Project Overview
Commodities
- Agronomic: sunflower
- Additional Plants: herbs, native plants, ornamentals
- Animals: bees, goats, poultry, swine
- Animal Products: eggs, honey, meat
- Miscellaneous: mushrooms
Practices
- Animal Production: animal protection and health, feed/forage, feed additives, free-range, grazing management, herbal medicines, homeopathy, meat processing, meat processing facilities, meat product quality/safety, parasite control, preventive practices, processing regulations, rangeland/pasture management, therapeutics
- Crop Production: beekeeping, biological inoculants, catch crops, continuous cropping, cover crops, cropping systems, crop rotation, fertilizers, forest farming, greenhouses, high tunnels or hoop houses, intercropping, municipal wastes, no-till, nutrient cycling, nutrient management, organic fertilizers, pollination, pollinator habitat, pollinator health, varieties and cultivars
- Education and Training: demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, focus group, mentoring, networking, technical assistance, workshop, youth education
- Energy: anaerobic digestion
- Farm Business Management: agritourism, community-supported agriculture, farmers' markets/farm stands, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, carbon sequestration, habitat enhancement
- Pest Management: biological control, biorational pesticides, botanical pesticides, chemical control, cultural control, field monitoring/scouting, integrated pest management, physical control, prevention, sanitation, trap crops, traps
- Production Systems: integrated crop and livestock systems, organic agriculture, organic certification, permaculture, transitioning to organic
- Soil Management: composting, green manures, organic matter, soil analysis
- Sustainable Communities: analysis of personal/family life, community development, community services, ethnic differences/cultural and demographic change, urban agriculture
Proposal abstract:
Abstract
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SUAREC) in collaboration with the Louisiana State University AgCenter (LSUAC) will implement programs that enhance the capabilities of Louisiana’s agricultural professionals in the area of sustainable agriculture. Themes for 2023 - 2024 include: Hemp production, pastured poultry, food processing, cattle production and ethnic vegetable production, sustainable farm tour, pasture walk. The target audience for trainings will be extension professionals, non-profit representatives, and mentor farmers who will share information and skills gained with local audiences. LSUAC and SUAREC extension personnel will be strongly encouraged to attend the training sessions. Information delivery systems to be utilized include trainings, workshops, conferences, networking sessions, farm tours, field days, hands-on demonstrations, handouts, resource manuals, SARE publications and informational bulletins.
Project objectives from proposal:
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SUAREC) in collaboration with the Louisiana State University AgCenter (LSUAC) will implement programs that enhance the capabilities of Louisiana’s agricultural professionals in the area of sustainable agriculture. Themes for 2023 - 2024 include: Sustainable Farm Tour and Vegetable Production Day in East Louisiana, Hemp Production field day for small farmers in North Louisiana, Fall Garden workshop (topics include: Pastured poultry and meat rabbits, NRCS grant opportunities), Spring Garden workshop (topics include: Food Preservation and Vegetable workshop). The target audience for trainings will be extension professionals, non-profit representatives, and mentor farmers who will share information and skills gained with local audiences. LSUAC and SUAREC extension personnel will be strongly encouraged to attend the training sessions. Information delivery systems to be utilized include trainings, workshops, conferences, networking sessions, farm tours, field days, hands-on demonstrations, handouts and resource manuals.