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In this article, learn how to nail a job interview and prepare for it in the best possible way!
There are many things to consider when planning daily routines around the new school year.
RSFF looks at a furry garden pest, persimmon root and seedlings, mystery seed from China and healthful goji fruit.
In this article, Ashley Powell shows us how to write a professional email.
Peaches are a delicious fruit packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium. They are a popular summertime fruit with a peak season of June 15- July 15.
There are many nutrients in grain foods, especially whole grains, that are important for our overall health.
Riding a Bicycle is Great Exercise and can be so much fun at any age. Biking can be a powerful workout to get the heart pumping.
When you apply for your first job, it can be very difficult to decide what should go on your resume.
RSFF is all about trees this week. There are a couple of questions about propagation. There are other questions about caring for various trees.
In this article, Dr. Parvej discusses Nitrogen management in cotton.
This week's RSFF looks at several ailing trees. One suffers from overwatering, another has a fungal disease and one has an infestation of caterpillars.
This Version of RSFF looks at tomatoes, watermelons, grass and container plants.
Row Rice Field Day will take place virtually on the Row Rice Youtube channel on July 27, 2020.
Timely information about forestry and wildlife management for forest landowners.
This version of RSFF addresses several disease of garden and landscape plants include potato wart disease, blossom end rot and fungal leaf spots.
This week's RSFF is heavy on insects: carpenter bee, Leaf footed bug, mydas fly and black flies.
Families engaging in healthy lifestyle practices.
In This Issue: Smart Shopping, Food Safety, Topping Cauliflower Waffles with your favorite foods, Healthy Recipe and Virtual Online Nutrition Classes.
Materials needed and directions on how to put it together.
This week's blog covers soil testing, aphids, leaf spot and a lawn weed.
This week's RSFF includes some nuisance critters including ants, termites and hogs. A case of leaf spot is in here.
(06/30/20) The LSU AgCenter SNAP Education program recently worked with the City of Bogalusa to install health and walking trail signs in Bogalusa.
The importance of drinking water every day helps us stay alert and keeps our body systems working efficiently.
What is lactose intolerance, the problem it poses, milk options to choose for dietary adequacy.
Potassium (K) is the second most yield limiting nutrient in soybean.
Looking for new blackberry recipes? Why not try this Blackberry Balsamic Chicken Wraps
This week’s RSFF has a follow up on the walnut caterpillar. There is some disease, and most importantly, a toxic plant for gardeners to recognize for the safety
The amount of grain foods needed is determined by age, gender, and level of physical activity.
The RSFF discusses protecting trees form the walnut caterpillar, harmless native insects, insects that cause damage, and worms infesting a tree.
RSFF looks at a couple of weeds, at how to treat for crawfish and at a calcium deficiency in tomatoes.
This week’s article makes a plant diagnosis, discusses a valuable antibacterial agent, dealing with a pest problem and bird removal.
This article consists of a list of many native plants.
This week's article looks a grass recommendation, small tomato fruit, managing cypress knees and identification of a large moth.
School is out and there are so many wonderful things to do. So, let’s make it fun.
Is it hard for kids to remain healthy during a time of social distancing?
Nitrogen is the most yield limiting nutrient for corn production.
Are you having trouble keeping the kids occupied? Try setting up a good old-fashioned scavenger hunt.
When you do not have enough money to cover your family’s basic living expenses and pay all your creditors, you face some difficult financial decisions.
Did you know that garlic is a staple ingredient in Mediterranean dishes?
Walking & bicycling are critical modes of transportation that deserve more attention. They're resilient transportation modes healthy for mind, body, & planet.
A gardener asked about chinch bugs on his garden corn. A homeowner is asking about slime mold on her lawn. There is a quince rust on pears.
Grains are one of USDA’s Myplate food groups. According to the American Dietary Guidelines for Americans, we should make ½ our grains whole grains.
Figs are one of the most popular fruits grown in the South. They are a good source of dietary fiber, natural sugars, iron, calcium, and potassium.
This version of RSFF looks at the cow ant, the banded cucumber beetle and downy mildew on a squash leaf.
Yoga is a great physical activity. All you need is a mat & a little time. It is inexpensive and easily done at home alone or with friends, a partner and family.
In this blog, a gardener asked an important question about fertilizer. There is a paragraph about unhappy daylilies, and a couple of plant IDs.
This RSFF looks at leaf damage, a millipede and some detail about squash pollination.
RSFF identifies a wildflower, a tree, displays a loaded mayhaw tree, and gives more information about an infected magnolia leaf.
In this article, we highlight the best qualities in a babysitter with a good reputation help the reader find out if babysitting is the right job for them.
RSFF looks a several insects including a juvenile bug, aphids, wax scales and juvenile sawfly.
RSFF addresses some diseases found in the landscape and in the vegetable garden.
Walking is one of the most available tools for navigating our physical, emotional, and communal health.
Sugarcane variety L 03-371.
RSFF examines a fungal infection, an insect call, homemade "fertilizers" and small cucumbers.
This article show what a tomato with "zippering" looks like. Also, slime mold is mentioned and a gardener conveyed her concern about invasive plants.
There are many things that can stress us out, and that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and depressed. Find out how to relieve your stress now!
Plan the perfect picnic by following these tips!
When missing an ingredient, don't head back to the store just yet! Here are some easy substitutions for common ingredients when cooking of baking.
This edition of RSFF looks at plants ranging from a lowly lawn weed to a maturing live oak. Also, an explanation about a squash ailment is included.
Hang your next load of clean shirts, dresses or pants on hangers outside and let them dry in the warm spring sunshine and breeze. It will be good exercise.
Soy is a plant-based complete protein, containing all nine amino acids that does not come from an animal. Learn more about the health benefits of soy.
Send your questions and pictures to Keith Hawkins, Area Horticulture Agent.
People who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases.
Nutrition lessons taught at the outdoor kitchen in New Orleans City Park's Botanical Gardens for Family Medicine Residents at East Jefferson General Hospital.
For this issue of RSFF, the author is asking for help in identifying an exotic tree, discussions on controlling bamboo and identifying insecticide damage.
(04/30/20) Two LSU AgCenter experts offered advice for those looking to stretch their dollars amid the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic
Black edges on tomatoes appears to be Septoria leaf spot and a calcium-deficiency disorder can cause blossom-end rot.
This version of RSFF discusses a couple of issues affecting tomato plants and a some honeybees with an unusual appearance.
Handwashing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection. Follow these five steps for handwashing.
This weeks column discusses both positive and negative issues of wildlife in the landscape and garden.
In this article, we dive into the details of Wheat and Oat Field Day 2020 by interviewing Dr. Trey Price.
This is our first blog post for the Northeast Region.
A weekly column to help gardeners. This edition address some plant ailments such nutrient deficiency, herbicide damage and fungal disease.
This edition of RSFF features three common Louisiana wildflowers: spiderwort, oxalis or wood-sorrel, and common mint.
If you want to contact Roots, Shoots, Fruits and Flowers, please send your questions and pictures to Keith Hawkins, Area Horticulture Agent (AHA).
If you want to contact Roots, Shoots, Fruits and Flowers, please send your questions and pictures to Keith Hawkins, Area Horticulture Agent (AHA).
Bird's-foot violet, a harmless plant, and pink plants.
Colorful insects, soil sample from tomatoes that were wilting, and bacteria streaming from an infected stem.
An in-furrow starter is commonly called a “pop-up” fertilizer, and is applied in the seed furrow (in-furrow).
For some relief, this fact sheet provides information and background on the SoilWeb phone application.
Each year producers in Louisiana fight a constant battle against weed species bent on robbing yields and shrinking profit margins.
Ryegrass infestations were very prominent this year in many fields in Northeast Louisiana.
Rules regarding the use of ULV malathion and application intervals outlined by the LDAF.
Established to foster cooperation among bee keepers, pesticide applicators and agricultural producers.
This is a weekly article about a flowering shrub, an insect and a tree with various infections.
This is a weekly article featuring turf recommendations, bees problems and diseased leaf on a fruit tree.
This edition identifies fungal growth, a wild American plum, and cool season grasses.
Highlight March as National Nutrition Month to encourage consumers to make small change to eating habits "bite by bite".
Build a Healthy Meal Video - Farmer's Market Meals - One-skillet Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes
