Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Hill Farm > Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives: Fact Sheets [Image: Image of Fact Sheet] Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives is a development initiative of the LSU AgCenter and Southern University AgCenter. The Poultry Post - Second Quarter 2008 [Image: Image of newsletter] A quarterly newsletter with broiler production and poultry-related news for commercial poultry growers and the general public. The Poultry Post A monthly newsletter with broiler production and poultry-related news for commercial poultry growers and the general public. Carbon Credit Conference [Image: Image of presentation 1] May 14, 2008, LSU AgCenter hosted the Carbon Credit Conf. in Alexandria, La., to provide landowners and natural resource professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the emerging carbon trading market. Presentations attached provide info on the environmental rationale behind the development of a carbon cap-and-trade market and how it works, which forest and agricultural management activities can produce carbon credits for sale, and potential changes ahead for carbon trading.  more articles... 2008 Field Day Sponsors [Image: Image of Sponsors] Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors of the 2008 Hill Farm Field Day. Attached list. Research Projects (CRIS) Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station research is conducted through approved projects that meet specific criteria. Each project is assigned a CRIS (Current Research Information System) number that is used to track the progress of the research and to report the project status to the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA. CRIS project reports from all states are available from the on-line archives in Washington, D.C. at http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris. New Poultry Houses at Hill Farm Research Station [Image: Image of Research Poultry House] Images of new poultry research houses at the Hill Farm Research Station, Homer, LA. Construction began in late 2006. The Poultry Post - 2nd Quarter 2007 [Image: Image of Newsletter] A monthly newsletter with broiler production and poultry related news for the commercial poultry growers and general public interest. 2008 Field Day Summaries [Image: Image of Beef Summary] View the 2008 Hill Farm Research Station Field Day Summaries for Beef, Poultry, Forestry, Forage and Water Quality. LSU AgCenter field day addresses variety of topics [Image: Buddy Pittman] (Distributed 05/01/08) While producers have thought of ill-tempered or difficult-to-handle cattle as an inconvenience or potential health hazard, LSU AgCenter research has shown that cattle with excitable temperament tend to have negative effects on carcass quality. 10 Frequently Asked Questions for Small Business Start-Ups [Image: Image of fact sheet] Every person starting or wanting to start a business has questions.As soon as one question is answered another one arises. In fact, most people ask several questions at once. Of all the questions asked, below are the ten asked most frequently. Agri-tourism: A New Agricultural Business Enterprise [Image: Image_Agri_tourism Pamphlet] Agri-tourism is a business venture located on a working farm, ranch, or agricultural enterprise that provides an "experience" for visitors while generating supplemental income for the owner. 2008 Field Day Agenda [Image: Image of Program Cover] The Hill farm Research Station field day program. A printable agenda of the events of the field day. Directions to Hill Farm [Image: Map] Directions to the Hill Farm Research Station, Homer, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. More...