(Distributed 06/19/07) Ten adults were recognized for their contributions to the Louisiana 4-H program during an awards ceremony Tuesday (June 19) preceding the opening session of the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H University program on the LSU campus.

(Distributed 06/01/07) The second annual 2007 Miss-Lou Regional Tourism Summit will be Aug. 7-9 at the Vidalia Conference and Convention Center, according to Dr. Cynthia Pilcher, LSU AgCenter community economic development agent. The summit will focus on ways to enhance tourism in rural areas in the region, which consists of 16 parishes in Louisiana and 17 counties in Mississippi located along the Mississippi River or near the state borders

(Distributed 06/01/07) A web log, better known as a "blog," to monitor progression of a 10-acre field of rice at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station is online for farmers, teachers and anyone curious about the particulars of growing a rice crop.

(Distributed 06/05/07) The June 28 field day at the LSU AgCenter’s Rice Research Station will offer updates from the field, Capitol Hill and the marketplace.

(Distributed 06/05/07) Crawfish and rice might seem like a natural fit, but the two agricultural endeavors sometimes conflict, farmers learned at an LSU AgCenter Master Farmer Field Day held here recently (May 25).

(Distributed 06/01/07) The LSU AgCenter will hold Hurricane Resistance Days at its LaHouse model home site June 14-17.

The LSU AgCenter held its sixth annual 4-H Day at the Capitol June 5, and officials said it continues to be a popular event with young people and legislators from across the state.

(Distributed 06/06/07) Ricky Kilpatrick, LSU AgCenter forestry agent in the Northwest Region, has won a Gold Star Award from Project Learning Tree in recognition of his involvement and support of this national organization.

(Distributed 06/12/07) The Louisiana County Agricultural Agents Association honored several LSU AgCenter agents and specialists for their service to Louisiana agriculture during its annual conference earlier this month in Oak Grove.

(Distributed 06/11/07) A guide to pasture condition scoring was among the topics at the Quality Hay Management Alternatives Field Tour held June 9 at the Gordon Raley in Franklin Parish. The tour was sponsored by the LSU AgCenter’s Macon Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro.

(Distributed 06/14/07) The LSU AgCenter has reactivated for the second year an Asian soybean rust hot line so people can find out the status of this disease in Louisiana. The toll-free number is 1-866-641-1847. Asian soybean rust is a disease that, if not caught early and treated, can spread rapidly and destroy entire soybean fields.

(Distributed 06/14/07)High school teachers across the state who want to learn how to teach their students about money management will have opportunities between June 26 and July 24 from the LSU AgCenter.

(Distributed 06/15/07) Progress is being made in evaluating and incorporating new technologies to reduce aflatoxin contamination in Louisiana corn fields, and research is being conducted on nematodes and corn hybrid testing, participants learned at the LSU AgCenter’s annual field day at the Northeast Research Station here Wednesday (June 13).

(Distributed 06/26/07) More than 600 young people across Louisiana will compete in the 38th annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show July 9-14 in West Monroe. Coordinated by the LSU AgCenter, the event will be held for the third year in a row at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center.

(Distributed 06/21/07) oung people from across Louisiana were announced as state winners and alternates in various contests Thursday night (June 21) at the final session of the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H University in Baton Rouge. In addition, hundreds more were selected as blue-ribbon winners, and more than 1,500 youngsters participated in the three-day series of activities that are part of the annual 4-H event.

(Distributed 06/27/07) Home gardeners are invited to a field tour focused on newly named LSU fig varieties and growing tomatoes July 11 at the LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center in Baton Rouge.

(Distributed 06/22/07) Asian soybean rust was observed in both Avoyelles and Rapides parishes on Wednesday (June 20) and confirmed by LSU AgCenter scientists on Thursday (June 21).

(Distributed 06/22/07) Fifty-two more Louisiana farmers, including nine women, have achieved the status of Master Farmer – a title that means they have not only learned the latest in conservation techniques, but they are implementing them on their farms.

(Distributed 06/28/07) Louisiana’s food and fiber service industries were heavily affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Consisting primarily of full-service and fast-food restaurants, the service industries lost 4.2 percent in value-added.

(Distributed 06/29/07) An LSU AgCenter researcher gave a progress report on her project to develop rice with increased protein levels during the Rice Research Station field day Thursday (June 28) here.

(Distributed 06/26/07) More than 600 young people across Louisiana will compete in the 38th annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show July 9-14 in West Monroe. Coordinated by the LSU AgCenter, the event will be held for the third year in a row at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center.