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      <title>Forage Testing:  Why, What and How</title>
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      <title>Guidelines for Making Good-quality Hay</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana's Suggested Chemical Weed Control Guide</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Welcome</title>
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      <title>Louisiana AgSummary</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:45:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Growing Alfalfa in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication provides information on planting, growing and harvesting alfalfa as a forage crop in Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fertilizer Sources on Bermudagrass Pastures for Stocker Grazing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This study was done to determine the effects of broiler litter and commercial fertilizer applied to bermudagrass pastures on animal performance. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Performance of Cool-Season Annual Forage Crops in Louisiana 2007-2008</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Winter annual forages are recommended for grazing, green chop, hay and silage production in Louisiana. Each year scientists of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center conduct performance trials to evaluate the forage production of annual ryegrass, cereal rye and oat varieties. Trials are conducted at various LSU Agricultural Center research stations throughout the state to provide information on the performance of varieties under varying soil and climatic conditions. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Evaluation of Grazing Methods with Bermudagrass Pastures for Stocker Production</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A high percentage of calves produced in Louisiana are sold at weaning and stockered in other sections of the country. Studies investigating grazing methods on bermudagrass pastures with stocker cattle are somewhat limited and results from these studies have been conflicting and are therefore inconclusive. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of continuous and rotational grazing methods at two stocking rates for stocker cattle consuming bermudagrass forages. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:22:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many Louisiana producers overestimate the quality of their hay because they don’t recognize the reasons hay quality varies. This publication describes the factors that influence quality and tells how to obtain a forage sample for testing purposes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Little Phillip No. 1 Bermudagrass</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication describes a unique, naturally occuring variety of bermudagrass found in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in 1991. Little Phillip No. 1 grew more rapidly  than of other varieties, yet the forage quality was similar. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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