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: lunch] 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. 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. Northwest Region Newsletter - November 2008 [Image: 1950s] This is the Northwest Region Newsletter for November 2008.  more articles... The Shreveport Community Gardeners Fall Events 2008 [Image: A Calendar of The Shreveport Community Gardeners Fall Events 2008] This page provides a calendar listing of the Shreveport Community Gardeners Fall 2008 events. Northwest Region Newsletter - October 2008 [Image: Aggies] This is the Northwest Region newsletter for October 2008. 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. Northwest Region Newsletter - September 2008 [Image: goats] This is the Northwest Region Newsletter for September 2008. Northwest Region Newsletter - August 2008 [Image: Raised Hands] This is the Northwest Regional Newsletter for August 2008. LSU AgCenter summer activity helps Shreveport teens learn science, math through gardening [Image: Hannaandteens] (Distributed 07/25/08) Shreveport teens are getting a taste of gardening in an LSU AgCenter summer activity – and learning a whole host of science and math concepts in the process. Grace Peterson, LSU AgCenter Family Nutrition Program coordinator, conducts classes for participants in a Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation (SPAR) summer program. 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.