Listing of high yield winners and recipient of the Outstanding Service Award

LSU AgCenter weed scientist Dr. Jim Griffin's "Weed Patch" article entitled "Sugarcane Planting: Follow-up Herbicide Application and Salvage Situations."

The use of chemical ripeners is an excellent management tool to increase recoverable sugar levels in cane. Remember to use these products wisely.

A table showing application date and harvest date at different treatment-to-harvest intervals.

Mathematical determination of the amount of spray solution (water) applied in gallons per acre (GPA), Calibration of Sugarcane Sprayers.

This 2008 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.

A supplemental label has been granted (EPA Reg. No 10163-283) to Gowman Company for Eptam use in idle and fallow ground.

Weed Control Guide prepared as a joint effort between Dr. Jim Griffin, School of Plant Environmental, and Soil Sciences, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA and Drs. Ed Richard and Caleb Dalley, USDA-ARS SRRC, Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, LA.

This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

Updates on disaster payments, newly released varieties, growth measurements, weed, disease and insect control.