Summer Comfort For Dairy Cows Key To Production
Louisiana State University Extension Service urges producers to keep cows cool and hydrated to maintain milk output. Above 80 degrees and humidity over 65% reduce production. provide clean shade and water up to 40 gallons daily. Emphasize evening grazing, cooler feed in day, artificial shade if needed, and high energy rations to offset heat.
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Louisiana
Louisiana State University Extension Service
H. W. Anderson
LSU Extension
Anderson
Insect Control Essential For Good Tomato Crops
Dr. Jack Bagent of LSU urges home gardeners to start aphid and leaf miner control after transplanting tomatoes and to follow a weekly spray program during fruiting. Safe options include thiodan and sevin, often mixed with malathion, with careful label checks and compatibility with fungicides for disease control.
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Jack Bagent
Louisiana State University Extension Service
Bagent
Yam Contest Entries Now Being Taken
Junior yam growers across Louisiana may compete for six educational trips in the 4-H Sweet Potato Production and Marketing Contest. Contestants must prepare records on at least one fourth acre of sweet potatoes and be at least 14. six state winners will tour Orlando with sponsors including Winn-Dixie and the Louisiana yam industry.
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Louisiana
Joseph Montelaro
Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service
LSU Extension Service
Orlando
Fla
Winn - Dixie Stores, Inc
Carrot Shippers
Louisiana Sweet Potato Association
Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
L. H. Stephens
Jackson
Louisiana Rams
Horticulture Hints On Planting Evergreens And Annuals
Specialists advise it is not ideal to plant evergreen shrubs now though container-grown plants can be placed with thorough watering at least twice weekly without rain. Calendula can be replaced by dwarf marigolds zinnias portulaca or vinca while salvia regrows with pruning and continued watering and feeding for summer and fall color.
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Tom Pope
LSU Extension Horticulturist
Om Pope
LSU Extension
Area Garden Program Planned for 1976 in Union Parish
Successful garden project in Union Parish prompted a 1976 program for low income families. A training workshop at Space Age Center Farmerville drew 50 plus participants and featured canning and freezing guidance, vegetable prep, and new recipes. Awards were given for garden judging with prizes ranging from tillers to shovels.
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Farmerville
Union Parish
Willie T. Sensley
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
Charles H. Kelly
Union Community Action Association
Dorothy Barton
Bonnie Gaddis
Labertha Powell
Betty da Wtins
la. Cooperative Extension Service
John Andrews
Morehouse Parish
F. ©. LeVasseur
E. E. Letlow
Charles H. Kelley
Ella W. Lee
Union Caa
Carlyle Wayne
Rotary Tiller
John Moore
Etta Andrews
Odessa Tatum
Earl West
Tommy McNeil
Mary D. Charles
Georgia Thompson
Josie McCormick
Fannie Neal
Swine Production Advice From LSU Extension Agent
LSU Cooperative Extension swine agent R C Whitten reports on pig market trends in Ouachita Caldwell Franklin Morehouse and West Carroll Parishes. He cites feeder pig prices daily feed costs and high temp management plus summer grazing and farrowing house practices for improving profitability.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Ouachita
Caldwell
Franklin
Morehouse
West Carroll
Charles Scherer
Marksville
Louis Leakey Memorial Institute Planned in Nairobi
In Nairobi Kenya the Leakey Institute for African prehistory will be built with a $1 million endowment at the National Museum in memory of Louis Leakey. The facility will support research and serve as a global focus on human origins, reflecting Leakey’s international recognition for early man discoveries across East Africa.
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Leakey
Natrobi
Kenya
Louis Leakey
National Museum
Eary Man
East Africa
Delta Farm Flood Loss Still Climbs
Louisiana flood conditions leave over 700000 acres of crop timber and pasture land underwater last week. John A. Cox of LSU Cooperative Extension reports agricultural losses at 51537642 dollars with soybeans at risk and farmers urged to leave land fallow until next season.
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Louisiana
John A. Cox
Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service
Cox
Crop And Soil Scientists To Hold Meetings In Knoxville
Agronomists crop scientists and soil scientists from around the world gather in Knoxville Tennessee for the joint annual meetings of ASA CSSA and SSSA August 24 30 Nearly 3000 scientists and students are expected The program theme Agronomic Research for Food emphasizes increasing food supplies with 145 invited speakers from 14 countries and up to 1000 voluntary research papers A special August 26 session features four speakers including Rep Paul Findley Dr Stanley Barber Dr Robert Hagan and Dr Louis Reitz on hunger prevention efficient fertilizer use water and genetic resource challenges Also awards and the Edward W Browning Award for Improvement of Food Sources will be presented
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Knoxville
Tenn
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America
F. L. Patterson
Purdue University
Patterson
ASA
Paul Findley
R-Ii
Findley
Congress
Stanley A. Barber
Robert M. Hagan
University of California - Davis
Louis P. Reitz
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Edward W. Browning
Food producers balance warns of economic risk
Cox warns that any disturbance to the delicate balance between the five percent of the population that produces food and the rest can trigger economic problems. The remark highlights the fragility of food supply dynamics and broader economic impact.
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Cox
Cattle Prices Rise Yet Industry Faces Long Run Hurdles
Louisiana Agriculture article notes cattle prices rebound offering relief while industry contends with over production risk. With cattle numbers at record highs and calf crops increasing, experts warn prices may fall as market volumes shift, urging producers to market calves early and manage herds to preserve cash flow.
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McFatter
Pecan Growers Association to Convene in Alexandria
The Louisiana Pecan Growers Association will hold its annual meeting at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, with registration at 10:30 am Wednesday. Speakers from Texas, Georgia, LSU, and the U S Department of Agriculture will cover pecan nutrition, pruning, weevil control, and related research.
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Louisiana Pecan Growers’ Association
Holiday Inn
Alexandria
W. A. Meadows
South
Meadows
Texas
George Madden
Herb Tisdale
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Brownwood
LSU
Caddo Parish
R. Howard Hanchey
LSU College of Agriculture
Ben Littlepage
Federated Pecan Growers Association
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National Garden Bureau
Bureau
Bill Thomas
Wisner Elementary
Franklin Parish
J. W. Precht
Jennings
American Dairy
NG Agricultu
Pri
R. C. Whitten
Swine Production and Marketing
West Monroe Fairgrounds
Mike Cannon
Delta Farm
Floyd Kent
H. E. McFatter
LSU Cooperative Extension Service
Fordhook
P.O
Moultrie, GA
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