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Rice researchers highlight variety development, growing methods at field day

More than 400 rice producers and industry insiders gathered for the first post-pandemic field day at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station on June 30.

SU Ag Center set to host its 2021 Youth Expo on July 30

The Southern University Ag Center will host its 2021 Youth Expo themed, “Nurturing the Minds of Young Leaders,” on July 30. The free youth event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Felton G. Clark Activity Center on the campus of Southern University.

Signup deadline for LSU College of Agriculture Stakeholder Summit is Friday

The LSU College of Agriculture Stakeholder Summit will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 7 at LSU. Summit events include a welcome breakfast, department breakout session and lunch with closing discussion.

Perennial salvias are a summertime sensation

There are quite a few perennials out there that perform well in the summertime here in Louisiana, but none more so than salvias. There are so many great salvias available today for sensational, consistent color all summer — and fall — long.

LSU professor works with Coast Guard on hurricane preparedness

As sure as the sun will set, at least one hurricane will blow through the Gulf Coast region each year.

7th annual Fête-Dieu du Teche Eucharistic Boat Procession to honor the Christian family

The 40-mile Eucharistic Procession by boat, Fête-Dieu du Teche 2021, is to take place Aug. 15, and coincides with the Year of St. Joseph and the Year of the Family.

Make your home more resilient for hurricane season

A resilient home is one that can be quickly restored at minimal expense to a safe, healthy and comfortable home after a natural disaster. The following hurricane and flood-resistant home improvements can ramp up your home’s resilience.

National WWII Museum, UL Lafayette join forces for display of state’s war efforts

A collection of artifacts, oral histories and photos at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Edith Garland Dupré Library recognizes the state’s contributions during World War II.

Whooping crane population continues to make progress

Patience has paid off for one of Louisiana’s female whooping cranes that was a part of the initial population from 2011The female crane, designated L7-11, laid the first egg of the experimental population in 2014. However, that attempt, along with subsequent others for her, were unsuccessful.

Louisiana Farm Bureau elects leadership

The voting delegates of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation elected Jim Harper, a rice, crawfish, sugarcane and soybean farmer in Rapides Parish, to a second term as president of the state’s largest general farm organization.