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| Grain Drying Basics Material presented to parish agents on the general concept of grain drying and stored-grain pest management. |
| [Image: disease guide]Plant Disease Management 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. |
| [Image: weed management guide]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. |
| [Image: Pest Management Guide]Louisiana Insect 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. |
| [Image: AgSummary Website]Louisiana AgSummary An accounting of the value of agriculture in Louisiana. Agents and specialists of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, as well as other agencies - both private and public - compile this information. It focuses on the animal, forestry, fisheries, plant and wildlife commodities that comprise our vital agricultural industry. This industry continues to contribute significantly to the state's economy with the potential for increased impacts through value-added processing. |
| Corn County Agents by Parish The agents are your local contact for all corn-related information produced by the LSU AgCenter. |
| [Image: insects]Managing Corn and Grain Sorghum Insect Pests 2009 recommended treatments and thresholds for corn and grain sorghum insects. Brief biological sketches of pests included. (PDF Format Only) |
| Corn Faculty This is a list of corn faculty of the LSU AgCenter by area of responsibility. Specific questions about corn can be directed to them on the basis of subject matter. |
| [Image: Corn photo]Corn Links Links to provide essential information on organizations, Web sites, pest management and cultural practices, industry, growth and development, and market data. |
| [Image: corn hybrids]Corn Hybrids for Grain 2009 recommendations. Each year the LSU AgCenter tests commercial corn hybrids that are entered in the state yield trials by private seed companies. From these, a grower should choose several that are adapted to an individual farm. Information in the tables should help you make these important decisions. |
| [Image: Corn]Welcome Welcome to the LSU AgCenter Corn page. We hope you find all the information you need. |
| 2006 Extension Demonstrations This page contains the 2006 extension demonstration data. |
| 2008 Extension Demonstrations This page contains the 2008 extension demonstration data. |
| 2004 Extension Demonstrations This page contains the 2004 extension demonstration data. |
| 2005 Corn Hybrids Performance Trials This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2005 |
| 2003 Corn Hybrids Performance Trials This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2003 |
| 2008 Corn Hybrids Performance Trials This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2008. |
| 2007 Extension Demonstrations This page contains the 2007 extension demonstration data. |
| 2006 Corn Hybrids Performance Trials This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2006 |
| [Image: Farmers attending workshop on options after storms]Meetings Bring Farmers Together To Consider Options After Storms Farmers attending workshops in Acadia and Calcasieu parishes Tuesday (Oct. 25) learned about assistance for dealing with hardships caused by two hurricanes that struck the state this summer. Similar sessions, organized by the LSU AgCenter, were planned for New Iberia, Hammond and Raceland over the next few days. |
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| 2007 Corn Hybrids Performance Trials This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2007 |
| 2005 Extension Demonstrations This page contains the 2005 extension demonstration data. |
| 2004 Corn Hybrids Performance Trials This page contains the grain corn hybrids performance trials research summaries for the year 2004. |
| Irrigation Pond Saves Groundwater Irrigation ponds can irrigate fields during the summer without resorting to pumping water from wells. |
| Wet Weather Affecting Louisiana Crops More Than Rising Fuel, Fertilizer Costs (Distributed 03/19/03) Wet weather rather than climbing fuel and fertilizer costs is keeping Louisiana farmers from planting corn, according to an expert with the LSU AgCenter. |
| Planting Corn Can Help Manage Reniform Nematodes Growing conditions last summer and a mild winter means growers helped foster high levels of nematodes in many fields. Planting corn instead infested areas can be the solution because the crop is a poor host. |
| Rains Batter Rice, Other Crops; But Cotton May Be Bright Spot Recent rains have drenched Louisiana, and the outlook is not good for the state’s rice crop. Corn and wheat also have taken a beating – but specialists believe the Louisiana cotton crop may have weathered the storm. Double-digit rainfall was recorded in many areas of the state over the past couple of weeks, and totals exceeding 20 inches were seen in some places. Observers even reported as much as 24-27 inches in spots. |
| AgCenter Faculty Meet In ‘Food Summit’ Stressing that production agriculture alone is not enough to sustain rural economies, a leading food science expert said farm productivity needs to be converted to consumer-ready products. |
| Aerial Applicators Important; ‘Clinics’ Help With Efficiency (Distributed03/27/03) Rice planting has begun in South Louisiana, but many farmers in the central and northern parts of the state are looking for options because they’ve been delayed by persistent rains and wet field conditions. That’s where the state’s aerial applicators – pilots with specially equipped aircraft – come in. And many of those aerial applicators take advantage of LSU AgCenter services that help them check their equipment. |
| USDA Predicts Crop Increases In La., U.S. Louisiana farmers will plant more acreage in rice, soybeans and cotton but less in corn. |
| Biomass Energy Resources in Louisiana A description of how biomass is being used for energy in Louisiana with an emphasis on the potential for expansion in the industry. (Revised 11/06) |
| Chinch Bugs as a Pest of Corn and Grain Sorghum The chinch bug is commonly found in all areas of Louisiana feeding on a variety of grass crops and wild grasses. In some years it is an economic pest on corn and grain sorghum, especially if high populations migrate into these crops in the early spring when plants are young. To prevent stand loss and yield reductions, it is important to understand the biology and behavior of this pest as it relates to corn and grain sorghum. |
| More Research Needed on Bio-based Fuels Louisiana farmers and foresters could find a silver lining in the cloud of rising fuel prices with the development of new fuels from crops they already grow or could grow. |
| LSU AgCenter To Focus On Developing Bio-based Energy Louisiana farmers and forest producers could find a silver lining in the cloud of rising fuel prices – with the development of new fuels from crops they already grow or could grow. |
| LaMap Workshops Spark Interest in Mosquito Control Across State (Distributed 05/21/03) Byrel Book, a Beauregard Parish police juror, started out as a skeptic at the LSU AgCenter’s West Nile virus/mosquito control workshop here last week. |
| Seed Treatments: An Alternative Pesticide Delivery System In Louisiana, southern green stink bugs and brown stink bugs (Figures 1, 2 and 3) have become common pests of corn, cotton, grain sorghum, soybean and wheat. In corn, an infestation can cause injury to the plant from seedling emergence through ear formation and grain development. Seedlings punctured by stink bugs exhibit small holes surrounded by localized dead tissue. |
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