Agriculture

Originally published Oct. 16, 2020.

LSU AgCenter agents are beginning the arduous task of damage assessment and recovery from Hurricane Ida.

You may have heard the old proverb “good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost made the phrase popular in his poem “Mending Wall.” The debate may have begun there, but I say the same can be true of a good hedge.

Although it doesn’t feel like it because it’s still so hot, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden.

Purple, Gold, Tiger and Champagne may sound like a brief recounting of LSU’s postgame national championship locker room celebration, but they are also four types of figs developed by the LSU AgCenter.

Tiny edible vegetables known as microgreens have been rising in popularity with Americans searching for ways to add nutrition to home-cooked dishes.

Ornamental grasses are some of the best plant selections for an ornamental focus for the landscape, but they are often underutilized.

The heat is turned up and the rain is unrelenting. What can you do this month in the garden? As we look forward to cooler fall weather there are things to do to prepare for the fall and still time to tackle summertime gardening tasks.

LSU President William F. Tate IV has named Lucien “Luke” Laborde Jr., an Avoyelles Parish native, as interim vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture.

Sod webworms were biblical last summer. Not to be outdone, the armyworm troops have now set up camp. They are out in full force, causing headaches for many homeowners.