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 Home>News Archive>2007>November>Headline News>
Six More Inducted Into LSU AgCenter Patent Club
(Distributed 11/30/07) Six more scientists have been inducted into the LSU AgCenter’s Patent Club, an elite group that now includes 52 researchers who have received patents or plant variety protection certificates. The new inductees are first-time receivers of patents or plant variety protection (PVP) certificates during the past 12 months.

LSU AgCenter Looking For Answers To Insulate Raised Floors
researchers with sensor equipment

(Distributed 11/30/07) The LSU AgCenter has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and others in the wood products industry to determine which insulation systems effectively prevent moisture problems in houses with raised floors.

LSU AgCenter Poinsettia Open House Set For Dec. 14
red poinsettia

(Distributed 11/29/07) The LSU AgCenter’s 2007 Poinsettia Open House is set for Dec. 14 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Burden Center in Baton Rouge. This event, which is being held for the 13th time, provides poinsettia growers and the public with an opportunity to view some of the latest poinsettia varieties.

Fair Exhibit Shows How To Attract Butterflies
(Distributed 11/27/07) Butterfly gardening is a rewarding hobby that creates a calming effect, Wendy Babiak of Shreveport said as she observed a butterfly garden at the State Fair of Louisiana. Babiak, a Master Gardener who has a “wildlife oasis smack in the middle of Broadmoor,” a Shreveport subdivision, helped put together an LSU AgCenter fair exhibit on how gardening can be used to attract butterflies.

Pecan Harvest Robust But Slightly Down For 2007
pecan orchard
(Distributed 11/21/07) Louisiana pecans are plentiful for holiday cooking – just not quite as many as last year’s recording-breaking yield, according to Dr. John Pyzner, pecan-fruit specialist at the LSU AgCenter’s Pecan Research and Extension Station in Shreveport. This year the total harvest is expected to be 10-12 million pounds, down slightly from an average of about 14 million pounds. Last year’s yield shot up to 21 million pounds.
2007 Good Provider Winners Announced At LSU
Good Providers
(Distributed 11/21/07) Good Provider winners from across the state were honored on Nov. 20 at LSU’s Lod Cook Conference Center.
‘Choose-And-Cut’ Tree Season Begins
(Distributed 11/20/07) An annual tradition in the South is the opening of most "choose-and-cut" Christmas tree farms on the Friday following Thanksgiving.
Animal Drugs Bought Online Could Harm Pets
(Distribtued 11/20/07) Pet owners should be cautious of purchasing animal drugs on the Internet. The products may not be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and pose a health threat to the pets.
LSU AgCenter Spearheads Nutrition Summit
(Distributed 11/20/07) WINNSBORO – Realizing that the many programs offered by a variety of agencies are powerful tools to address poor diet and inactivity, the LSU AgCenter brought together state and regional nutrition and health organizations for a Nutrition Connections Summit on Nov. 15.
Louisiana 4-H’ers National Poultry Judging Champs
(Distributed 11/20/07) The Louisiana 4-H Poultry Judging Team came home with first place honors in the national 4-H poultry judging competition held Nov. 14-15 in Louisville, Ky.
Bittersweet News Backdrop To Dairy Field Day
waste water lagoon
(Distributed 11/19/07) Milk prices are up, but feed prices are, too. That was bittersweet news at the LSU AgCenter’s dairy field day Nov. 13 at the Southeast Research Station in Franklinton.
More East Feliciana Schools Offer After-school Programs
(Distributed 11/19/07) More East Feliciana Parish students are receiving tutoring and enrichment programs after school through a cooperative effort between the LSU AgCenter and the East Feliciana School District.
Food Terrorism Addressed At New Orleans Meeting
(Distributed 11/19/07) Keeping our food supply safe was the main topic for speakers and panelists at a recent national conference in New Orleans.
LSU AgCenter Sets Dairy Field Day
(Distributed 11/08/07) The LSU AgCenter’s Southeast Research Station in Franklinton will hold a field day on Nov. 13 to update dairy producers of ongoing research at the station.