Home > News Archive > News > 2006 > July > Satellite Technology Offers Ray of Hope for Saving Money In Farming [Image: Tractor with AutoSteer] (Distributed 07/31/06) Satellite technology, when looked at as a whole, is known as precision agriculture. This approach to farming saves money by utilizing farm resources more efficiently. Southwest Louisiana Growers Need Fungicides To Fight Asian Soybean Rust (Distributed 07/28/06) Asian soybean rust has surfaced in Louisiana at the prime time for fungicide applications on soybeans in the southwestern area of the state, according to an LSU AgCenter expert who spoke Thursday (July 27). The comments from Dr. David Lanclos, the LSU AgCenter’s soybean specialist, came during a meeting hosted by G&H Seed of Crowley. Student Volunteer Settles In To Help Southeast Louisiana Recover [Image: Amanda Hardesty] (Distributed 07/28/06) When LSU AgCenter Hurricane Recovery Coordinator Mark Schexnayder hosted a group of volunteers from Ohio State University in December, he had no idea one of them would soon become a coworker. But that’s the way it turned out when Amanda Hardesty took on the task of volunteer coordinator with Louisiana Sea Grant and settled into sharing office space with other LSU AgCenter personnel in Jefferson Parish LSU AgCenter Partnering With Others To Help Displaced Students [Image: Displaced Students] (Distributed 07/28/06) LSU AgCenter agents in seven South Louisiana parishes are working with other agencies on a project designed to help displaced students meet their ongoing needs. The effort, known as the Partnership for Prevention Education, is targeted toward Louisiana residents affected by last year’s hurricanes.  more articles... LSU AgCenter Expert Cautions About Rate Variations In ‘Identical’ Lawn Spreaders (Distributed 07/28/06) Sometimes the lawn spreader you own may not perform like another spreader of the same brand and model, says an engineer with the LSU AgCenter. Parish says most professional spreaders are reasonably consistent from one sample to another and can be recalibrated by the user to assure they deliver consistent rates. Most homeowner spreaders, on the other hand, cannot be recalibrated by the owner and are not consistent from one to another of the same model. Researchers Evaluating Grass For Levee Protection [Image: 3 People Planting Vetiver Grass ] (Distributed 07/27/06) Scientists from the LSU AgCenter this week started planting grass as the first step in a research project designed to evaluate its ability to protect earthen levees on the Gulf Coast. The plant, which already is used widely for erosion control and is known to have some repellent qualities to termites, is vetiver grass. Louisiana Teachers Learn To Teach Financial Management [Image: Financial management] (Distributed 07/26/06) Teachers across Louisiana went back to school this summer to receive training that will help them teach financial management in their classrooms. Dean Lee Row Crop Field Day Set For Aug. 24 (Distributed 07/26/06) The LSU AgCenter’s Dean Lee Research and Extension Center will host its annual Row Crop Field Day Aug. 24. The field day will feature information on cotton, corn and soybeans, Asian Soybean Rust Confirmed On Louisiana Soybeans (Distributed 07/26/06) LSU AgCenter scientists confirmed Wednesday (July 26) that Asian soybean rust was found on soybeans in Rapides Parish. This is the first finding of the disease on soybeans in Louisiana for 2006. It had been found about a month ago on kudzu, a plant that can host the disease, in Iberia and Lafayette parishes. Rebuilding Homes Provides Opportunities For Termite Protection (Distributed 07/26/06) Homeowners in South Louisiana and elsewhere in the Gulf South who are rebuilding after last year’s hurricanes have opportunities to add more termite protection to their homes, according to experts with the LSU AgCenter. Recent Rains Causing Problems In Rice Crop [Image: Dr. Steve Liscombe] (Distributed 07/26/06) Recent rainfall is causing problems for rice farmers across Louisiana after they planted the smallest crop on record this year, according to the LSU AgCenter rice specialist. Dry Weather Has Farmers Looking More At Irrigation [Image: Irrigation field day] (Distribtued 07/21/06) Louisiana farmers for years have focused more on drainage than irrigation. But practices have changed with changing weather. New Varieties, Energy Cane Highlight LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Field Day [Image: Kenneth Gravois] (Distributed 07/20/06) Two new sugarcane varieties released earlier this year and "energy cane" were featured at the LSU AgCenter’s annual sugarcane field day on July 19 at the Sugar Research Station at St. Gabriel. Hundreds Participate, Win In State 4-H, FFA Horse Show [Image: Kids on horses watching competition in ring] (Distributed 07/18/06) About 500 young horse enthusiasts participated in the LSU AgCenter’s 2006 State 4-H and FFA Horse Show at the Ike Hamilton Exposition Center here July 10-15. More...