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Start your own vegetable garden
Vegetable Garden

(TV News 5/3/10) If you want ripe tomatoes picked from your backyard, now is the time to plant them. If you’ve never planted a garden, why not start one now? LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard talks with a horticulturist about how to get started. (Runtime: 1:43)

Trees play important role in protecting wetland environment
Wetland Planting

(TV News 05/17/10) Fort Pike, which guards an island near New Orleans, dates back to the Seminole Wars of 1830. The fort survived several wars but was vulnerable to Hurricane Katrina. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports that a group of students are using trees to re-fortify the area. (Runtime: 1:43)

Dry weather slows cotton planting
Cotton

(TV News 05/24/10) Dry conditions threaten cotton acreage. More growers were interested in planting cotton this year, but LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports that many haven’t been able to. (Runtime: 1:35)

Food scientists testing bean burgers
Bean Burgers

(TV News 05/31/10) LSU AgCenter food scientists are working on ways to get youngsters to consume more fruits and vegetables. Their efforts started with a little experiment. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard has the details. (Runtime: 1:49)

Burden Center displays wide variety of roses
Roses
(TV News 05/10/10) The red rose is the quintessential flower. But at the LSU AgCenter's Burden Center in Baton Rouge, reds compete with whites, yellows, corals and pinks. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard visited the extensive rose gardens at the center and has this report. (Runtime: 1:41)
Proper guidance important for children
(Radio News 05/31/10) An important part of parenting is providing guidance to your child. LSU AgCenter LSU AgCenter family development specialist Dr. Becky White says parents need to provide a safe and loving environment where children can learn and grow. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
New parents must learn ages and stages of baby development
(Radio News 05/31/10) Parents need to have realistic, research-supported expectations about what their children can do and accomplish says an LSU AgCenter family development specialist. Dr. Becky White says expecting too much too soon can have a negative effect on a child. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
LSU AgCenter food scientist sneaks vegetables into food
(Radio News 05/31/10) LSU AgCenter food scientists are working on ways to get students to eat more vegetables while saving money for the school system. Mixing beans in with beef or chicken for hamburgers and chicken patties could save a school system several million dollars says LSU AgCenter food science graduate assistant Darryl Holliday. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
Students should learn smart financial principles
(Radio News 05/31/10) The end of the school year presents the perfect opportunity for young people to learn about smart finances. LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker talks about some financial principles. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
Summer advice for parents of ‘tweens’
(Radio News 05/31/10) With the end of school here, many parents are wondering what to do with their tweens – children between the ages of 10 and 13 that aren’t quite teenagers yet, but old enough to want some independence. LSU AgCenter family life specialist Dr. Diane Sasser has some ideas. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
Dry weather delays cotton planting
(Radio News 05/24/10) About 60 percent of the state’s cotton crop has been planted. Dry weather has been keeping farmers from planting the rest. LSU AgCenter cotton specialist Dr. John Kruse says the window for planting cotton is closing. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
Corn plants starting to dry up
(Radio News 05/24/10) Rain in early March threatened to keep farmers from planting the state’s corn crop, now dry weather is threatening what was planted. LSU AgCenter corn specialist Dr. John Kruse says when the weather dried up in mid-March growers were able to get the crop planted in a timely manner. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
Students participating in bean burger taste test
(Radio News 05/24/10) Seventh graders at McKinley Middle Magnet School in Baton Rouge took part in a hamburger taste test. One of the burgers contained beef mixed with red beans. LSU AgCenter food scientist graduate assistant Darryl Holliday is hoping school lunch programs will use the bean burgers as a way to get children to eat more vegetables. (Runtime: 60 seconds)
Cotton industry struggles through low acres
(Radio News 05/24/10) Cotton acres in Louisiana have reached historical lows in recent years, and it seems the decline may not be over says LSU AgCenter cotton specialist Dr. John Kruse. (Runtime: 60 seconds)