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St Landry Parish field day provides plethora of information

St. Landry Parish farmer Charlie Fontenot explains an experimental rice crop grown on a 40-acre field with limited irrigation during an LSU AgCenter field day held on his farm on July 6. Fontenot said the crop used 48 percent less water than an adjacent field that was conventionally flooded. (Photo by Bruce Schultz)

An LSU AgCenter field day held on July 6 at the Charlie Fontenot farm in St. Landry Parish offered a smorgasbord of information on a variety of crops and ways to grow them.

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Community Garden open hour Tuesdays
The Eunice Community Garden’s open hour on Tuesday has been suspended until milder weather arrives, Patricia Brown, interim garden coordinator, said.
Keep up with it on Facebook or contact the garden at 337-580-1385.

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