(Radio News 07/29/11) Managing nitrogen in sugarcane can be challenging for farmers. It is a large crop that is not replanted every year and has to survive through all weather conditions. LSU AgCenter graduate student Josh Lofton is studying nitrogen management. Lofton says the wide array of field conditions also complicates nitrogen control. (Runtime: 1:10)

(Radio News 07/2911) LSU AgCenter researcher Brenda Tubana is working to deliver the most effective fertilizer guidelines for sugarcane farmers. Sugarcane requires a large number of nutrients, but she is looking at the nutrients needed in the largest amounts. (Runtime: 1:05)

(Distributed 07/29/11) OPELOUSAS, La. – Louisiana 4-H’ers heard that working in the equine industry can be lucrative as well as dangerous at a career day held July 23 at Evangeline Downs.

(Distributed 07/29/11) Food is a necessity for life, and as a result, a three-day emergency food supply is something you hear a lot about when a hurricane approaches. But just what is a three-day emergency food supply? LSU AgCenter nutritionist and food safety specialist Beth Reames says it involves more than just food.

(Distributed 07/29/11) It’s the time of the year, or at least one of the times of the year, when home gardeners have crape myrtle questions. We will answer a few here.

(Radio News 07/27/11) The sugarcane borer is the major pest in cane, but a new pest that arrived in Louisiana two to three years ago also threatens the crop. The Mexican rice borer is harder to manage than the sugarcane borer, because insecticides can’t kill the rice borer once it makes its way into the cane stalk. LSU AgCenter entomologist Gene Reagan says the Mexican rice borer is a plant-stress pest. (Runtime: 1:25)

(Distributed 07/26/11) ST. GABRIEL, La – Scientists discussed the strengths of new sugarcane varieties and various management options available to growers during the July 20 sugarcane field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Research Station.

(Distributed 07/26/11) Hurricane season is a reminder that every family should have a family disaster plan, says LSU AgCenter child and family development specialist Becky White.

(Radio News 07/25/11) Louisiana’s dry spring stressed many crops, but extreme weather conditions haven’t had a negative effect on the state’s sugarcane. A colder-than-normal winter helped to keep disease problems down, which allowed the crop to thrive. LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Kenneth Gravois explains. (Runtime: 1:15 seconds)

(Video 07/25/11) Some once-popular plants have faded from common use today. But occasionally one of those plants will make its way back into marketplaces and landscapes. On this edition of Get It Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill introduces you to one of these comeback kids. Some people call them “pepperoni plants.” (Runtime: 1:39)