Beautiful day for a Wheat and Oat Field Day!

We can’t give up on our low acreage crops in LA…options are a good thing!

Horticulture agent, Marcie Wilson’s wildflower plot at the Northeast Research Station. LSU AgCenter LSU

Planting on farm cotton variety trial in Tensas Parish. LSU AgCenter Cotton Farming CottonGrowerMagazine

Planting row rice no-till into hairy vetch. Still fine tuning vacuum planter for 100%seed singulation. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil @RiceTec Rice Farming Horizon Ag Monosem USA

Planting soybeans in a cover crop termination methods demonstration at the Northeast Research Station. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil Soybean South

Planting row rice no-till into standing terminated hairy vetch at Northeast Research Station. Still fine tuning vacuum planter for 100%seed singulation. Louisiana Rice

Planting cotton variety trial in cereal rye cover crop at Northeast Research Station. LSU AgCenter SouthernCoverCropsCouncil SouthernAgToday Cotton Farming CottonGrowerMagazine

5” rain- straight line winds, cotton variety trial planted into cereal rye up to a stand this morning. Walked through the field no problem, no standing water. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs Cotton Farming SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

Harvesting canola trials at Northeast Research Station in St. Joseph, LA. LSU AgCenter U.S. Canola Association

Cotton variety trial in a cereal rye cover crop at Northeast Research Station. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

LA Delta Podcast with Steve Rogers, Australian rice producer/miller at the Northeast Research Station. He grows rain fed rice and has a lot of the same issues our producers have. LSU AgCenter Rice Farming TheRiceTec USA Rice

The annual Northeast Research Station Row Crops Field Tour will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 in St. Joseph, LA with registration starting at 4:30. The program will begin at 5 pm with the field tour departing at 5:15. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil @FarmBureauNews

Northeast Research Station Row Crop Tour LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

Marcie Wilson, Horticulture agent, welcoming visitors to the Horticulture Field Day at the Northeast Research Station. LSU AgCenter

Dr. Mike Cannon, retired LSU Sweet Potato Specialist, talking about Dr. Julian Miller, LSU vegetable breeder and his impact on the vegetable industry in Louisiana at the Horticulture Field Day at the Northeast Research Station. LSU AgCenter

Dr. David Moseley, Soybean Specialist, talking at Kylie Miller, Catahoula Parish County Agent, Field Tour this morning. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs Science for Success Soybean South

LSU AgCenter horticulture agents Kerry Heafner and Marcie Wilson are on a mission to find, save and share heirloom seeds as part of the North Louisiana Seed Preservation Program. Full article: tinyurl.com/pb9wr4em

Silty clay loam field has been in no-till/cover crops for 5 years. Watered 1st time 8/20, refilled to 24” depth. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil