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Rich Vlosky, LSU AgCenter director of the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, speaks to the audience at the Central Louisiana Forestry Forum about the bright future for Louisiana wood products. (Photo by Bruce Schultz)

Wood products future looks good, experts say

Fri, 02/28/2014 - 12:21pm Jim Butler

The future for wood products in Louisiana is bright, thanks to Europe, a beetle in Canada and an increase in U.S. housing construction, LSU AgCenter experts said Tuesday (Feb. 25) at the Central Louisiana Forestry Forum.

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EPA OKs label for rice fungicide

Tue, 02/25/2014 - 9:07am Jim Butler

CROWLEY – LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Don Groth said a federal label for the fungicide Sercadis has been granted for the upcoming growing season.

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LSU biologist fight cane brown rust fungus

Thu, 02/20/2014 - 12:43pm Jim Butler

Brown rust fungus poses a serious threat to Louisiana's nearly $1 billion sugarcane industry. Thanks to funding from the American Sugar Cane League, LSU AgCenter molecular biologist Niranjan Baisakh is studying DNA markers in sugarcane associated with resistance to the fungus.

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Precision technolocy can increase fertilizing efficiency

Tue, 02/18/2014 - 10:55am Jim Butler

Farmers can improve the efficiency of their fertilizer applications with a combination of soil electroconductivity, soil sampling and crop-yield monitors, according to two LSU AgCenter agents who conducted a workshop on precision ag technology.

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Agritourism business growing in state

Tue, 02/18/2014 - 10:47am Jim Butler

Louisiana birds and wildlife habitat considered commonplace by local residents are considered exotic and fascinating by many out-of-state visitors looking for the different and unusual, according to speakers at an agritourism workshop on Feb. 11.

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Agriculture

Wood products future looks good, experts say

EPA OKs label for rice fungicide

LSU biologist fight cane brown rust fungus

Precision technolocy can increase fertilizing efficiency

Agritourism business growing in state

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