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      <title>Richland Parish Ag Newsletter:  October 2009</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Early Season Wheat Production and 2009 Certified Acres by Parishes/Percent of State in Northeast Louisiana - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Two new Clearfield rice lines released for 2010 season</title>
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          <title>Soil Quality: What is it?  And is this a useful concept for precision agriculture?</title>
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          <title>Tips offered for ryegrass planting, maintenance</title>
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          <title>Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management 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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          <title>Richland Parish Ag Newsletter:  Winter/Spring 2009</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Rust Diseases in Wheat; Corn Stand Uniformity - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>2008 Louisiana Soybean and Grain Report</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[This eight-page tabloid-style report includes 14 articles about the latest in research and extension programs of the LSU AgCenter funded in part through the Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board. Articles include the comeback of wheat production in the state, the multi-disciplinary approach to the “green bean syndrome” in soybeans, new methods for soil tests and the latest on Asian soybean rust. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>2008 Projected Louisiana Rice Production Costs</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[This report presents estimates of production costs for rice production in Louisiana for the 2008 crop year.  Costs estimates are included for typical rice production systems, including conventional tillage, stale seedbed, production in rotation and fallow, as well as production of conventional and herbicide-resistant varieties.  Production cost estimates are also included for soybeans, wheat and sorghum in Southwest Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>2008 Projected Rice Cash Flow Model</title>
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