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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Variety development is priority at Sugar Research Station</title>
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      <title>New sugarcane variety has disease resistance</title>
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      <title>Cold winter keeps diseases off sugarcane</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 08/02/10) Louisiana’s cold winter delayed early growth on the state’s sugarcane crop, but the warm spring and summer has allowed plant growth to catch up according to LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Dr. Kenneth Gravois. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>La. chefs learn about rice production</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 7/26/10) A group of Louisiana chefs attended the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station’s field day to learn more about rice production in Louisiana. Matthew Beaudin is a chef at L’Auberge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:06:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(TV News 07/26/10) Soybeans have suffered this year because of weather conditions. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports that stress on the crop could lead to diseases (Runtime: 1:31) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Soybean crop is too wet in some areas, too dry in others</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 7/19/10) This year’s soybean crop could be a tale of two extremes – too much rain on some of the crop and not enough rain in other areas. LSU AgCenter soybean specialist Dr. Ronnie Levy says the overall crop is fair right now. A portion of the state's soybean acreage that received too much rain has been replanted, but some farmers are still waiting for good weather conditions. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 7/19/10) LSU AgCenter researchers are working on experimental rice lines that could become new varieties. LSU AgCenter rice breeder Dr. Steve Linscombe is working on a conventional long-grain variety. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 7/19/10) LSU AgCenter rice breeders released two new Clearfield rice lines this year. Dr. Steve Linscombe, LSU AgCenter rice breeder and director of the Rice Research Station, explains. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 7/19/10) Louisiana’s rice crop appears to be in good condition. But LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dr. Johnny Saichuk says the weather has him a little worried. (Runtime: 1:10) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(TV News 07/19/10) Cloudy days could mean lower yields for the state’s rice crop. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard reports that farmers will have to wait and see how the weather will affect this year’s crop (Runtime: 1:30) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Cleaning oiled birds comes with risks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 07/05/10) Oiled birds such as pelicans have become a symbol of the damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Research on how affected pelicans and other shore birds will survive or recover is scarce, says LSU AgCenter conservation biologist Dr. Phil Stouffer. (Runtime: 1:35) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 07/12/10) Coping with a crisis can take a toll on families. Many of the people affected by the oil spill were also affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. LSU AgCenter family and child development expert Dr. Linda Robinson says families and communities should ask themselves three questions when faced with this or any unexpected crisis. First, she suggests asking how difficult this challenge will be. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Researchers testing crop varieties</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 07/12/10) Each year, LSU AgCenter researchers test new crop varieties. At the Red River Research Station in Bossier City, Jim Hayes works with corn, soybeans, cotton, oats sorghum and wheat. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Simple changes can save energy, money</title>
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      <title>Growers planting new pecan trees</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 12/07/09) Research shows that average weight gain during the holidays is a pound. While that doesn’t sound like much, LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames says there is some bad news. That pound tends to stay around, and the weight can accumulate over the years. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 12/07/09) Jeff Smith owns the Farmers Feed Mill in New Roads. He also grows and buys pecans. This year pecan movement is slow after Hurricane Gustav destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of trees. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 09/14/09) Jerry Ragas has been growing citrus in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for four decades. He’s survived freezes and storms that have killed off his trees. He recently replanted his grove after Hurricane Katrina wiped out his stand. Now his orchard is threatened by an insect known as the diaprepes root weevil. He first noticed damage last fall but thought something else was causing it. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Radio News 09/21/09) Barret Olivier farms 1,500 acres of rice in St. Landry Parish. He lost a portion of his crop last year to Hurricane Gustav, but this year his crop is in excellent condition. (Runtime: 60 seconds) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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