Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Pecan > News > Agriculture Disaster Assistance - UPDATED This document includes the updated notice about Agriculture Disaster Assistance deadlines for the "buy-in" waiver as well as 2008 disaster assistance newsletter written by Dr. Kurt Guidry from LSU AgCenter. Deadline extended to Sept. 30 for agriculture disaster assistance waiver (Distributed 09/17/08) The deadline has been extended to Sept. 30 for farmers who need waivers from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to qualify for federal disaster insurance to help cover their losses from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. “The deadline had been Sept. 16, but because some of the FSA offices were without power because of the hurricanes, the deadline was extended a couple of weeks,” said Dr. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter agricultural economist. Pecan field day provides latest information [Image: Mike Hall] (Distributed 06/18/08) Pecan growers from as far as Georgia gathered at the LSU AgCenter’s Pecan Research Station here June 13 to hear the latest information on insects and diseases. Pecan Research Station field day set for June 13 (Distributed 05/23/08) The LSU AgCenter’s annual field day and open house at the Pecan Research-Extension Station will be Friday, June 13.  more articles... Pecan seminar helps growers prepare for 2008 The LSU AgCenter Pecan Research and Extension Station in Shreveport hosted a seminar on pecan growing on Feb. 28, 2008, which was attended by 35 growers. LSU AgCenter pecan seminar addresses disease, insects, cultivars, fertilizers (Distributed 03/05/08) It is the beginning of another pecan season, and faculty at the LSU AgCenter Pecan Station in Shreveport greeted it Feb. 28 with a spring seminar attended by 35 growers. 2008 Pecan Show Results The 2008 Louisiana State Pecan Show made an excellent exhibit at Ag Expo in West Monroe January 18-19, 2008. Nearly 100 entries representative of 28 named varieties and 29 native/seedlings were judged to determine class and division winners. Pecan Show winners are listed.