Agriculture
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
Barnyard to Boatyard Conservation Exchange Seeks Solutions to Conserve Habitat and Support Local Economies
TRCP to Unite South Dakota Farmers & Ranchers and Louisiana Gulf Fishermen to Build Momentum for Conservation Cocodrie, LA - (June 14, 2013) – The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership wil...
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Rules Committee to Hold Emergency Farm Bill Meeting Today as USA Rice Members Work on Capitol Hill for Passage
WASHINGTON -- With the House of Representatives expected to begin farm-bill debate on June 19, USA Rice Producers' Group (USARPG) Chairman and Texas rice producer Linda Raun and other producers and...
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Jeff Landry Urges Conservatives to Support Sugar Policy
WASHINGTON — Louisiana’s sugarcane farmers are among the most efficient in the world, yet subsidized foreign sugar is putting Louisiana jobs at risk. That was the message former Congressman Jeff L...
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Soybean, Corn, Sunflower and Canola Growers Press House on Farm Bill
In a letter to lawmakers Thursday, the American Soybean Association (ASA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), National Sunflower Association and the U.S. Canola Association urged the House o...
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Many palms can grow in Louisiana
By Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND – The use of palms in home landscapes has gained considerable interest in the last few years. Several reasons have brought about this resurgenc...
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Scientists investigate use of nanoparticles to target ag chemicals
BATON ROUGE – Cristina Sabliov was charged with finding a way to apply nanotechnology to agriculture. Sabliov, a scientist in the LSU AgCenter Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineeri...
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USDA Announces A Notice of Contract Proposals to Support Advanced Biofuels Production
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of up to $98.6 million to support the production of advanced biofuels, and an opportunity for eligible producers to ...
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USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Support Small-Socially Disadvantaged Producers
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking applications from cooperatives to provide technical assistance to small, socially disadvantaged agricultural pro...
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High tech used to evaluate soil fertility for soybeans and corn
WINNSBORO, La. – Portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry is normally a process used by those in the metal industry, but a study funded by the Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Boa...
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Senate passes half-trillion dollar farm bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on Monday that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts to food stamps. T...
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America's Farmers
Louisiana farmers support rural organizations through third-annual America’s Farmers Grow Communities
Drought disaster areas receive additional funding ST. LOUIS (August 8, 2012) – Farmers across the country work hard to build their businesses that help fuel their rural communities. For the third ...
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Researcher looks at armyworm resistance in Bt corn
Farmers can plant Bt corn to get protection from an important pest of corn, the fall armyworm. But LSU AgCenter entomologist Fangneng Huang said populations of the pest in some areas have developed...
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