Agriculture

Bryan Gueltig, the Pesticide Safety Education Program coordinator for the LSU AgCenter, reacts to a taste test question after drinking coffee during a study at the Sensory Services Laboratory. Photo by Kyle Peveto/LSU AgCenter

Bryan Gueltig, the Pesticide Safety Education Program coordinator for the LSU AgCenter, reacts to a taste test question after drinking coffee during a study at the Sensory Services Laboratory. Photo by Kyle Peveto/LSU AgCenter

LSU AgCenter Sensory Services Lab marks 10 years of consumer-focused food studies

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, December 27, 2024
Before they hit grocery shelves with labels that shout, “New and Improved!” or “Lower in Calories,” some foods first pass a gauntlet of everyday Louisianans who taste, smell and scrutinize the product in a lab in Baton Rouge.

2024 rice harvest started fast but faded late

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
It was a tale of two crops this year for Louisiana rice farmers. Rice planted and harvested early had excellent yields. The ones that were planted and harvested later, not so much.
The New World screwworm is the larvae of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax. It was recently detected in Mexico near the Guatemala border and could have devastating impacts on livestock and wildlife in the United States, said Christine Navarre, LSU AgCenter extension veterinarian. Adobe Stock photo

The New World screwworm is the larvae of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax. It was recently detected in Mexico near the Guatemala border and could have devastating impacts on livestock and wildlife in the United States, said Christine Navarre, LSU AgCenter extension veterinarian. Adobe Stock photo

Livestock, wildlife threatened by New World screwworm

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, December 13, 2024
As many know, typical fly larvae, or maggots, only feed on dead tissue. But that is not the case of the New World screwworm larvae, which feed on live tissue.
Anna Timmerman, left, an LSU AgCenter horticulture agent in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, recently was a guest on a Get It Growing TV segment about citrus. Get It Growing is hosted by AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg, right. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Anna Timmerman, left, an LSU AgCenter horticulture agent in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, recently was a guest on a Get It Growing TV segment about citrus. Get It Growing is hosted by AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg, right. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Plant citrus when the time is right for your location

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, December 13, 2024
Citrus trees are abundant at retail garden centers during fall and early winter. They make beautiful holiday gifts, and they are one of the most popular types of fruit to grow in Louisiana home gardens.
Cutline: Brayden Blanchard stands next to sugarcane plants on crossing carts at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

Cutline: Brayden Blanchard stands next to sugarcane plants on crossing carts at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station in St. Gabriel. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

AgCenter researcher aims to improve crop through quantitative genetics

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
ST. GABRIEL — Growing up on a farm in St. Martinville, Brayden Blanchard knew he wanted to make a living doing something related to sugarcane — the crop his family has cultivated for five generations.
Felipe Dalla Lana, left, and Vinson Doyle, both of the LSU AgCenter, look at rice plants in a greenhouse while visiting the Philippines for an International Rice False Smut Consortium workshop. (Photo provided by the International Rice Research Institute)

Felipe Dalla Lana, left, and Vinson Doyle, both of the LSU AgCenter, look at rice plants in a greenhouse while visiting the Philippines for an International Rice False Smut Consortium workshop. (Photo provided by the International Rice Research Institute)

AgCenter researchers join study of disease posing growing threat to rice

Harlan Kirgan
Monday, December 9, 2024
A disease called false smut is posing a growing threat to the global rice crop, and LSU AgCenter scientists are part of an international group working to learn more about the problem. Felipe Dalla Lana, a plant pathologist at the AgCenter H.
Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias are a vibrant choice for cool-season gardens. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias are a vibrant choice for cool-season gardens. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Out with the old, in with the new: Time for cool-season color in the Louisiana garden

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Friday, November 22, 2024
From the LSU AgCenter The familiar saying “out with the old, in with the new” is probably not something many folks associate with fall or winter. The adage is more likely to conjure visions of activities like spring cleaning — and the sense of renewal that comes with that season. But guess what?