| [Image: Picture of Station's Main Office]About The Hill Farm Research Station A brief description and history about the LSU AgCenter Hill Farm Research Station located in Homer, Louisiana |
| [Image: Evaluating Board Leaders: A Tool for Rural Communities]Evaluating Board Leaders Evaluating the performance of leaders is critical to the development oforganizations and communities. From a review of the work by Collins (2001), we develop a list of ten questions that provide one way to measure the performance of leaders. The tool can be used to define performance expectations of leaders, which can prevent misunderstandings among board members and their respective leaders, and in turn, unresolvedconflicts. |
| [Image: Image of Poultry Post]The Poultry Post - 4th Quarter 2007 A monthly newsletter with broiler production and poultry-related news for commercial poultry growers and general public interest. Topics covered include: pest management, how pests effect costs, information about mice and rats. |
| [Image: Image of Guest Speaker]2009 Photos Hill Farm Research Station Field Day Photos of October 1, 2009, Field Day at the Hill Farm Research Station, Homer, La. |
| [Image: Image of Summaries Cover page]2009 Field Day Summaries Attached are the 2009 Hill Farm Research Station Field Day Summaries for Mastitis, Poultry, Water Quality, Forage, Beef Cattle and Forestry. |
| [Image: Image of Sponsor list]2009 Field Day Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors of the 2009 Hill Farm Research Staiton field day. |
| [Image: Image of newsletter]The Poultry Post - Jan-June 2008 A monthly newsletter with broiler prodution and poultry-related news for commercial poultry growers and the general public. 2008 1st half -- January, February, March, April, May, June |
| [Image: Image of presentation 1]Carbon Credit Conference On May 14, 2008, the LSU AgCenter hosted the Carbon Credit Conference in Alexandria to provide landowners and natural resource professionals with an understanding of the emerging carbon trading market. Presentations attached provided information 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. |
| [Image: Image of Agritourism Brochure]Agritourism brochure Presents information on agritourism, a business venture on a working farm, ranch or agricultural enterprise that offers educational and fun experiences for visitors while generating supplemental income for the owner. Visitors participate in friendly "discovery" and learning activities in natural or agricultural settings. |
| [Image: Image of Fact Sheet]Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives: Fact Sheets Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives is a development initiative of the LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center. |
| The Poultry Post A monthly newsletter with broiler production and poultry-related news for commercial poultry growers and the general public. |
| [Image: Image of Sponsors]2008 Field Day 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. |
| [Image: Image of Beef Summary]2008 Field Day Summaries View the 2008 Hill Farm Research Station Field Day Summaries for Beef, Poultry, Forestry, Forage and Water Quality. |
| [Image: Field Day Photo 39]Photos From 2008 Hill Farm Research Station Field Day Photo's from Hill Farm research Station Field Day - including speakers, tours of poultry, beef cattle, water quality, foresty, forage, and other photos. |
| [Image: Poultry Production]Louisiana poultry industry has setback (TV News 03/30/09) Louisiana’s poultry industry suffered a blow when Pilgrim’s Pride announced plans to close it’s northeast Louisiana processing facility. The state is working on a deal to ensure the facility continues operating. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard talked with a grower who is raising his last flock of birds for Pilgrim’s Pride. (Runtime: 1 minute, 16 seconds) |
| Poultry industry has ups and downs for Jackson Parish producer (Radio News 03/30/09) Tod Hibbard figures he has grown nearly 10 million chickens in the 16 years he has been a poultry producer. Hibbard has eight chicken houses on rolling land in Jackson Parish. He said business was good initially but has had ups and downs over the years. (Runtime: 60 seconds) |
| [Image: Delta Development]Northeast farms show potential as tourist attraction (TV News 03/09/09) Poverty is prevalent in Northeast Louisiana, but an LSU AgCenter entity is committed to helping people in rural areas overcome poverty and other barriers to economic prosperity. (Runtime: 1 minute, 34 seconds) |
| [Image: Image of Newsletter]The Poultry Post - 2nd Quarter 2007 A monthly newsletter with broiler production and poultry related news for the commercial poultry growers and general public interest. |
| Hill Farm Research Projects 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. |
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