Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
VIDEO: Wheat Harvest Reveals Mixed Crop
BATON ROUGE, La.-(LSU AgCenter)--Experts say heavy spring rains have taken a toll on this year's wheat crop with much of the damage not seen until harvest. Tobie Blanchard has that story.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
A New Day for King Cotton: Biotech and Agribusiness Redefine Themselves
MEMPHIS-(Memphis Daily News)--If you’re in the right place at the right time during May, you might glimpse a motorcade cutting through mid-day traffic, followed by a green bus with a big papier-mache boll weevil on top. Nothing hints at Memphis’ agribusiness roots like that longtime foe of the cotton plant.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
VIDEO: Corn Acreage Declines in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La.-(LSU AgCenter)--Experts say even though most of Louisiana’s corn crop is planted, many acres that saw corn a couple of years ago will likely be planted with a different crop this year. Tobie Blanchard has details.
VIDEO: Mexican Rice Borer Threatens Mid-South Rice Crops
BEAUMONT, Texas-(LSU AgCenter)--Entomologists in Louisiana and Texas have crossed state lines to monitor the spread of the Mexican rice borer, a pest potentially threatening Mid-South rice. Tobie Blanchard has that story.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
VIDEO: Producers Watching Salinity Levels in Rice Fields
BATON ROUGE, La.-(LSU AgCenter)--The rice industry in southwestern Louisiana was struggling to recover from Hurricane Rita when Hurricane Ike hit last year. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard says high salt levels could leave some of the region's rice fields bare this year.