Home > Communications > Publications > Publications for Sale > Publications Order Form Editable Order Form Louisiana Home Vegetable Gardening [Image: home vegetable gardening] Gardening is one of Louisiana’s most popular activities, and this publication is designed to provide Louisiana vegetable gardeners with a comprehensive guidebook to help them get the most from their gardens. The 120-page, spiral-bound, full-color guide provides a variety of photos and illustrations. Cost: $20 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store, by using the Order Publication link below. Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide [Image: Pest Management Guide] This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included. Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide [Image: weed management guide] This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.  more articles... Building Your High-Performance Home - Gulf Region Homeowners Guide [Image: high performance home] This 88-page, spiral-bound book includes a user-friendly overview of key design and building principles for a hot, humid climate and Gulf Region conditions, a planning checklist of recommended features and their benefits, a reference guide explaining each item on the checklist and a list of many other sustainable home information resources. TO PLACE YOUR ORDER using a credit card, click on the "order publication" link below. To purchase with a check, please use the order form. Louisiana Home Citrus Production [Image: citrus] Citrus leaves, blooms, aroma and color add to the aesthetic value of the landscape. This 16-page, full-color guide includes recommended varieties and descriptions; tips on site selection, planting, spacing and pruning; and images of citrus insect pests and common citrus diseases. Cost: $5 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store, by using the Order Publication link below. Louisiana Lawns Best Management Practices (BMPs) [Image: Louisiana Lawns BMPs] A lawn that’s properly cared for and healthy will resist weeds and other pest problems. Following the best management practices (BMPs) in this publication should help keep your lawn in good condition. 32-page, full-color guide. Cost: $5 plus tax (free shipping). To order this book, use the Order Publication link below. A Guide to Louisiana-friendly Landscaping - Louisiana Yards & Neighborhoods [Image: La Yards and Neighborhoods] This handbook provides helpful ideas, information and techniques to create and maintain a more environmentally friendly landscape. You will learn the basics of designing a landscape using carefully selected plants suited to Louisiana growing conditions. $12.00 + tax. You can order this book from our online store, by using the Order Publication link below. Beef Production in Louisiana - A Handbook [Image: Beef Production Handbook] Eighteen chapters cover everything including the biology of a cow, replacement heifer selection, nutrition, stocker cattle, management tips, record keeping and cattle handling facilities. Use the order form to order your hard copy. The cost is $25 plus tax and shipping. Louisiana Farm Record Book [Image: book cover] The Farm Record Book is designed to provide a farmer with an organized system for recording expenses, income, land use and treatment, Social Security and income tax information. Printed copy available for $10 plus tax. Plant Disease Management Guide [Image: disease guide] This guide for 2009 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them. The Pest Ants of Louisiana: A Guide to Their Identification, Biology and Control [Image: Pest Ant Pub Cover] Ants range from mildly to highly annoying. Knowing the species, biology and control can help you manage them. This is a useful reference for pest management professionals, extension personnel and homeowners. A key to ants, color photographs, diagrams and a glossary are included. Spiral bound copies are available for $10 each. To purchase using a check, use the pdf order form. To purchase with a credit card, click on "order publication." Serving Louisiana Cookbook [Image: Serving Louisiana Cookbook] Features recipes from famous Louisiana chefs like John Folse, Paul Prudhomme, the late Justin Wilson and more. It also includes favorite recipes from LSU AgCenter faculty and friends like former LSU Football Coach Nick Saban, Chancellor Bill Richardson, Basketball Coach John Brady and others. Hardbound. 244 Recipes. Color photos. Table-setting & Entertaining Sections. Nutrition Information. Cajun Glossary. $21.95 plus shipping.