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      <title>Statewide extension group presents awards, installs officers at annual meeting</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/03/09) The Louisiana Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences presented its highest award along with others at its annual conference in Lafayette May 6. New officers also were chosen. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Free workshops for money management teachers start across state in July</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/12/09) Educators who want to learn how to teach high school students about money management may take free workshops from the LSU AgCenter during July. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter helps attack giant salvinia in north Louisiana lake</title>
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      <title>Rice Research Station starts second  century</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/05/09) Agricultural producers aspiring to be Louisiana Master Farmers can choose among 11 events scheduled for 2009 to help them meet the requirements for the program, according to Donna Morgan, LSU AgCenter agent in Alexandria, La. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Rice Research Station to celebrate 100 years at annual field day July 1</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/24/09) CROWLEY, La. – This year’s field day on July 1 at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station will cap the centennial celebration of the facility’s existence. “This is a celebration of the past 100 years, and we’re going to have more of a historical perspective,” said Dr. Steve Linscombe, the station’s director. “Farmers and the general public will get a glimpse of how far agriculture in southwest Louisiana has advanced since 1909.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana to host national 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program July 19-23</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/25/09) Nearly 100 youth from across the country will converge at the Wildwood Resort on Toledo Bend in Zwolle July 19-23 for the 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program. Sixteen teams of six are expected from as far as Maryland, Wisconsin and Utah, according to Paul Morris, LSU AgCenter county agent in Sabine Parish and co-chair of the event. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana 4-H University winners named</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/26/09) BATON ROUGE – Louisiana youth took home honors as state contest winners and alternates as the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H University concluded Thursday night (June 25) on the LSU campus. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Consider treelike hollies for the landscape</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/26/09) Hollies are right behind azaleas, gardenias, camellias, sasanquas and Indian hawthorns in popularity among evergreen shrubs, and they may even be more popular than some of those. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/25/09) Winners of 2009 4-H scholarships were among those honored during ceremonies at the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H University June 23-25 in Baton Rouge. The young adults from across Louisiana were honored at an awards banquet June 23 and at an assembly June 24 on the LSU campus. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>STD causes problems for Louisiana cattle, but can be managed</title>
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      <title>Variety of high-quality LSU AgCenter publications now available for sale</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/25/09) The LSU AgCenter now is offering several of its highest-quality publications for sale through its online store. The move is part of an effort to be able to continue offering expanded publications to clientele who prefer a printed format while also balancing the limited funds available for printing. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter honors 12 adults for service to Louisiana 4-H</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/24/09) The LSU AgCenter honored 12 adults Tuesday evening (June 24) for their service to the Louisiana 4-H youth development program. Among those honored were four 4-H alumni, two school system administrators, two LSU AgCenter faculty members, two secretaries from AgCenter offices and two volunteer leaders who were honored for their outstanding service to 4-H. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Northeast Louisiana crops look good – if only it will rain</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/23/09) ST. JOSEPH, La. – So far, the chief crops in northeast Louisiana – cotton, corn and soybeans – are looking good, but they need rain, said Don Boquet, an LSU AgCenter cotton specialist at the Northeast Research Station and one of the speakers at the station’s annual field day June 17. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>4-H, FFA state horse show set for July 6-11 in West Monroe</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/24/09) Organizers expect 600 youth from across Louisiana to compete in the 40th annual Louisiana 4-H and FFA State Horse Show July 6-11 in West Monroe. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>MVanosdell@agcenter.lsu.edu (Mary Ann Van Osdell)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Louisiana ag leader class visits California</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/22/09) Briefings on agricultural issues and farm visits highlighted a study tour to Santa Barbara County, Calif., June 8-12, for the current class in the LSU AgCenter’s Agricultural Leadership Development Program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Dry weather topic at LSU AgCenter rice field day</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter offers series on ‘agritourism’ starting July 21</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/22/09) The LSU AgCenter is offering a series of educational programs across the state, beginning July 21, to help people get into the agritourism business. Agritourism is a business venture on a working farm, ranch or agricultural enterprise that offers educational and fun experiences for visitors while generating supplemental income for the owner, according to Dora Ann Hatch, LSU AgCenter community rural development agent. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Lack of rain leaves Louisiana farmers hurting</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/17/09) The current spate of dry weather approaching drought conditions has Louisiana farmers in a bind, according to experts with the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Tall crape myrtles look good in right location</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/19/09) Crape myrtles continue to be one of the most widely used landscape trees in the southeastern United States. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/10/09) Finding solutions to the low prices producers receive for their milk will a topic of discussion at this year’s St. Helena/Tangipahoa Dairy Day June 11 at Henry Capdeboscq Jr.’s dairy farm near Husser. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/03/09) A regional conference focusing on enhancing current tourism resources and creating new ones in rural areas will be held Aug. 11-13 at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, La. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/02/09) Power outages often accompany summer storms, but there are steps you can take before a storm to give the food in your refrigerator or freezer a little more time. “After a disaster, electrical power may be disrupted for hours, sometimes days,” says LSU AgCenter nutritionist and food safety expert Dr. Beth Reames. “There are things you can do to prepare for an outage which may extend the life of foods in your refrigerator or freezer.” - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/02/09) Twelve new members of the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame will be inducted at the grand opening of the Louisiana 4-H Museum in Mansura from 2-4 p.m. on July 18. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Louisiana 4-H’ers are ready to compete June 23-25</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/01/09) BATON ROUGE – Participants in 4-H are known for their prize-winning animals and giving back to their communities through ambitious service projects. But at 4-H University, these students will compete in contests ranging from computer simulation to sports broadcasting. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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