at the North American International Livestock Exposition held Oct. 31 to Nov. 16 in Louisville, Kentucky.
(11/22/17) Creators of specialty foods from as far away as Bolivia and Nigeria attended a specialty foods seminar on the LSU campus on Nov. 17.
(11/22/17) BATON ROUGE, La. — 4-H’ers from across the state spent several days in south Louisiana this week as part of a Louisiana 4-H educational award trip.
The holiday season is once again upon us, and the LSU AgCenter is stressing vigilance and safety with your Christmas tree.
(10/26/27) Even though lead has been banned from gasoline and paint since the 1970s, lead poisoning is still a big problem and affects millions of people.
(10/25/17) Beef producers heard about improved pastures, production practices and marketing at the Acadiana Cattle Producers Fall Field Day on Oct. 21.
(10/25/17) Taking good care of pastures can help cattle producers keep animals healthy. LSU AgCenter experts said during an Oct. 19 field day.
(10/23/17) Many people assume all rural youth know where their food comes from, but observing students at AgDay in St. James Parish debunks that theory.
(10/17/17) With the first cool front of the fall, many people will start looking for the delicious Louisiana citrus.
(10/16/17) New research projects involving tea, olives and native grasses garnered great interest at the annual landscape horticulture field day.
(10/16/17) Two Louisianians received awards for their service to the LSU AgCenter 4-H youth development program during the 4-H Heritage Luncheon on Oct. 6.
(10/09/17) AgMagic, the exhibit of the LSU AgCenter will open to the public Oct. 26 and run through Nov. 12 at the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport.
