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- Sweet potato field day set for Aug. 31 at Chase
(07/07/16) CHASE, La. – The LSU AgCenter will hold a field day for sweet potato farmers on Aug. 31 at the AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station.
Registration will be at 8 a.m., with the program beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Topics will include weed management, nematode control, insect problems, feral hog control, breeding for early maturity, worker protection regulations and the foundation seed program.
A variety of field equipment will be shown, along with the demonstration of an irrigation surge valve.
The station is located on La. Highway 15 south of Winnsboro.
The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture