Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Hill Farm > The Poultry Post A monthly newsletter with broiler production and poultry-related news for commercial poultry growers and the general public. 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 Ag Center. 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. 2008 Field Day Sponsors [Image: Image of Sponsors] Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors of the 2008 Hill Farm Field Day. Attached list.  more articles... 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. 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. Photos From 2008 Hill Farm Research Station Field Day [Image: Field Day Photo 39] Photo's from Hill Farm research Station Field Day - including speakers, tours of poultry, beef cattle, water quality, foresty, forage, and other photos. 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) Louisiana poultry industry has setback [Image: Poultry Production] (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) Northeast farms show potential as tourist attraction [Image: Delta Development] (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) 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. 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, here are the ten asked most frequently. Directions to Hill Farm [Image: Map] Directions to the Hill Farm Research Station, Homer, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. The Poultry Post - Jan-June 2008 [Image: Image of newsletter] 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 Click for more information...