(TV News 06/21/10) Sweet potato growers are hopeful that this year will be better than the last two. Growers are planting their crop, and LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports that acreage will remain stable. (Runtime: 1:19)

(TV News 06/14/10) Oil threatens wildlife and plants that live in Louisiana's marshes. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard talks with a plant and a fisheries specialist about the spill and what it could mean for the fragile ecosystem and fishing communities. (Runtime: 1:55)

(TV News 06/07/10) Farmers have finished harvesting the state’s wheat crop. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports that yields are varied and prices could be better. (Runtime: 1:20)

(TV News 06/28/10) They may be small, but blueberries pack a nutritious punch. Louisiana blueberries are available at farmers’ markets, grocery stores and at pick-your-own orchards this time of the year. (Runtime: 1:51)

(Radio News 06/14/10) Summer weather in Louisiana can be warm and dry. LSU AgCenter forestry agent Keith Hawkins says this increases the risk of fires. Homeowners should know about how to protect their property from a fire. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/14/10) LSU AgCenter coastal plant researchers are working on more effective ways of revitalizing wetlands. Smooth cordgrass is the most widely-used plant to re-vegetate marshes. LSU AgCenter coastal wetlands plant specialist Mike Materne talks about this grass. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/07/10) Louisiana wheat growers recently wrapped up harvesting the state’s 120,000 acres of wheat. Prices were not very favorable for growers, and LSU AgCenter wheat specialist Dr. Ed Twidwell says he doesn’t expect acreage or prices to change much for next year’s crop. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/21/10) This time of the year, you can find blueberry growers like John Day in their orchards harvesting this summer berry. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/07/10) The effects the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will have on Louisiana’s wetlands is unclear, but it already is having a devastating effect on the people that rely on the seafood the wetlands support. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/21/10) As sweet potato growers plant their 2010 crop, most will plant a variety that dates back to the late 1980s, but some growers are trying a new variety says LSU AgCenter sweet potato specialist Dr. Tara Smith. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/28/10) Fathers are honored in June. LSU AgCenter family and child development associate Courtney Pitts says fathers need to be involved from the beginning. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/07/10) Farmers saw mixed results when harvesting their wheat crop, reporting yields that varied from 20 to 80 bushels per acre. LSU AgCenter wheat specialist Dr. Ed Twidwell says rainfall in fall and winter was the problem for some fields. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/21/10) They may be small, but blueberries pack a nutritious punch. These berries are in season now, and LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames says consumers can enjoy them in a variety of ways. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/14/10) Every child needs an advocate – someone who is on their side says LSU AgCenter family development specialist Dr. Becky White. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/07/10) Up river from where oil is washing ashore in Plaquemines Parish, LSU AgCenter research associates are planting ponds with smooth cordgrass. Mike Materne, LSU AgCenter’s coastal wetland plant specialist says this grass is the predominant plant species in Louisiana’s intertidal marshes. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/28/10) Dr. Jack Losso, a food scientist is working with extracting lutein, a beneficial antioxidant, from corn distiller’s dried grain. Losso obtained a patent this year for his process that isolates the lutein from corn, even aflatoxin-contaminated corn. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/14/10) Insect control is essential for profitable pecan production. LSU AgCenter entomologist Mike Hall is studying the emergence patterns of the insect pecan phylloxera. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/21/10) Farmers have planted much of the state’s sweet potato crop. LSU AgCenter sweet potato specialist Dr. Tara Smith says the success of this crop is crucial to many farmers who are struggling financially after two bad years. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/21/10) Not many foods offer the amount of nutrients as the vibrant blueberry. It’s the color, which comes from the pigment anthocyanins, that makes these berries so healthful. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/07/10) The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has raised questions about the safety of Louisiana’s seafood. LSU AgCenter fisheries agent Rusty Gaude says there is no question. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/28/10) Most children are naturally inquisitive, and when a storm is approaching, your child may have many questions. LSU AgCenter family life specialist Dr. Diane Sasser says you should be prepared to answer these questions before they are asked. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/28/10) Keep it clean when cooking or eating outdoors says LSU AgCenter nutritionist, Dr. Beth Reames. No one wants their picnic spoiled by food-borne illness. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 6/28/10) The health benefits of soybeans are numerous, but an important protein is lost when soybeans are made into products such as soy milk and tofu. Dr. Jack Losso, an LSU AgCenter food scientist, has been working on recovering this protein, the Bowman-Birk inhibitor, from soy whey and is working on measuring it in foods. (Runtime: 60 seconds)

(Radio News 06/14/10) LSU AgCenter coastal wetlands plant specialist Mike Materne has criss-crossed the state from Cameron Parish to Plaquemines Parish in an effort to grow smooth cordgrass for foundation plant material. He harvested field trials of the plant in Cameron then planted them in ponds at the LSU AgCenter’s Coastal Area Research Station in Port Sulphur. (Runtime: 60 seconds)