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Louisiana Sweet Potato News aims to update and inform all who are associated with or interested in Louisiana sweet potatoes. Among the topics featured in this newsletter are crop profiles; information related to various aspects of sweet potato production; the latest details on insect, weed and disease management; and current industry news and events.
(Video 10/7/25) Good weather at the beginning of the season helped create strong yields, and dry weather is helping expedite this year’s sweet potato harvest.
In This Issue: Sweetpotato Crop Update, US Sweetpotato Council in D.C., Graduate Student Highlight, CleanSEED update, Loss of Loved a One, and more.
In this issue: 2024 Louisiana Sweetpotato Midseason Report, 2024 LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Field Day, 75 Years of Breeding Excellence, and more.
In This Issue: Sweetpotato Crop Update, Sweet Potato Commission Announcement, The new ‘Avoyelles’ Variety, Sweet Potato Station Turns 75! and more!
2023 Sweet Potato Field Day Highlights, Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission Update, Nematode Management Update, Winter Recipe: Sweet Potato Pecan Pie and more.
Optimizing nematicide efficacy in Louisiana sweetpotato production, Update on Optogen herbicide, Louisiana Sweet Potato Crop Update, and more.
Update on Sweet Potato Line Trials, US Sweet Potato Council, Louisiana Sweet Potato Crop Update and more.
(05/23/23) Cole Gregorie, a longtime research associate at the Sweet Potato Research Station, will assume the new role June 15.
(01/30/23) Imana Power was appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology.
