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The LSU Agricultural Center’s “LaHouse”. An Amazing Resource.

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If you own a home in Louisiana? I absolutely recommend you check out this website / project.

An absolute fantastic resource. The LSU AgCenter's LaHouse is an interactive, educational,  research project utilizing the input of a wide range of professionals knowledgeable in their fields of expertise. Home engineering, enviomental health, wood products, entemology and horticulture, to name a few…

For more information about the Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? of the LaHouse? Please make sure to visit the link provided. It is too much information for me to begin to paraphrase.

This is a really great resource provided for everyone, to allow for the future improvements of all homes in Louisiana. In return providing a better quality, stronger, longer lasting, more comfortable, enviromentally friendly, less energy wasteful home.

Thank You

Marc

The LSU Ag Center gives advice on mulch.

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The LSU Ag Center talks about mulch. LSU Ag Center and Mulch 

I know from planting many trees it is important to mulch properly. It makes a big difference in the life of a tree, especially in the early stages. Mulch retains moisture, and feeds the tree overtime. A big mistake I see a lot is the mulch is piled high around the base and trunk, looking similar to a volcano with the tree in the center. This is not good. Water runs off the piled mulch and never gets to the roots. The mulch must be spread evenly out to the drip edge of the tree, therefor acting as a retention basin for water falling from the tree itself. Now is a good time to plant trees, early spring before they really get a chance to wake up.

Good luck any green thumbs out there.

Thank You

Marc

Extension.org

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http://www.extension.org/

Looks to be a good website.

"Resources brought to you by the Cooperative Extension System and your Local Institution."

I have not dug into it, but from the outside it looks like a user friendly portal into the resources available from the LSU Ag Center, as well as it's CoOps. Any college with an A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) behind it. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. If this is the case, there is going to be vast resources through this website for anyone farming or ranching at any level. From backyard to commercial.

Marc

Growing Blackberries in Louisiana

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The LSU Ag Center has another good article on growing blackberries in Louisiana. I know we have several "pick your own" blueberry farms locally, but no blackberry. Now I have to reckon the reason is we have so many WILD thorny ones growing in our own backyards. My legs have been chewed up many times by them. However, they do make some darn good berries. Lol. I found the article interesting.

Marc

Wildlife Research in Louisiana

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The LSU Ag Center just posted another good article about wildlife research here in LA. What I found the most interesting was the mention of "game ranching" in LA, with white-tailed deer as the farm crop. I had a client mention to me, maybe two weeks ago, that if she had the choice of ground deer meat, right along side ground beef, at her local grocery store, she would buy it every time. And I would have to agree. Ted Turner ranches bison. I know elk ranches exist. This is good meat, and I believe healthier for us as well. I like the idea.

Marc