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The 38th annual Here’s the Beef Cook-off held Saturday at the Ag Arena in Opelousas

The 38th annual Here’s the Beef Cook-off held Saturday at the Ag Arena in Opelousas

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Here’s The Beef Cook-off

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The 38th annual Here’s the Beef Cook-off held Saturday at the Ag Arena in Opelousas. Sponsors are St. Landry Parish Cattlemen’s Association, Cattlewomen and the Louisiana Beef Industry Council For the first time the cook-off used the new stage at the arena. Some of the crowd is shown.
Front row, from left: Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development; Deidre Deculus Robert, director of state USDA Rural Development; Dr. Peng Solomon Yin, associate professor in Mechanical Engineering and principal investigator of the REAP grant; Chaston Price, coordinator of state USDA Rural Development Energy; Dr. Terry Chambers, director of the University’s EDA-funded Green Hydrogen Center of Excellence and its Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center and co

Front row, from left: Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development; Deidre Deculus Robert, director of state USDA Rural Development; Dr. Peng Solomon Yin, associate professor in Mechanical Engineering and principal investigator of the REAP grant; Chaston Price, coordinator of state USDA Rural Development Energy; Dr. Terry Chambers, director of the University’s EDA-funded Green Hydrogen Center of Excellence and its Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center and co

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Researchers aim to help farmers, small businesses save energy, ‘go green’

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A new initiative led by Dr. Peng Yin and Dr. Terrence Chambers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is set to revolutionize energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption for agricultural producers and rural small businesses across the state.

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It was a rice plan to save us from The Bomb

Jim Brown
Friday, March 1, 2024
In the middle 1950s, when the Cold War was at its hottest and we were being drilled on how to survive when the Commies dropped The Bomb on us, an LSU scientist said he’d found just the thing to save us. Rice hulls. And there may have been something to it.

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LSU researchers design tool to explore effects of solar farming

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 1, 2024
Though solar farming is not a novel concept in renewable energy, it is fairly new to the state of Louisiana. With the advancement of renewable resources come questions about how they will affect humans and the environment.

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Strain urges federal government to aid state’s crawfish industry

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 1, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) urges the federal government to aid Louisiana’s crawfish industry after an unprecedented drought. On Feb. 2, LDAF Commissioner Mike Strain, DVM, wrote a letter to the U.S.
Multiple species of periodical cicadas, including this Magicicada tredecim, have historically existed in Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Louisiana State Arthropod Museum

Multiple species of periodical cicadas, including this Magicicada tredecim, have historically existed in Louisiana. Photo courtesy of Louisiana State Arthropod Museum

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For the first time since 1803, two broods of cicadas to emerge at the same time

Kyle Peveto / kpeveto@agcenter.lsu.edu
Friday, February 23, 2024
For the first time since 1803, two broods of periodical cicadas — one that appears every 17 years and another that emerges every 13 years — will come from the ground simultaneously in the United States this spring and summer.

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Give food a second life – Rebuild your soil

From the Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club
Friday, February 23, 2024
From the Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club Scraps from food that feeds people can take on a second life by fertilizing the plants that feed people. What an amazing chemical free cycle if implemented. Yet, food waste is the second highest waste material found in landfills.
The lily was named plant of the year by the National Garden Bureau. They make great cut flowers, and they grow well in the garden. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

The lily was named plant of the year by the National Garden Bureau. They make great cut flowers, and they grow well in the garden. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, February 23, 2024
Every year, the National Garden Bureau shines a spotlight on a select group of plants, and for 2024, the lily has been chosen as one of those deserving special recognition.

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Farm Bureau Federation to hold grain bin safety program

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
National Grain Bin Safety Week, is held annually the third week of February to raise awareness about the hidden dangers of working with grain bins. For 11 years, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation has aimed to promote grain bin safety among farmers and other agriculture workers.
Potatoes can be harvested by digging carefully around the roots and gently pulling the plants from the soil. (Photo by Kathryn Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

Potatoes can be harvested by digging carefully around the roots and gently pulling the plants from the soil. (Photo by Kathryn Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

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Potato-planting time arrives in Louisiana

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, February 16, 2024
Are you ready for spud season? If you want to grow your own potatoes, it’s time to dig into the dirt and get planting. Not only are potatoes simple to grow, but they also pack a punch of essential nutrients, including calcium, iron, potassium and vitamins B6 and C.