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In an attempt to determine if head size could be controlled by variety, a trial was established at Covey Rise Farms in Husser, LA in the fall of 2017.
This newsletter contains information on Chew on This, Get Moving, Get Growing, and Stirring it up.
This issue contains information on Chew on This, Get Moving, Get Growing, and Stirring it up.
Commercial Pesticide Applicators, Agricultural Consultants, & RUP Salespersons.
Become a certified Duct and Envelope Tightness (DET) Verifier qualified to perform the diagnostic testing required for new homes.
Gardening Tips for homeowners in Northeast Louisiana.
Gardening tips for homeowners in Southwest Louisiana.
Gardening tips for homeowners in Southeast Louisiana.
Gardening tips for homeowners in Northwest Louisiana.
Gardening tips for homeowners in Central Louisiana.
The most important thing to do is talk to your doctor and ask questions.
The Audubon Sugar Institute offers a short course.
The Audubon Sugar Institute offer a short course.
Lots of topics in this issue including events such as The Great Pumpkin Workshop and the 2020 Market and Commercial Animal Validation and more.
Short course offered by the Audubon Sugar Institute.
Short course.
Short course on sweeteners.
In this issue: Don't ignore weeds, Entomology update, Winter cover crops, Managing cotton regrowth, Fusarium head blight of wheat and more.
A 2-day Audubon Sugar Institute short course that provides an overview of sugar production in Louisiana.
Learn how to manage your condition through meal planning, label reading and portion control to have life-long success.
As a 4-H agent (and a parent), I always enjoy a good story about how a child learned consequences.
Lincoln Parish's 4-H volunteer, Jeanie Rowland, was inducted into the 2019-20 Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame in Mansura, Louisiana.
Corn and soybeans continue to take center stage of the agricultural outlook for 2019.
Quick and Easy recipe that was prepared at the 2019 4-H KidChef Camp this summer.
Roots, Shoots, Fruits & Flowers Horticulture Information.
The document contains reference methods for analyses performed in the Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory.
Industrial hemp is an agricultural commodity that is cultivated for use in the production of a wide range of products.
Inside this issue: Glyphosate Program & Rates, Drift and Surfactants, Variety Response, Treatment-to-Harvest Intervals, Application Schedule Regrowth, and more.
In this issue: Using harvest aids in grain sorghum, Soybean growth stages, and Cotton disease update.
Please call or email the Ag Chemistry Laboratory with any issues you are experiencing with our services.
Outlook for important wood products and stumpage prices of major timber product classes for the months April – June.
4-H Record Book Competition, 4-H University call out, Junior Leadership Conference, 4-H Night with the Pelicans, Mardi Gras Masquerade Fashion Show and more.
In this issue: Count your kernels, Estimating corn yield potential, Progression of the corn milk line to blacklayer and Identifying plant bugs.
Participate in one of many sugarcane meetings.
Spring 2019 issue of Horticulture Hints.
(06/13/19) The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation has awarded a $1.4 million grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund research on reducing nutrient runoff from crop fields.
Gardening tips for homeowners in southwest Louisiana
Gardening tips for homeowners in southeast Louisiana
Gardening tips homeowners in northwest Louisiana
Gardening tips for homeowners in northeast Louisiana
Summer gardening tips for Louisiana gardeners
In this issue: Chronic Anhidrosis, Foal Nutrition, Horse Transportation Requirements, Insect Bite Hypersensitivity, and Blister Beetle Toxicity.
In this issue: Insect pest outlook, cotton nitrogen rates, corn nutrient deficiency, leaf collar method for corn, hail damage to corn, and more.
Master gardeners can learn more about proper tools and techniques for irrigating your landscape.
Recently, there have been numerous reports of leaf spot in cotton.
When assessing whether to replant we need to consider plant stand density, stand uniformity, potential death of surviving plants, and the costs associated.
As Isaac passes through, we can expect that the winds and torrential rains from the storm may cause some or even extensive injury to the cotton crop.
The table includes information on the product, formulation and rate and the days before harvest.
An ultra-low volume (ULV) malathion and a ULV pyrethroid insecticide (tank mixed) may be applied to control plant bugs in cotton only during certain dates.
The two most common leaf spot diseases are Alternaria and Cercospora (see figures). This is not the same Cercospora that infects soybean.
Do not wait for spider mite treatments in cotton if populations are found scattered throughout the field or if mites are moving in from field borders.
Irrigation water with high salt concentrations will become an increasing threat to crop production in coming years.
In Louisiana, the LSU AgCenter confirmed the presence of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth in 2010.
Transform, a new insecticide containing the active ingredient sulfoxaflor, has received an emergency use exemption for some parishes in Louisiana.
The use of plant growth regulators (PGRs) remains as much of an art as it is science.
Mite problems are exacerbated by hot, dry weather and applications of broad-spectrum insecticides for early season pests.
Cotton should be scouted for fleahoppers the first three weeks of squaring. Detection can be difficult due to the flighty nature of these insects.
LSU AgCenter research has demonstrated that Radiant, when used with an adjuvant, effectively controlled all species of thrips
Damage by these insects cause stunted growth, delayed plant maturity and plant death under heavy infestations.
Both the Southern root-knot and reniform nematodes are beginning to show damage to cotton in Louisiana this year.
Cotton aphids can be a persistent problem in Louisiana cotton throughout the growing season.
Tarnished plant bugs have begun to migrate into fields with cotton moving along throughout North Louisiana.
Taproot decline (TRD) of soybean, caused by Xylaria sp., usually is not noticed until pod fill when interveinal chlorosis and necrosis become evident.
Community leaders attended a meeting to identify and address local health and nutrition concerns in Franklinton, LA.
Louisiana Rice Field Notes Newsletter, April 5, 2019
Website accessibility is the practice of ensuring that there are no barriers that prevent interaction of access to websites by people with disabilities.
Spring 2019 issue of Horticulture Hints.
Spring 2019 issue of Horticulture Hints.
Spring 2019 issue of Horticulture Hints.
In this issue: Corn season begins, soybeans and cotton, EPA pesticide handling rules, and more.
Mrs. Jeanie Rowland joined 4-H as a fourth-grader and has been an active part of the Lincoln Parish program ever since.
A native of Zachary, Louisiana, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Dr. John Sullivan Jr. served as a beef cattle specialist and livestock show manager for 35 years
Since 1983, Mr. Emile has provided continuous support to Vermilion Parish 4-H livestock and horticulture programs.
Major varieties are now susceptible, so it will not be possible to cultivate only resistant varieties.
Some orchids are highly fragrant with delicious odors, while others have extremely obnoxious odors.
This report provides information about funding sources, program highlights for the area and local issues that are being faced by the parish.
Louisiana has an estimated 633,519 home gardens with a projected annual value of more than $512 million.
The Louisiana Master Gardener program was started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1994.
There are 27 Louisiana Master Gardener volunteer training programs encompassing 58 of 64 parishes and representing 96% of Louisiana’s population centers.
Whether you prefer them fresh, pickled, in salads or on a sandwich, cucumbers are a great addition to any backyard vegetable garden.
Spring 2019 issue of Horticulture Hints.
This publication explains the effect of mepiquat-containing products on cotton growth and development and suggests some guidelines for its use.
The tentative future dates and titles of classes.
FAQs relating to the Advanced Louisiana Master Gardener Program.
The number one priority of a good soil fertility program should be the soil pH.
Highlights in this issue: Prepare for corn season, pest management, Online resources, and more.
Playground stencils are designed to create colorful, painted playgrounds that provide physical activity opportunities for children.
