Food Day event teaches students about nutrition, food security
(Audio News 10/26/12) Students at Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge learned about the importance of healthful eating and food security during the school's Food Day celebration. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Kiki Fontenot was in the first booth students came to, handing out the tools to help them start a salad. (Runtime: 1:10) |
Researchers studying new poultry bedding material
(Audio News 10/19/12) LSU AgCenter researchers are using the poultry demonstration houses at the Hill Farm Research Station to test a new type of poultry bedding product made of recycled cardboard. LSU AgCenter animal scientist Bill Owens says the makers of the product claim it does a better job of absorbing ammonia than conventional litter. (Runtime: 1:20) |
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Mixed timber provides promising results
(Audio News 10/18/12) Timber is highest grossing agricultural commodity in Louisiana, but that doesn’t stop forestry researchers at the LSU AgCenter Hill Farm Research Station from looking at new ways to increase its value. Michael Blazier is studying pine trees mixed with hardwood trees such as red oak. (Runtime: 1:10) |
Storms slowed cotton harvest
(Video News 10/22/12) Louisiana’s cotton harvest has had some delays. Cotton must be dry when picked, and rain has come just frequently enough to keep farmers out of the fields. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard has the details. (Runtime: 1:25) |
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