(Distributed 07/23/07) After an exhilarating airboat ride through the marsh, Keith Espadron of Port Sulphur ambled up to the beach, shell fragments crunching under his feet, and gazed out at the muddy shoreline that once was grass-covered marsh. The outing was one of several for 4-H’ers participating in the LSU AgCenter’s Marsh Maneuvers program at the state’s Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge.

(Distributed 07/20/07) Experts confirmed Louisiana’s first infestations of Asian soybean rust in commercial production fields in Central Louisiana this week.

(Distributed 07/20/07) It may be the same place where some kids’ parents or grandparents spent part of their summers, but today’s 4-H Camp certainly isn’t the same.

(Distributed 07/20/07) Don’t bother telling Bethany Edler of Iberia Parish that mules are ornery, stubborn and kick hard. She’s heard it all before – and she can prove you wrong.

(Distributed 07/20/07) Before the winners of the 38th annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show were announced, participants who gathered around acknowledged learning how to win and lose gracefully was something they took away with them after the competition.

(Distributed 07/19/07) One new sugarcane variety released earlier this year and two sugarcane varieties released last year were featured along with three new releases of energy cane at the LSU AgCenter’s Annual Sugarcane Field Day Wednesday (July 18) at its Sugar Research Station.

(Distributed 07/19/07) The LSU AgCenter’s dairy farm in Baton Rouge recently reached a milestone in Louisiana agriculture when it recorded the highest rolling herd average milk production ever in the state.

(Distributed 07/19/07) Two wildlife workshops coordinated by the LSU AgCenter will be held during August in Southwest Louisiana. The workshops will be held Aug. 9 and Aug. 14.

(Distributed 07/18/07) LSU AgCenter scientists who work with rice went on the road in July – meeting with farmers at field days in five parishes. The experts gave reviews of their programs to develop new rice varieties, fight insects, control diseases and improve yields.

(Distributed 07/17/07) David Wilson, a North Louisiana alligator hunter, brought a 2-year-old wild Louisiana gator to a Nature Rangers workshop in Bossier City July 14. The workshop, a cooperative venture between the LSU AgCenter and Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City, was one of several planned for 2007.