Agriculture
LRN, La. Farm Bureau Merge Ag News Programming
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Farm Bureau Radio Network is merging its farm broadcasting operations with the Louisiana Radio Network’s Agri-News division, creating one of the largest farm radio netwo...
Aug 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Worldwatch Institute
12 Innovations to Combat Drought, Improve Food Security, and Stabilize Food Prices
Worldwatch Institute highlights 12 ways to make the U.S. agriculture system more resilient to drought and, in the long run, more sustainable Washington, D.C.----Soaring temperatures and low precip...
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Louisiana hay restrictions waived to help Texas ranchers
BATON ROUGE – An executive order has been issued waiving size restrictions and permit fees on oversized loads of hay enroute to Texas. The Departments of Transportation and Development, Public Saf...
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Corn growers need to get after weeds early
Louisiana corn farmers need to be proactive in their approach to weed control, advises Daniel Stephenson, LSU AgCenter weed scientist. It starts four to six weeks before planting with a burndown o...
Jul 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fruit and Nut Production across Southwest Louisiana
By Jeremy Hebert, Frances Bellard, and Barrett Courville Home fruit and nut orchards are becoming more and more popular across southwest Louisiana. The benefits of having a fruit and nut orchard...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU AgCenter offers high-security lab space for research projects
BATON ROUGE – Recently completed laboratory and animal handling space at the LSU AgCenter Isolation Facility is now available to any researcher who has a need for containment and isolation, said Ph...
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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As Drought, Heat Show Importance of Risk Management Programs, ASA Calls on House to Pass Farm Bill
As worsening drought conditions continue to envelop more than half of the United States, the American Soybean Association (ASA) is pointing to the Farm Bill currently stalled and awaiting debate by...
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ron Levy talks about different soybean varieties during a field day at the LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Station in Alexandria.
Demonstration fields teach farmers how to improve yields
Demonstration projects across the state are showing farmers how corn and soybeans varieties perform in their area, and how different farming practices could benefit their operations. John Kruse, L...
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sugarcane
Sugarcane crop looks good at 50th St. Martin Parish field day
PARKS – Farmers were in good spirits for the 50th Annual Sugarcane Field Day in St. Martin Parish on July 20. The crop looks lush and green with rains that have moistened the ground well for the u...
Jul 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Irwin takes public relations post for American Sugar Cane League
THIBODAUX – American Sugar Cane League General Manager Jim Simon announced today that Sam Irwin has been hired to serve as the League’s public relations director. Irwin will head the organization’s...
Jul 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Obama Administration Efforts to Assist Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Drought
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new flexibility and assistance in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's major conservation programs to get much-needed h...
Jul 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Soybean rust on the move in Louisiana
The LSU AgCenter has found soybean rust in both Avoyelles and Rapides parishes. The incidence and severity are two percent in Avoyelles Parish and three percent in Rapides Parish. “These rust lev...
Jul 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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