LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station Field Day Set For June 20
ST. JOSEPH, LA.
The LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station will showcase research and demonstration plots at a pest management and crop production field day on June 20 in St. Joseph.
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts. Field tours will run from 9-11 a.m. followed by crop and administrative updates and a sponsored lunch.
The field tours will depart from behind the main office building. The Northeast Research Station is located on Hwy 605 north of St. Joseph.
A broad range of topics will be covered, including:
• Row rice production.
• Cover crop management.
• Current topics in field crop pathology.
• Precision planting.
• Cotton pest management and field crop insect update.
• New herbicide technologies.
• Crop irrigation and water policy and programs.
The field day is approved for Phase II and continuing education credits for the Louisiana Master Farmer program. ∆