Agriculture

LSU AgCenter graduate assistant Qianglin Liu is looking at the development of fat cells in cattle and humans. (Photo by Johnny Morgan/LSU AgCenter)

LSU AgCenter graduate assistant Qianglin Liu is looking at the development of fat cells in cattle and humans. (Photo by Johnny Morgan/LSU AgCenter)

AgCenter scientists advance theory on fat cells

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
LSU AgCenter animal scientists studying adipose tissue in cattle say their findings could have human health implications. AgCenter animal scientist Xing Fu currently manages two research programs.
Melissa Thibeaux Anderson is the owner of T-Beaux’s Creole Café, the first Black-owned restaurant on the LSU campus. She has two locations: one in the basement of Foster Hall and a second in Tiger Stadium, Section 103. (Photo by V. Todd Miller/LSU AgCenter)

Melissa Thibeaux Anderson is the owner of T-Beaux’s Creole Café, the first Black-owned restaurant on the LSU campus. She has two locations: one in the basement of Foster Hall and a second in Tiger Stadium, Section 103. (Photo by V. Todd Miller/LSU AgCenter)

T-Beaux’s Creole Café and FOODii spice up campus cuisine

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
What happens when a former Mrs. Louisiana USA Ambassador gets together with FOODii, the LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute? History, along with a whole lot of delicious dishes, get made.
Raquel Manuel won the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet. Manuel is a former St. Landry Parish Chamber of Commerce executive. (Louisiana Farm Bureau photo)

Raquel Manuel won the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet. Manuel is a former St. Landry Parish Chamber of Commerce executive. (Louisiana Farm Bureau photo)

Evangeline Parish mother wins Louisiana Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Evangeline Parish resident Raquel Manuel is the 2023 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet winner. It was her first time participating in the event — a competitive mock committee meeting which allows professionals in agriculture to develop leadership skills.

LSU professor, AgCenter receive $10M grant to design new variety of rice

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 23, 2023
As anyone in South Louisiana knows, rice is a major part of one’s diet. It is the most widely consumed staple food for more than half of the world’s population, which continues to grow each year. With the production of rice increasing, so does the need for water to grow it.
Kelly’s Landing was the setting Tuesday night for a meeting of LSUE officials and local and area agriculture teachers and stakeholders to discuss the Sustaining Future Farms in Louisiana program at the university. Among those on hand were, from left, Caitlin deNux, program manager; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, chancellor; Gracie Bourque, Abbeville Cattle Festival Teen Cattle Queen; Kelly Hundley, host; Sadie Zaunbrecher, International Rice Festival Queen; and Rep, Phillip DeVillier. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Po

Kelly’s Landing was the setting Tuesday night for a meeting of LSUE officials and local and area agriculture teachers and stakeholders to discuss the Sustaining Future Farms in Louisiana program at the university. Among those on hand were, from left, Caitlin deNux, program manager; Dr. Nancee Sorenson, chancellor; Gracie Bourque, Abbeville Cattle Festival Teen Cattle Queen; Kelly Hundley, host; Sadie Zaunbrecher, International Rice Festival Queen; and Rep, Phillip DeVillier. (Photo by Steve Bandy/Crowley Po

LSUE program seeks to reinvigorate Tri-Parish interest in agriculture

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 23, 2023
Area ag teachers, agriculture stakeholders and even festival queens gathered at Kelly’s Landing north of Crowley Tuesday night to learn more about a new ag program being offered at LSUE. Chancellor Dr.
Todd Fontenot, the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s new crawfish agent, hauls in a crawfish trap at the Crowley Rice Research Station’s South Farm. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post Signal)

Todd Fontenot, the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s new crawfish agent, hauls in a crawfish trap at the Crowley Rice Research Station’s South Farm. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post Signal)

Fontenot is LSU AgCenter’s new crawfish agent

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Balancing family, farming, a full time job and getting a Ph.D. might sound like a plate full, but imagine adding the weight of more than 171 million pounds of crawfish to the equation.
By attending trial gardens, you can take note of new varieties to look for in local retail garden centers. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

By attending trial gardens, you can take note of new varieties to look for in local retail garden centers. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Exploring the benefits of open plant trial gardens

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 16, 2023
If you are looking for what’s new in the plant and gardening world, trial gardens are a hidden gem offering a unique and enriching experience for both seasoned green thumbs and curious novices.
Rice Breeder Adam Famoso outlines the latest rice variety developments at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station’s 113th annual Rice Field Day last year. In 2022, the LSU AgCenter has progressed three new varieties that will soon be available for rice producers to plant across the state. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Rice Breeder Adam Famoso outlines the latest rice variety developments at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station’s 113th annual Rice Field Day last year. In 2022, the LSU AgCenter has progressed three new varieties that will soon be available for rice producers to plant across the state. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Rice researchers to hold annual field day in Crowley

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 16, 2023
LSU AgCenter rice researchers are inviting producers and industry professionals to the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station for its annual field day to be held here on June 28.

Surprising gardening hacks

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, June 9, 2023
It’s always fun to find new and interesting ways of doing things. Here are some different tips on how to grow plants from seeds or propagate from cuttings.
Bees collect pollen from blanket flowers.

Bees collect pollen from blanket flowers.

Nurturing nature’s champions with plants for pollinators

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Friday, June 9, 2023
Gardens come alive with the buzzing of bees, fluttering butterflies and graceful hummingbirds each spring and summer. In June, we celebrate National Pollinator Month in the U.S.