(Distributed 10/11/07) The 2007 Fall Garden Show in New Orleans will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden Oct. 20-21 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.

(Distributed 10/01/07) Passion for the elderly and less fortunate is the driving force behind what keeps one LSU AgCenter agent excited about her work.

(Distributed 10/05/07) The 26th Annual North Louisiana Ag Expo will move from the Monroe Civic Center to the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe in 2008. The event, which promotes the agribusiness industry and educates the public on the importance of agriculture, will be Jan. 18-19, according to Janet Rutledge, executive director of the North Louisiana Agri-Business Council.

(Distributed 10/05/07) The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its investigation of genetically engineered Liberty Link rice has ended with no enforcement action being taken.

(Distributed 10/08/07) Consumers may learn how to avoid scams, fraud and identity theft through a program offered across the state by the LSU AgCenter and other organizations.

(Distributed 10/09/07) The Red River Research Station will begin a series of “Lunch and Ag Discovery” programs to help consumers and the urban population learn more about agricultural issues, according to Dr. Jere McBride, LSU AgCenter Northwest Region director.

(Distributed 10/11/07) The 2007 Fall Garden Show in New Orleans will be held at the City Park Botanical Garden Oct. 20-21 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day.

(Distributed 10/09/07) Nearly 200 lawn and garden professionals were on hand for an ornamental horticulture and turfgrass field day Oct. 9 at the LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center in Baton Rouge. The morning featured plot tours and presentations by LSU AgCenter researchers, extension specialists and graduate students.

(Distributed 10/10/07) The LSU AgCenter will participate in the 2007 World Food Day activities on Oct. 16 by co-hosting with the LSU College of Agriculture a seminar on nutrition. The presenter will be Jaime Rozowski with the Department of Nutrition at Pontifical Catholic University School of Medicine in Santiago, Chile. The seminar is titled, “Nutrition Transition in Chile: How Has Obesity Come to Plague Chile’s Youth?”

(Distributed 10/12/07) The LSU AgCenter is offering hurricane-resistant home improvement seminars in South Louisiana from mid-October through mid-December.

(Distributed 10/15/07) The LSU AgCenter’s Character Critters program at the Paul E. Slaton Head Start Center in Ruston is producing immediate results, said one teacher.

(Distributed 10/15/07) The LSU AgCenter’s Department of Food Science has named an advisory board that includes state, national and international leaders in the food industry, according to John Finley, department head.

(Distributed 10/16/07) Tailgating at an SEC football game is listed No. 27 in ESPN columnist Jim Caple’s list of 101 Things Sports Fans Must Experience Before They Die.

(Distributed 10/17/07) Thirteen associates at the Wal-Mart in Minden who documented their weight at the beginning and end of an eight-lesson LSU AgCenter class on healthy eating lost a total of 32.64 pounds collectively.

(Distributed 10/17/07) Children are getting fatter, and the solution to long-term obesity is to improve nutrition education of children, a leading nutrition expert told a packed lecture hall at the LSU AgCenter on World Food Day, Oct. 16.

(Distributed 10/22/07) Since 2000, nearly 450 pest control operators and technicians have completed two days of either basic or master training programs on treating for termites and other wood-destroying insects at the Lois Caffey Termite Training Center at the LSU AgCenter in Baton Rouge.

(Distributed 10/19/07) The LSU AgCenter is helping bring day care centers back to the Greater New Orleans area.

(Distributed 10/22/07) To recognize the outstanding contributions made to Louisiana agriculture, the Louisiana Agri-News Network, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry are seeking nominations for the 2008 Louisiana Farmer of the Year.

(Distributed 10/23/07) Cattle producers got a look at South Louisiana’s possible answer to alfalfa during a recent LSU AgCenter cattle field day in Vermilion Parish.

(Distributed 10/23/07) About 70 people attending a seminar at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station recently learned ways to stop feral hogs from impinging on other wildlife populations and crops.

(Distributed 10/23/07) About 70 people attending a seminar at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station recently learned ways to stop feral hogs from impinging on other wildlife populations and crops.

(Distributed 10/23/07) Every October, around 10,000 children wander through Perilloux’s Pumpkin Patch in St. Charles Parish in search of the perfect pumpkin. The operation started by accident 24 years ago with one Girl Scout troop and a small wagon. Today, school children and groups from across Southeast Louisiana board large trailers and make their way through Timmy Perilloux’s farm to the pumpkin patch.

(Distributed 10/25/07) More than 350 people attended the recent (Oct. 10-12) Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference.

(Distributed 10/31/07) The LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Outdoor Skills program featured a new exercise in gun safety for youth at the recent Outdoor Skills Field Day at the AgCenter’s Southeast Research Station.

(Distributed 10/11/07) Asian soybean rust did not have a damaging effect on this year’s soybean crop, according to experts at the LSU AgCenter.

(Distributed 11/01/07) After more than two years of sharing office space with employees in Jefferson, St. Charles and other parishes, nearly 20 LSU AgCenter employees from Orleans Parish will soon be back working from their own office.

(Distributed 10/31/07) The LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Outdoor Skills program featured a new exercise in gun safety for youth at the recent Outdoor Skills Field Day at the AgCenter’s Southeast Research Station.

(Distributed 10/23/07) About 70 people attending a seminar at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station recently learned ways to stop feral hogs from impinging on other wildlife populations and crops.

(Distributed 10/23/07) Cattle producers got a look at South Louisiana’s possible answer to alfalfa during a recent LSU AgCenter cattle field day in Vermilion Parish.

(Distributed 10/22/07) To recognize the outstanding contributions made to Louisiana agriculture, the Louisiana Agri-News Network, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry are seeking nominations for the 2008 Louisiana Farmer of the Year.

(Distributed 10/22/07) Since 2000, nearly 450 pest control operators and technicians have completed two days of either basic or master training programs on treating for termites and other wood-destroying insects at the Lois Caffey Termite Training Center at the LSU AgCenter in Baton Rouge.

(Distributed 10/19/07) The LSU AgCenter is helping bring day care centers back to the Greater New Orleans area.

(Distributed 10/18/07) LSU AgCenter Chancellor Bill Richardson is determined to lose weight, and you can watch his progress in a blog on the Internet.

(Distributed 10/17/07) Children are getting fatter, and the solution to long-term obesity is to improve nutrition education of children, a leading nutrition expert told a packed lecture hall at the LSU AgCenter on World Food Day, Oct. 16.

(Distributed 10/17/07) Thirteen associates at the Wal-Mart in Minden who documented their weight at the beginning and end of an eight-lesson LSU AgCenter class on healthy eating lost a total of 32.64 pounds collectively.

(Distributed 10/16/07) Tailgating at an SEC football game is listed No. 27 in ESPN columnist Jim Caple’s list of 101 Things Sports Fans Must Experience Before They Die.

(Distributed 10/15/07) The LSU AgCenter’s Department of Food Science has named an advisory board that includes state, national and international leaders in the food industry, according to John Finley, department head.

(Distributed 10/15/07) The LSU AgCenter’s Character Critters program at the Paul E. Slaton Head Start Center in Ruston is producing immediate results, said one teacher.

(Distributed 10/12/07) The LSU AgCenter is offering hurricane-resistant home improvement seminars in South Louisiana from mid-October through mid-December.

(Distributed 10/11/07) Asian soybean rust did not have a damaging effect on this year’s soybean crop, according to experts at the LSU AgCenter.

(Distributed 10/10/07) The LSU AgCenter will participate in the 2007 World Food Day activities on Oct. 16 by co-hosting with the LSU College of Agriculture a seminar on nutrition. The presenter will be Jaime Rozowski with the Department of Nutrition at Pontifical Catholic University School of Medicine in Santiago, Chile. The seminar is titled, “Nutrition Transition in Chile: How Has Obesity Come to Plague Chile’s Youth?”

(Distributed 10/09/07) Nearly 200 lawn and garden professionals were on hand for an ornamental horticulture and turfgrass field day Oct. 9 at the LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center in Baton Rouge. The morning featured plot tours and presentations by LSU AgCenter researchers, extension specialists and graduate students.

(Distributed 10/09/07) The Red River Research Station will begin a series of “Lunch and Ag Discovery” programs to help consumers and the urban population learn more about agricultural issues, according to Dr. Jere McBride, LSU AgCenter Northwest Region director.

(Distributed 10/08/07) Consumers may learn how to avoid scams, fraud and identity theft through a program offered across the state by the LSU AgCenter and other organizations.

(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 10/05/07) The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its investigation of genetically engineered Liberty Link rice has ended with no enforcement action being taken.

(Distributed 10/05/07) The 26th Annual North Louisiana Ag Expo will move from the Monroe Civic Center to the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe in 2008. The event, which promotes the agribusiness industry and educates the public on the importance of agriculture, will be Jan. 18-19, according to Janet Rutledge, executive director of the North Louisiana Agri-Business Council.

(Distributed 10/01/07) Passion for the elderly and less fortunate is the driving force behind what keeps one LSU AgCenter agent excited about her work.

(Distributed 10/23/07) Every October, around 10,000 children wander through Perilloux’s Pumpkin Patch in St. Charles Parish in search of the perfect pumpkin. The operation started by accident 24 years ago with one Girl Scout troop and a small wagon. Today, school children and groups from across Southeast Louisiana board large trailers and make their way through Timmy Perilloux’s farm to the pumpkin patch.