Agriculture

Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom.

It’s blueberry harvest season. Blueberries are packed with important nutrients, including vitamins and ascorbic acid.

Emma Stelly, a McNeese State University freshman who grew up on a family farm in Vermilion Parish, has been selected to complete an internship at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station this summer.

If you’ve caught sight of those stunning, petite, white-flowered trees this spring, you’re witnessing one of the most dazzling spectacles of the season: the fringe trees.

National Fragrance Day, celebrated March 21, might not be a widely recognized day on our calendars, but it’s hard to deny the integral role that fragrances play in our everyday lives.

Rodney McKay knows a lot about starting fires.

The deadline for “budding” and experienced photographers to submit their best photos for the LSU AgCenter’s 2025 Get It Growing calendar is rapidly approaching.
The deadline for entries is March 31.

With refrigerator pickling you can get creative in the kitchen and experiment with pickling a variety of out-of-the-ordinary fruits and vegetables. This small batch method of pickling is easy to do and is ready to eat in a day or two.

It’s that time of year. The deciduous trees are putting on their leaves. The oaks and pines are producing copious amounts of pollen. Live oaks are shedding leaves to put on new growth.

The 38th annual Here’s the Beef Cook-off held Saturday at the Ag Arena in Opelousas. Sponsors are St.