more... > Parishes > Ascension Parish > Agriculture & Horticulture > 2011 Ascension 4-H Youth and Adult Vegetable Garden Contest [Image: Garden Contest] The winners of the 2011 Ascension 4-H Youth and Adult Garden Contest along with contest awards sponsors and master gardeners who judged this contest. Louisiana MarketMaker This new LSU AgCenter program will allow farmers, commercial fishermen, and other agricultural enterprises in the food supply chain to direct market their commodities/products to consumers and/or other retail outlets (restaurants, grocery stores, retail outlets, farmers markets, etc.) across the state and nation. Louisiana Fisheries Web site Sea Grant Extension Project Faculty and Agents. Pest Alert Notice ... Citrus Greening [Image: Adult Insect] Describes symptoms, pest and instructions to follow if a homeowner discovers the Asian citrus psyllid, which is most closely associated with the spread of citrus greening. If the pest is found, the quarantine prevents citrus producers from selling anywhere except to other infected parishes.  more articles... Concepts of Soil Fertility for Hunter Food Plots [Image: hunter food plots] Importance of Soil Fertility, Method for Proper Soil Sampling, Interpreting Soil Tests, Adjusting pH, Available Forms of Lime, Available Forms of Sulphur, Applying Fertilizer and Examples of Applications included. (PDF Format Only)