Agriculture
Amber Dawn, the intern farmer at Hollygrove Market and Farm in Uptown New Orleans, conducts a gardening lesson with students from Lafayette Academy Charter School.
Urban farms bring fresh food closer to city tables
New Orleans is famous for its food. Fried seafood, rich gumbos and spicy etouffees are some of the city’s staples. But healthier fare is making its mark on the city’s landscape in the form of urban...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mark Shirley, LSU AgCenter fisheries agent, shows shrimpers in Delcambre how to use an Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon to alert the U.S. Coast Guard with a distress signal. (PHOTO/Bruce Schultz)
Shrimpers learn new technology, ways to save money
Experts from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant met with area shrimpers to help them become more efficient, learn new technology and comply with federal fishing regulations. “We are talking a...
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Master Gardener Bruce Chamberlain and Plant Sale Co-ordinator Mary Tauzin make the finishing touches on plants available for the April 13-14 annual Spring Plant Sale at Burden Center in Baton Rouge.  Planting and preparations have been under way since October. (PHOTO/Submitted)
EBR Master Gardeners to hold annual Spring Plant Sale
To be ready for their April 13-14 plant sale at Burden Center, the East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners have worked on Tuesdays since October transplanting seedlings, growing and re-potting at least 5...
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Francis Meilland rose in full bloom
Final All-America Rose winner; new trials will include AgCenter garden
March is the time when home gardeners get seriously engaged in planting and enjoying the spring season. Many gardeners continue to use roses in landscapes across Louisiana. In addition to the popul...
Mar 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan Hayes can be reached at 225-578-2919 or dhayes@agcenter.lsu.edu. (PHOTO/LSU AgCenter)
AgCenter researcher receives $400,000 NSF grant
Dan Hayes, an assistant professor in the LSU AgCenter Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has been awarded a $400,000 Career Award grant from the National Science Foundation. The...
Mar 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU AgCenter meat processors Manuel “Boo” Persica and Cole Gregorie demonstrate sausage-making techniques using meat from feral pigs at the wildlife field day at the Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station near Clinton on March 16. (PHOTO/Johnny Morgan)
Feral hogs, deer disease topics of field day
How best to deal with feral hogs and an overview of the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) problem in white-tailed deer were featured at the LSU AgCenter Wildlife Field Day at the Bob R. Jones-Idl...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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(PHOTO/Melinda Myers)
Five easy steps to low maintenance eco-friendly landscape
Gardening expert provides plan to transform your landscape
Mar 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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National Agriculture Day recognized
National Ag Day is celebrated today, March 19, 2013, and this is the time to recognize all of the contributions made by agriculture producers, associations, corporations, universities and governme...
Mar 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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AgMagic returns to the LSU AgCenter April 22-28
The LSU AgCenter brings the “magic” of agriculture to the Parker Coliseum April 22-28 on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. AgMagic is celebrating its 10th year as a fun and educational event where chi...
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Prescribed burning workshop for forests set for April 3-5 in Clinton
The LSU AgCenter is offering a prescribed burning workshop with burner certification for timber landowners on April 3-5 at the Bob R. Jones Idlewild Research Station. The workshop will begin 8 a.m....
Mar 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Water lilies provide attractive flowers in water gardens. (PHOTO/Dan Gill)
It’s time to clean out aquatic gardens
I love to garden in shady areas, although I know gardeners who complain about gardening successfully in the shade. Trouble mostly occurs when sun-loving plants are planted in shady locations. When ...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flower of the Autumn Lily Encore azalea. (PHOTO/Allen Owings)
Newest Encore azaleas set to debut
New varieties from the Encore azalea group are coming this spring. Many of the Encore azaleas now have improved cold hardiness (normally not a problem in Louisiana), sun tolerance and lacebug resis...
Mar 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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