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April 2013 Articles

Just Rambling, April 2013
Recent E.coli outbreak calls attention to food safety rules
Strain elected SASDA president
Historical Fact
Milk Per Cow Increasing
Historical Fact
Economic Implications of Replacing Synthetic Nitrogen With Clovers in a Cool-Sea
New pest could cost blueberry growers
Use Science In Regulating Antibiotics, Agriculture Coalition Says
Historical Fact
EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Will Burden Farmers
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding
Horse Facts
EPA Updates to Air Quality Standards Concern Farmers
Office of Animal Health and Food Safety has new tool to track cattle
Composting recycles yard waste
Help Your Horse Beat the Heat this Summer
Parasites and pastures
Objective of Goat Enterprise, Purpose of Pastures for Goats and Implications for
Beef Export Volumes Lag 2011 Record Levels
Historical Fact
Chicken Labels - Confusing?
Notes from Germany
Historical Fact
Spiritual Corner
Cutting Corners: Ginger's Fabulous Brownies
Report Shows Real Harm of Estate Taxes
Watch for Toxic Plant Problems During Drought
Drought Impacts Cattle Inventory and Cattle on Feed
Think before you Creep
It's time to plant late-summer vegetables
U.S. Meat and Poultry Production Year-to-Date 2012
New foreign worker law could hurt Louisiana processors
Managing Cattle With Reduced Stress, Bryan Kutz, Instructor, U of A
Equine Vaccinations
The True Value of Youth Livestock Projects, Steven M. Jones, Associate Professor
Anaplasmosis
Nationwide Drought Impacting Louisiana Ports, Strain assesses low river levels
Horse Facts
Anaplasmosis vaccine gains additional approvals
Financial Education Boot Camps provide training, free resources for teachers
AFBF Asks to Join Poultry Farmer's Lawsuit Against EPA
Farm Groups Urge House to Preserve Family Farms
Notes from Germany
Spiritual Corner
A Visit to J W Farms
The EPA: A Positive Perspective
Consider bald cypress for your landscape
Quote
Poor Temperament Can equal Poor Performance
Cost of Legume Establishment Depends on Planting Procedure
Agriculture losses from Isaac depend on September weather
Horse Facts
Historical Fact
Mosquito repellants offer various levels of protection
West Nile virus increase corresponds to heavy rains
Local Culling Decisions in the Face of a National Drought
The Use of Ultrasound Technology in Today's Beef Cattle Industry
Successful ponds require good management
Ponds provide recreational opportunities, increase property values
• LSU AgCenter offers quicker route to Master Farmer status
Cargill donates to AgCenter alligator research
Spiritual Corner
Sow Slaughter Up: Pork Output Will Drop in '13
Cutting Corners: Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

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LSU AgCenter offers quicker route to Master Farmer status

LSU AgCenter offers quicker route to Master Farmer status
CROWLEY, La. – LSU AgCenter county agents met Aug. 16 to learn about changes in the Louisiana Master Farmer Program that will expedite the process for farmers to become certified.
Under revisions to the program, a producer’s farm conservation plan may now be developed through the LSU AgCenter. Previously, farmers had only one option through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
“This is a priority program for the AgCenter,” Dwight Landreneau, LSU AgCenter assistant vice chancellor for extension, told the county agents. “We in the AgCenter are here to help farmers.”
Farmers who want to participate in the program will contact their county agents, who will arrange for Louisiana Master Farmer Program personnel to tour farms and develop a farm-specific conservation plan.
If the plan is fully implemented, it will be recommended to Paul Coreil, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for extension, who will then review the application and forward it to Mike Strain, State Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, who makes the final decision on certification.
Ernest Girouard, Master Farmer coordinator, said current conservation practices already being done by farmers will be included in conservation plans required for the final phase. Activities such as attendance at approved field days and farm clinics are required components of the certification process. These will also count toward the continuing education required to remain certified.
Steve Linscombe, LSU AgCenter Southwest Region director, said rice farmers who obtain Master Farmer certification could have a good chance of being considered for the Kellogg’s Master Rice Grower program. “The biggest part of the Kellogg’s program is the Master Farmer Program.”

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