(Distributed 07/17/07) LSU AgCenter 4-H agents recently acquired funds to purchase a trailer that will support outdoor skills programs in the Florida Parishes of the state.

(Distribued 07/03/07) Louisiana’s farmers generated more than $855 million in value-added through various crop and animal production activities in 2005, according to a recent report by LSU AgCenter agricultural economist Dr. Matthew Fannin.

(Distributed 07/05/07) One new sugarcane variety released earlier this year and two sugarcane varieties released last year will be featured at the LSU AgCenter’s annual sugarcane field day on July 18 at the Sugar Research Station on Louisiana Highway 30, 11 miles south of Tiger Stadium or 9 miles north of Gonzales in St. Gabriel.

(Distributed 07/10/07) The proposed route of Interstate 69, a new highway that will eventually connect Mexico and Canada, could have a devastating effect on Louisiana’s pecan industry. That is because the proposed route goes right through the LSU AgCenter’s Pecan Research and Extension Station near Shreveport.

(Distributed 07/11/07) Results from the first day of competition at the 38th annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show on July 10 have been released. Competition continues through July 12. Coordinated by the LSU AgCenter, the event is at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe.

(Distributed 07/11/07) Sales of greenhouse tomatoes from the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station’s spring crop are expected to top 65,000 pounds by the end of July – making this the best year ever.

(Distributed 07/12/07) An LSU AgCenter agent recently received the Merit Award from the American Forage and Grassland Council. Allen Hogan, LSU AgCenter county agent in Jefferson Davis Parish, received the award June 26 at the council’s annual meeting at Penn State University.

(Distributed 07/12/07) More than half of 135 Louisiana crawfish ponds tested for White Spot Syndrome Virus so far have shown up positive, according to an LSU AgCenter aquaculture expert. “This means it’s much more widespread than anyone thought,” said Dr. Ray McClain, crawfish researcher at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station.

(Distributed 07/13/07) Plaquemines Parish 4-H’ers went to camp and attended 4-H University this summer thanks to a donation from a local company designed to help the youth development program rebuild in the area.

(Distributed 07/05/07) One new sugarcane variety released earlier this year and two sugarcane varieties released last year will be featured at the LSU AgCenter’s annual sugarcane field day on July 18 at the Sugar Research Station on Louisiana Highway 30, 11 miles south of Tiger Stadium or 9 miles north of Gonzales in St. Gabriel.

(Distributed 07/13/07) Results from the second and third days of competition at the 38th annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show on July 11-12 have been released.

(Distributed 07/13/07) A beef cattle nutrition short course presented by the Gulf Coast Beef Education Alliance will be held at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station in Bossier City on the last Tuesday of the month in July, August, September, October and November.

(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.

(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 07/19/07) 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 07/19/07) 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 07/20/07) 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 07/20/07) 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) 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) Experts confirmed Louisiana’s first infestations of Asian soybean rust in commercial production fields in Central Louisiana this week.

(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 07/23/07) The LSU AgCenter is offering educational programs to help people make informed decisions about whether to go into business.

(Distributed 07/23/07) A poultry workshop for 4-H agents, 4-H’ers, FFA advisers, FFA members and volunteer leaders will be held on Tuesday, July 31, at the LSU AgCenter Hill Farm Research Station in Homer.

(Distributed 07/31/07) Dr. Don Reed, associate professor at the LSU AgCenter Idlewild Research Station in Clinton, and representatives from the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a seminar on Deer Food Plots and Tagging on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Dave Means 4-H Center in Grand Cane at 6 p.m.

(Distributed 07/26/07) The sixth annual LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research Station Crop Field Day has been scheduled for Aug. 23 at the Dean Lee Research/Extension Livestock facility in Alexandria. The field day will feature tours of research being conducted on soybeans, feed grains, cotton and weed control at the station.

(Distributed 07/31/07) Dr. Don Reed, associate professor at the LSU AgCenter Idlewild Research Station in Clinton, and representatives from the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct a seminar on Deer Food Plots and Tagging on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Dave Means 4-H Center in Grand Cane at 6 p.m.

(Distributed 07/12/07) More than half of 135 Louisiana crawfish ponds tested for White Spot Syndrome Virus so far have shown up positive, according to an LSU AgCenter aquaculture expert. “This means it’s much more widespread than anyone thought,” said Dr. Ray McClain, crawfish researcher at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station.

(Distributed 07/11/07) Sales of greenhouse tomatoes from the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station’s spring crop are expected to top 65,000 pounds by the end of July – making this the best year ever.

(Distributed 07/10/07) The proposed route of Interstate 69, a new highway that will eventually connect Mexico and Canada, could have a devastating effect on Louisiana’s pecan industry. That is because the proposed route goes right through the LSU AgCenter’s Pecan Research and Extension Station near Shreveport.

(Distributed 07/05/07) One new sugarcane variety released earlier this year and two sugarcane varieties released last year will be featured at the LSU AgCenter’s annual sugarcane field day on July 18 at the Sugar Research Station on Louisiana Highway 30, 11 miles south of Tiger Stadium or 9 miles north of Gonzales in St. Gabriel.