Be careful when considering insecticide use As the weather warms up, insect problems increase. Many gardeners still feel they should immediately get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see insects or some apparent insect damage in th...
May 17, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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Dan Gill/LSU AgCenter HorticulturistZachary Today.Com
Stockman takes the Fed to the Woodshed It is the scariest thing I have read in a long time. Unfortunately, it is hard to argue with much of the message it contains. The "it" is a recent Associated Press interview with David Stockman, Ro...
Bouncing Ball Politics If you are driving along and suddenly see a big red rubber ball come bouncing out into the street, you might want to put your foot on the brake pedal, because a small child may well come running ou...
Moms, kids must sometimes journey seperately Sure, mothers and their kids won't always see eye to eye on everything.
They will have their differences, but they will also share in much laughter and many private jokes. They'll surely have their...
One More Time In this column on March 27, I stated that the top goal of LABI for 2013 was as follows: “Tax increases on businesses and investments in a slow economy are a recipe for disaster. In order to maximiz...
Increased costs will hamper recovery for forestry Legislation now under consideration by the Louisiana House of Representatives will increase costs for logging interests and forest products manufacturers in the state just as recovery is beginning,...
Bouncing Ball Politics If you are driving along and suddenly see a big red rubber ball come bouncing out into the street, you might want to put your foot on the brake pedal, because a small child may well come running ou...
The President's Column: Corn is King In a state where cotton was once king, it appears corn now wears the crown.
In a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cotton will be replaced with corn across the South, with plante...
May 06, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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Mike Danna/La. Parish Farm BureauZachary Today.Com
Cash, Cash Years ago in an earlier life, I was general manager of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce when oil and gas were totally the king and queen of the state’s economy. Needless to say, the Lafaye...
Gen. Honore offers advice on building a strong family unit How can U.S. military core values be used by parents to build stronger families?
That’s what Lt. General Russel Honore’ (U.S. Army, retired) explained in his keynote address to some 600 members of ...
Plan summer flower gardens now May is here and we transition from the warm days and cool nights of spring and early summer to the hot days and warm nights that will be with us until September.
With the increasing heat, you shoul...
May 01, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Dan Gill/LSU AgCenter HorticulturistZachary Today.Com
Tenure and Academic Freedom: Victims of Judicial Misconduct? Imagine playing in a tennis match. You have played three of five sets and won two of them. It is your opponent’s turn to serve. They serve a fault. The judge motions for them to serve again. The...
