Agriculture

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Renee Castro, LSU AgCenter area ag agent, examines shredded and browned tops of sugarcane that was impacted by Hurricane Ida’s strong winds in St. John the Baptist Parish, Sept. 8, 2021. Many cane stalks in this field, such as those to the left of Castro, were bent due to the wind impact. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Experts: La. ag suffers at least $584M in Ida damage

The Louisiana agriculture industry has suffered at least $584 million in damage after Hurricane Ida walloped the southeastern portion of the state last month with strong winds and flooding, accordi

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Nelomie Galagedara is seen here using both the simple wind vane spore trap and the larger one, which uses paraffin-coated tape and is connected to a power source. (Photo by Maria Izabel Costa de Novaes/LSU AgCenter)

AgCenter researcher awarded grant to study Cercospora leaf blight

Cercospora leaf blight has been a bane to soybean farmers in the mid-South region of the United States for the better part of two decades, costing the industry more than $250 million in the past fi

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