(05/25/17) ST. JOSEPH, La. — The LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station will showcase research and demonstration plots at a pest management and crop production field day on June 20 in St. Joseph.

Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts. Field tours will run from 9-11 a.m. followed by crop and administrative updates and a sponsored lunch.

The field tours will depart from behind the main office building. The Northeast Research Station is located on Hwy 605 north of St. Joseph.

A broad range of topics will be covered, including:

— Row rice production.

— Cover crop management.

— Current topics in field crop pathology.

— Precision planting.

— Cotton pest management and field crop insect update.

— New herbicide technologies.

— Crop irrigation and water policy and programs.

The field day is approved for Phase II and continuing education credits for the Louisiana Master Farmer program.