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[Image: Wheat]Wheat & Oat Links
This page contains some important wheat and oat links.
High Prices Cause Surge In Wheat Popularity For Louisiana Farmers
Louisiana farmers will plant a lot more wheat this year than last. At least that’s what LSU AgCenter experts predict – provided the weather cooperates in October and November. The reason for the increase is the higher prices, which is in sharp contrast to the below-average prices for just about every other crop grown in the state.
[Image: plant disease mgmt]Plant Disease Control Guide
This guide for 2008 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.
[Image: 2008 weed guide cover]Louisiana's Suggested Chemical Weed Control 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.
2003 Small Grain Performance Trials
This page contains the 2003 small grain data report.
[Image: Pest Management Guide]Insect Pest Management Guide
This 2008 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.
2007 Small Grain Performance Trials
The 2007 statewide wheat performance trials included 51 varieties and experimental lines. Recommendations are based on the relative performance of an entry for two years within a region.
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