Home > News Archive > 2008 > April > 2008 State Fair of Louisiana to be dedicated to 4-H (Distributed 05/01/08) The 2008 State Fair of Louisiana, Oct. 23-Nov. 9 in Shreveport, will be dedicated to Louisiana 4-H to help celebrate the centennial of the youth organization. The fair theme is “Celebrate and Educate.” 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. Landscape horticulture field day set for May 15 in Hammond (Distributed 04/30/08) The LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station will hold its second annual Landscape Horticulture Field Day for green industry professionals on May 15. Forage field day set for May 8 in St. Helena Parish (Distributed 04/28/08) The LSU AgCenter’s Southeast Research Station and the Louisiana Forage and Grassland Council will sponsor a forage field day May 8.  more articles... Rice prices, acreage up in Louisiana (Distributed 04/25/08) Despite predictions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, LSU AgCenter experts say 2008 rice acreage likely will be up in Louisiana. Students learn about real life at LSU AgCenter event (Distributed 04/25/08) More than 180 students had an opportunity to see what it’s like to be an adult at the “Welcome to The Real World” event at Lutcher High School on April 18. 17 inducted to state 4-H Hall of Fame [Image: SE Inductees] (Distributed 04/25/08) HAMMOND – Seventeen lifelong 4-H supporters from southeastern Louisiana were inducted into the Louisiana state 4-H Hall of Fame April 20. They are among the first 100 chosen statewide for the honor during the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Louisiana this year. Volunteer meeting combines family, gardening and happiness (Distributed 04/23/08) MONROE – The Louisiana Volunteers for Family and Community heard about life lessons to be learned from family activities, gardening and finding happiness at the group’s statewide meeting April 16. Green fuels topic of Department of Energy visit to LSU AgCenter [Image: Samuel Brodman ] (Distributed 04/23/08) Using Louisiana sugar mills to produce biofuels and value-added chemicals in addition to sugar can help the state’s sugar industry become a driving force for economic growth in Louisiana and produce alternative fuels to satisfy the state’s demand, LSU AgCenter researchers told the U.S. secretary of energy April 21. 15 from Central Louisiana inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame [Image: Central LA Hall of Fame] (Distributed 04/23/08) Fifteen individuals from Central Louisiana were honored April 17 as inductees to the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame. “Here are the heroes we should be emulating,” said Dr. Paul Coreil, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for extension, about the honorees, who join 85 others as the first members of the Hall of Fame during 2008 – the centennial year for the 4-H organization in Louisiana. Recreational and farm pond workshop set for May 6 (Distributed 04/22/08) The LSU AgCenter will conduct a Pond Management Workshop on Tuesday, May 6, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Folsom First Baptist Church Living Center in Folsom. LEAFCS presents awards, installs officers at annual meeting (Distributed 04/22/08) SHREVEPORT – The Louisiana Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences presented awards and installed officers at their recent annual conference. The LSU AgCenter organization chose for its theme this year, Lights, Camera, Action! Focus on Louisiana Families. LSU AgCenter names new weed scientist for row crop agriculture (Distributed 04/21/08) Dr. Daniel Stephenson has been hired as the new weed scientist for row crop agriculture at the LSU AgCenter’s Dean Lee Research and Extension Center in Alexandria. He begins work May 1. He will replace Roy Vidrine, who has retired after 36 years of service. LSU AgCenter slates ‘carbon credit’ conference May 14 (Distributed 04/21/08) Louisiana landowners will have the opportunity to learn about carbon credits and how they may benefit at a conference on May 14 at Alexandria. Click for more information...