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| [Image: New logo for Louisiana Master Farmer Program]The Louisiana Master Farmer Program The Louisiana Master Farmer Program helps agricultural producers voluntarily address the environmental concerns related to production agriculture, as well as enhancing their production and resource management skills that will be critical for the continued viability of Louisiana agriculture. |
| [Image: Students dig up sea oats]Improved Dune Plants Goal Of AgCenter Research Hundreds of sea oat plants bent in the breeze on a sandy beach as LSU AgCenter researchers walked among them, looking for plants with potential to help stem erosion on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. |
| [Image: pic]Central La. Members There are 9 members serving in central Louisiana for 2009. |
| [Image: photo of Sugarcane Burning]Louisiana Smoke Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Harvesting These guidelines are intended to help manage smoke and ash from sugarcane prescribed burning operations to lessen their impact on public health and welfare. |
| Upcoming Trainings Dates, times and locations of Master Farmer training opportunities in north and central Louisiana. |
| [Image: Portriat of an Estuary]Portrait of an Estuary This publication inventories the functions and values of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary System at the interface of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, and it chronicles the serious plight of landscape deterioration facing its inhabitants. |
| [Image: 5]Volunteer Opportunity in New Orleans The AWCC is looking for volunteers to help restore City Park New Orleans any day between May 11-15. |
| [Image: Constructed Wetland]Improving Farm Effluent Water Quality with a Constructed Wetland The use of a constructed wetland to improve effluent water quality is a potentially valuable tool for agriculture in Louisiana. |
| [Image: 27 Certified Master Farmers receive plaques and signs from all partnering agencies.]27 Farmers Earn Certified Master Farmer Status Twenty-seven farmers, including three couples, joined an elite group of 92 that have been certified as Louisiana Master Farmers. The 27 were recently honored at a luncheon held at the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts in January 2009. |
| [Image: 1]Who needs the Beach?! Spend spring break with AWCC College students from California and Vermont volunteer with the AWCC to help restore Bayou St. John. |
| [Image: j]Volunteer to help the AWCC Restore Marsh The AWCC will be leading a group of volunteers plant marsh grass at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge near Lacombe, LA. |
| [Image: pic]Members in Action! AWCC Members Justin Trahan and Ethan Graves put on great projects! |
| [Image: All]Pitching in to Help 4-H Camp AWCC AmeriCorps members partnered with AmeriCorps members from ULL to help with a variety of renovation projects at 4-H Camp Grant Walker. |
| [Image: ML]Lafayette Members Teach Fishing Clinic Three AWCC members serving in Lafayette assisted with a 4-H fishing clinic |
| East Carroll Parish East Carroll Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Morehouse Parish Morehouse Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Richland Parish Richland Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Evangeline Parish Evangeline Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Concordia Parish Concordia Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Marsh Maneuvers Helps Young People Learn About Valuable Coastal Resources Marsh Maneuvers may sound like a covert operation – particularly since it involves a group of hand-picked high school students spending five days on a private island. |
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| Master Farmer Curriculum Master Farmer Curriculum information including classroom instruction, certification program activities, and development of conservation plans. |
| Recap and Reviews Master Farmer phase 1 recap and reviews. |
| Powerpoint Presentations Master Farmer national curriculum PowerPoint presentations |
| 2009 Outstanding Master Farmer Named The Louisiana Master Farmer Program awarded its first annual Outstanding Master Farmer award at the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts annual convention on January 8, 2009. A certified Master Farmer who has shown dedication to agriculture, conservation, and his profession is chosen for this award . |
| Acadia Parish Acadia Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Contact Contact information about the Master Farmer Program. |
| East Baton Rouge Parish East Baton Rouge Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| AWCC Members Help Out With Youth Wetlands Week On February 15, 2009, AWCC Members at the 4H Mini Barn in Baton Rouge to help pack supply boxes for the 2009 Youth Wetlands Week. |
| AWCC Members Bond at Ropes Course On February 14, 2009, AWCC members got to know each other and wetlands! Members participated in the high ropes course at the LSU University Recreation Complex. |
| Composting: A Disposal Method for Fish Waste Composting fish waste is a relatively new, practical and an environmentally sound alternative to disposing of fish waste. It is economical, fairly odorless and a biologically beneficial practice for seafood operations. This publication explains that a commitment to proper management of the compost bins is the key to successful composting. |
| Registration Form Provides instructions for downloading registration forms in PDF format. Return the completed registration form to your county agent's office or parish NRCS office. |
| Aquaculture Production Best Management Practices This list of BMPs (Best Management Practices) is a guide for the selection and implementation of those practices that will help producers to conserve soil and protect water and air resources by reducing pollutants from reaching both surface and ground water. |
| About the Master Farmer Program The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is an effort to demonstrate that agricultural producers can and will voluntarily reduce the impact that agricultural production has on Louisiana’s environment. |
| Lawmakers Approve Master Farmer Legislation (Distributed 05/22/03) Louisiana farmers moved one step closer to having a chance at official certification as Master Farmers this week.Louisiana Senate passed HB 1827 Monday (May 19) provides for official state certification of those who complete the LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer educational program. |
| Newsletter Inserts The Master Farmer Newsletters are available to you in PDF format to keep you updated on the Master Farmer Program. |
| Louisiana Sugarcane Burning Why is the sugarcane industry important to Louisiana? Why do farmers burn sugarcane in the first place? What are the benefits of burning sugarcane? Find these answers and more. |
| Help the AWCC Install Christmas Tree Fencing AWCC to Intall Christmas Tree Sand Fences |
| Splash!: Ocean Commotion 2008 Ocean Commotion 2008 was a splash of a time! About 8 AWCC members from around the state converged into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at LSU in order to help promote saving America's Wetlands. Elementary and middle school children from around the state got to see the different types of wetland ecosytems in Louisiana. Some adventurous kids also got to experience the wonders of marsh mud! |
| Louisiana ‘Master Farmers’ Lead the Nation Louisiana has stepped out ahead of all other states in the nation in helping farmers learn to voluntarily comply with stricter environmental regulations governing water quality. This has happened because of the LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer Program. |
| Install Wood Duck Boxes in Lincoln Parish The AWCC member, Ashley Roach, will be installing wood duck boxes outside of Ruston, LA on January 19, 2009 and could use extra hands! |
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| Coastal Louisiana and South Florida: A Comparative Wetland Inventory One of the biggest questions that has arisen in recent years involves the apparent disparity in federal restoration funding provided for the Florida Everglades versus that provided for coastal Louisiana. This document uses published reports and secondary data to develop a parallel comparison of Florida and Louisiana wetlands at the state, regional, program and resource levels. |
| Fisheries Implications of Freshwater Re-introductions An historical overview of Louisiana fisheries in the context of pre- and post-levee construction on the Mississippi River. Data from the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion is used to describe the relationship between freshwater re-introduction and estuarine fisheries productivity. The report characterizes the conflict between Louisiana’s short-term and long-term goals of coastal restoration and coastal fisheries management. |
| Stewardship Incentives for Louisiana’s Coastal Landowners More than 75% of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are privately owned, yet the majority of restoration funding provided through federal and state initiatives is directed toward large-scale, public restoration projects. This report compares and contrasts the programmatic and economic aspects of the coastal and inland models of wetland restoration that have evolved in Louisiana over the past decade. |
| Closing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO): Environmental and Economic Considerations This document provides a synoptic overview of this 40-year-old navigation channel from project inception through modern day. Economic and environmental impacts related to the MRGO are documented for St. Bernard Parish and potential restoration scenarios are described. Additional information is provided on the time and financial resources required to fully address the environmental degradation caused by the MRGO. |
| Planting at City Park NO The AWCC is looking for volunteers to help with a Planting Restoration Project at New Orleans City Park |
| Mold: Important Questions, Objective Answers Conflicting information and media coverage about hazards of mold and how to handle mold problems have left many people confused, concerned and sometimes frightened. If you have or suspect a mold problem in your home, this fact sheet will help you make well-informed decisions about how to fix the problem and prevent its return. |
| Mold Hazards Are Preventable In the right conditions, molds multiply and can release enough spores in the air to cause health problems. |
| How To Apply To The AWCC AmeriCorps Program The AWCC AmeriCorps Program is always looking for individuals that are willing to serve for 11 months and give back to their communities. If you are interested in becoming part of the program, feel free to download the more detailed "AWCC Position Description" and/or the "AWCC AmeriCorps Member Year 1 Application." |
| Shreveport Wood Duck Project! Come join up with Natalie Hunsicker, American’s Wetlands Conservation Corps member ,and Sci Port Louisiana Science Center in Shreveport to help construct and put up wood duck boxes. |
| Duck, Duck, Box!: St. Bernard Parish Wood Duck Project Come Help Save the Wood Ducks in St.Bernard Parish.On November 24th, 2008, Gary Decossas and St.Bernard Parish 4-H Junior Leadership Club will go to St.Bernard State Park to help put up Wood Duck Boxes. |
| LSU AgCenter Gets $790,000 Grant For Research On Plastic-Fiber Composites An LSU AgCenter project to make natural fiber-reinforced plastic composites using recycled plastics and wood or other agricultural fibers recently received a $791,568 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy. |
| New Orleans City Park Volunteer Opportunity At 1,300 acres, City Park is one of the largest urban parks in the country. Located in the heart of New Orleans, it holds a special place in the hearts of generations of New Orleanians and is a must see for visitors to the city. On Saturday, November 1, 2008 – volunteers from around the state will help at the Wetland Plant Center by planting wetland plants that will be used in later restoration projects, organizing the growing space and greenhouse, and planting wetland plants around the park. |
| Sucess: Bayou Bienvenue Trash Bash 2008 On Saturday, October 18, AWCC member Gary Decossas and 10 volunteers from the St.Bernard 4-H Junior Leadership Club helped in clearing a 1/2 mile stretch of Bayou Bienvenue! |
| Bat House Project A Sucess! AWCC members Amber Latiolais and Shelley Martin recently completed a bat house project! On July 25, 2008, at the Zoo of Acadiana, the two AWCC members, Jungle Camp participants, and other community volunteers worked together to construct and put up bat houses. |
| 2008 AWCC Trash Bash at Lake D'Arbonne State Park On October 13, approximately 18 AWCC members from around the state came together to clean up Lake D'Arbonne State Park. |
| 2008 Bayou Fest Trash Bash: Help Save Louisiana's Wetlands One Piece of Trash at a Time! Help save Louisiana's wetlands one piece of trash at a time. At 9:00 A.M. on October 5, AWCC member Amber Latiolais and Shelley Martin will host a Trash Bash at Vermilionville in Lafayette. Trash pickups are an easy way to help protect Louisiana's wetlands from non-point source pollution and better the water quality. Plus, who likes seeing trash stack up in a picturesque wetland landscape?! All you need to bring is yourself and as many friends as you want. Any volunteers will be grac |
| AWCC Rockefeller Planting 2008 Rockefeller Planting 2008: In late May, AWCC members from around the state teamed up once again to try to protect Louisiana's coast. Approxiamately 18 AWCC members planted 4,000 plugs of Spartina Alterniflora. The marshgrass was planted in Pecan Island on the terraces owned by the Vermillion Corps. Thank you to Judge Edwards for allowing us on his property and to Mark Shirley for providing oversight of the event. |
| America's WETLAND The America's WETLAND Foundation through the Campaign is raising awareness of the impact of Louisiana's wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana. |
| AmeriCorps AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. |
| Tree Planting at Jimmie Davis State Park Two AWCC Members are organizing a Bald Cypress Tree Planting on Aug. 11th at Jimmie Davis State Park |
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| Researchers Evaluating Grass For Levee Protection Scientists from the LSU AgCenter this week started planting grass as the first step in a research project designed to evaluate its ability to protect earthen levees on the Gulf Coast. The plant, which already is used widely for erosion control and is known to have some repellent qualities to termites, is vetiver grass. |
| Process Holds Promise For Recycling Pressure Treated Wood A process for recycling treated wood products could save on disposal costs and liability concerns by keeping treated wood out of high-cost landfills, according to developers at the LSU AgCenter. |
| Building Bat Boxes for the Lafayette Zoo AWCC members and volunteers will be building and planing bat boxes at the Lafayette Zoo on Friday July 25, 2008. |
| Backyard Composting - Wastes to Resources Which composting system is right for you? Find the answers and more in this helpful guide to composting. |
| Prescribed Burns Help the Sugarcane Industry and Reduce Smoke and Ash Problems The ability of farmers to burn sugarcane is a significant economic factor for the state’s sugarcane industry. Burning of sugarcane before harvest eliminates from 30 percent to 50 percent of the leafy trash (residue), which constitutes from 20 percent to 25 percent of the total weight of the plant. |
| Tensas Parish Tensas Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Vermilion Parish Vermilion Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Protecting Louisiana's Waters Using Best Management Practices Best management practices (BMPs) are used by agricultural producers to control the generation and delivery of pollutants from agricultural activities to water resources of the state, thereby reducing the amount of agricultural pollutants entering surface and ground waters. This publication includes information on five main areas: nutrient management, pesticide management, soil and water management, pasture management and general farm BMPs. |
| West Carroll Parish West Carroll Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Static Pile Backyard Composting Follow these 12 easy steps to make and maintain your compost pile. |
| Troubleshooting Your Compost Pile Troubleshooting: Symptoms, possible causes and prescriptions for your composting problems. |
| Backyard Composting: Cinder Block Multiple Bin A cinder block multiple bin looks like three cinder block holding units in a row. It is sturdy, and if you can find used cinder blocks, it is relatively inexpensive to build. Materials list and instructions included. |
| Backyard Composting: Worm Composting Bin This composting system actually works. Materials list and instructions included. |
| Backyard Composting: Cinder Block Bin A cinder block bin is sturdy, durable and easily accessible. Materials list and instructions are included. |
| Backyard Composting: Composting Mulch Mulch material does not have to be finished compost. But you can also mulch with compost. Materials list and instructions are included. |
| Vernon Parish Vernon Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| St. Tammany Parish St. Tammany Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| St. Landry Parish St. Landry Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| St. Helena Parish St. Helena Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Rapides Parish Rapides Parish Master Farmer Participants |
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| LaSalle Parish Master farmer participant list for LaSalle Parish. |
| Ascension Parish Ascension Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Backyard Composting: Wire Mesh Bin A wire mesh bin is inexpensive and easy to build out of either galvanized chicken wire or hardware cloth. Materials list and instructions are included. |
| Backyard Composting: Wooden Box Bin A wooden box bin can be built inexpensively by using wooden pallets. Or you can use lumber to make a nicer bin. Materials list and instructions are included for making a compost box bin. |
| Backyard Composting: Wood and Wire Three-Bin Turning Unit A wood and wire three-bin turning unit can be used to compost large amounts of yard, garden and kitchen wastes in a short time. Construction requires basic carpentry skills and tools. Materials list and instructions included. |
| Basic Principles of Composting What is compost? Find information on temperature, oxygen and aeration, moisture, odors, nutrients, co-composting and much more! |
| West Feliciana Parish West Feliciana Parish |
| Pointe Coupee Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Master Farmers Participants |
| Livingston Parish Livingston Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Iberville Parish Iberville Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| East Feliciana Parish East Feliciana Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Baldcypress Site Relationships and Silviculture Regional increases in flooding are likely to reduce the productivity of baldcypress-water tupelo swamps in coastal Louisiana. Although these trees are merchantable for lumber production, it will be important to design appropriate management plans for these sites. |
| 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. |
| Louisiana Lawns Best Management Practices (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. |
| What Home Builders, Homeowners and Real Estate Agents Think About Mold Athough it is uncommon in most homes, toxic mold, also known as black mold, has become a major issue for some home builders and homeowners in the United States. The effects have run the gamut from disposal to litigation. |
| Terrebonne Parish Terrebonne Parish Master Farmer Participants. |
| St. James Parish Master Farmer Program Participant List: St. James Parish |
| St. Charles Parish Master Farmer Participant List: St. Charles Parish |
| St. Bernard Master Farmer Program Participant List: St. Bernard |
| Orleans Parish Master Farmer Program Participant List: Orleans Parish |
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| Jefferson Parish Master Farmer Program Participant List: Jefferson Parish |
| Caldwell Parish Caldwell Parish Master Farmer Participants |
| Ag Teachers The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is targeted at helping agricultural producers voluntarily address the environmental concerns related to production agriculture, as well as enhancing their production and resource management skills that will be critical for the continued viability of Louisiana agriculture. |
| Functions and Values of Wetlands in Louisiana Louisiana accounts for 80 percent of the nation's coastal wetland loss. Simply put, a large proportion of Louisiana acreage is wetland. Much of the state's economy depends upon wetlands. Find information on causes of wetland loss, definitions of wetlands and wetland functions and values. |
| Marsh Maneuvers Participants See Devastation Along Coast LSU AgCenter coastal resources agent Mark Shirley had hoped to bring a group of students back to a plot near Holly Beach where they had planted marsh grass during the 4-H Marsh Maneuvers program in July. But, after driving for several miles on La. 82 between Holly Beach and Johnson’s Bayou last weekend, Shirley gave up on his hope to find the transplanted grass, which apparently fell victim to Hurricane Rita’s wrath. |
| LSU AgCenter Recycling Could Keep Treated Wood Out Of Landfills (Distributed 05/25/05) What to do with decommissioned, preservative-treated wood has become a burning issue. Well, not burning, actually. That’s one of the methods that can’t be used any longer, according to Dr. Todd Shupe of the LSU AgCenter. |
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