Agriculture
It's beginning to look like spring for local landscapes; is mild weather cause for concern?
Landscapes around the state are in various stages of their spring awakening, but it is still February. With our unusually warm January and February, we’re seeing flower buds opening and foliage gro...
Feb 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Louisiana crawfish
Crawfish catch down as season starts
Durel Romaine started harvesting crawfish in December, and so far the catch has been dismal. His ponds near Kaplan have been affected by drought and saltwater intrusion. “It’s probably one of the w...
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Beef Cattle Workshop set for Feb. 18 in Zachary
Community Cattle Enterprise, a local livestock producers' organization, is holding a beef cattle workshop at the Robert Wallace Farm, 12041 Port Hudson Pride Road, this Saturday, Feb. 18, starting...
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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TransGenRx signs agreement with Novocyt
TransGenRx, a Baton Rouge biopharmaceutical manufacturing company started through licensing agreements with the LSU AgCenter, announced recently that it entered into an agreement with Novocyt, LLC ...
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Looking for a red Valentine’s gift? Try fruit
Show your Valentine how much you care by surprising her or him with a special treat – luscious red fruit. Red fruit not only reflects the traditional Valentine holiday color, it's delicious and hea...
Feb 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSU AgCenter helps rural areas connect to Internet
As high-speed (broadband) Internet connections are being made available to rural areas of Louisiana, the LSU AgCenter is preparing residents to take advantage of this resource through the Connect M...
Feb 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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It’s time to plant roses
Around the world, there is no better loved or more recognizable flower in the plant kingdom than the rose. It you are thinking about adding roses to your garden, here’s some information that will h...
Feb 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dr. Rebecca McConnico performs acupuncture on a horse at the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. (PHOTO/LSU SVM)
LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital offers acupuncture for large animal patients
One of the realities of veterinary medicine is that not all patients can be saved and not all can be kept comfortable as they come naturally to the end of their days. But a growing number of veteri...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nutritionist encourages heart-healthy diet
February, American Heart Month, signals the importance of taking steps to prevent heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women. -One in four women in the United States dies of heart disease, while one ...
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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GulfAlive CD is nominated for a Grammy.
CRCL coastal partner GulfAlive CD nominated for Grammy, awards air Feb. 12 on CBS
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) is proud to announce that the New Orleans children’s CD, GulfAlive , is one of the nominees for a 2011 Grammy for Best Children’s Album. The produ...
Feb 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Adult Whooping Crane with juvenile. (PHOTO/Submitted)
Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes will head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Nine juvenile whooping cranes on their first ultralight-led migration south will now be taken to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alabama in the next few days. The nine whooping cranes ...
Feb 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Natchitoches Parish man arrested for theft
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said a Natchitoches Parish man was arrested on theft charges Jan. 31 in Morganza by Louisiana Brand Commission Inspector Johnny Steib and ...
Feb 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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