Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Red River > [image: Red River] 262 Research Station Drive · Bossier City, LA · 71112 Phone: (318) 741-7430 · Fax: (318) 741-7433 Upcoming Lunch and Ag Discovery [Image: July Lunch and Ag Discovery program] The following flyer provides the details for the upcoming Lunch and Ag Discovery program held at the Red River Research Station. Red River Station To Begin Lunch Ag Discovery Programs Oct. 25 (Distributed 10/09/07) The Red River Research Station will begin a series of “Lunch and Ag Discovery” programs to help consumers and the urban population learn more about agricultural issues, according to Dr. Jere McBride, LSU AgCenter Northwest Region director. Red River Station focuses on cotton, soybeans, greenhouse tomatoes, wetlands [Image: Buckleygreenhouse] The LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station in Bossier City focuses on agronomic and horticultural crops. Among the commodities and disciplines involved are greenhouse tomatoes, cotton, entomological and plant pathology, soybean variety performance trials, soybean and southern pea breeding, beef cattle and environmental research including a constructed wetland project. Get It Growing: Keep Your Houseplants Happy Whether we admit it or not, heat and humidity this time of year make gardening outside less enjoyable. I have to confess to retreating into the coolness of my air-conditioned home and spending less time in the garden now that mid-summer has arrived. But when I don’t spend as much time in my outside garden, I can turn to my collection of indoor plants to keep me happy.  more articles... LSU AgCenter agent lists top 10 tree troubles (Distributed 07/02/08) The No. 1 yard tree problem in Shreveport-Bossier is construction damage, according to Ricky Kilpatrick, LSU AgCenter area forestry agent. Northwest Region Newsletter - July 2008 This is the Northwest Regional Newsletter for July 2008. Greenhouse tomatoes, constructed wetland topics at Red River Field Day [Image: blairbuckley] (Distributed 07/01/08) Greenhouse tomatoes and a constructed wetland were two of the topics covered at a recent field day and open house at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station in Bossier City. The June 18 event also highlighted research projects at the station on agronomic crops including corn, cotton, wheat, sorghum and soybeans. LSU AgCenter scientist makes cover of international journal with greenhouse tomato research (Distributed 06/26/08) A study on the heating of tomato plants grown in greenhouses by an LSU AgCenter scientist is the cover story of the April-June 2008 issue of HortTechnology, a research publication of the American Society for Horticultural Science that has subscribers in 50 countries. Dr. H.Y. Hanna, a professor at the Red River Research Station in Bossier City, conducts research on growing greenhouse tomatoes as productively and efficiently as possible. Northwest Region Newsletter - May 2008 [Image: Chesser, Colyer, Williams] The May 2008 newsletter reports on events, seminars, conferences, employees, media, 4-H, and more happening in the the AgCenter's Northwest Region. Northwest Region Newsletter - June 2008 These newsletters report on events, seminars, conferences, employees, media, 4-H, and more happening in or related to the AgCenter's Northwest Region. Bees are angels of agriculture [Image: walker - bees] (Distributed 04/30/08) BOSSIER CITY – Bees are the angels of agriculture, said honey producer Bill Walker at the LSU AgCenter Lunch and Ag Discovery held April 22 at the Red River Research Station. LSU AgCenter horticulturist teaches growers how to be fruiful (Distributed 03/25/08) BOSSIER CITY – A soil analysis is the first thing to consider when planting fruit trees, said Dr. Charles Graham, research horticulturist, at the monthly Lunch and Ag Discovery talk at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station March 18. Bumblebee Pollination of Small Greenhouse Tomato Operations Bumblebee pollination of small greenhouse tomato operations may not be the best option, but simple changes made a difference. Reusing Perlite to Grow Greenhouse Tomatoes Sifting and disinfecting used perlite is a simple technique developed at the LSU AgCenter Red River Research Station to recycle perlite for repeat use as a growing media. The recycled perlite was used for 10 years so far with no negative impact on tomato yield.