(Radio News 08/27/07) Employment during college can have its advantages and disadvantages. LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker says working can help students gain a sense of responsibility and self-worth. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/27/07) Many young adults are preparing to leave home for college. Parents need to be sure their children don’t fall prey to credit card debt, says LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/20/07) A shortage of rice seed and high prices for other commodities left rice acreage fairly low again this year. But LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dr. Johnny Saichuk says the estimated 350,000 acres that were planted are ready for harvest. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/20/07) Louisiana has a strong infrastructure to support the cotton industry, but falling cotton acreage threatens the infrastructure’s existence, says LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry.(Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/20/07) Commodity prices are significantly higher this year than they were the same time last year. LSU AgCenter economist Dr. Kurt Guidry says the high commodity prices will help offset high production costs for some crops. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/20/07) Like growers of many commodities, rice farmers faced high production costs this year. These rising production costs can eat into farmers' potential profit. Many rice producers in South Louisiana will grow a second crop of rice for harvest later in the fall, and that second crop often is where a farmer’s profit is made. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/20/07) Quality child care is an important component of rebuilding the economies of hurricane-affected areas of the state. The LSU AgCenter has extended its child care business training program for another year. The program's goal is to teach potential day care operators how to start their businesses in hurricane-affected parishes. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(TV News 08/20/07) A rainy end to July slowed the start of the harvest of several crops, including rice. But August began with a drier period, and rice growers are working hard to get their crops out of the fields. (Runtime: 1 minute, 13 seconds)

(Radio News 08/13/07) In early December of last year, Louisiana saw some of the coldest temperatures for that time in more than 60 years. The early winter freezes allowed researchers to look at cold tolerance of some new sugarcane varieties, says LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Dr. Ben Legendre. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 08/12/07) Two years ago one sugarcane variety was growing on 91 percent of the state’s sugarcane acreage. The variety LCP 85-384 has dominated the industry for more than a decade, but is on the decline, says LSU AgCenter sugarcane breeder Dr. Kenneth Gravois. (Runtime: 60 seconds)