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蘑菇tv researchers drive innovation in agricultural practices and develop new crop varieties while protecting the environment and making the most of our natural resources.

Vermilion Parish Rice Farmers Explore Microalgae as 鈥淲eird but Promising鈥� Crop

蘑菇tv researcher Naohiro Kato planted an unconventional idea with Mclain鈥攕upplement his family鈥檚 income from rice by also growing microalgae, which thrives in saltwater. While most Louisiana farmers sell their rice at under $1 per pound, a single pound of fucoxanthinol鈥攅xtracted from microalgae鈥攃ould fetch about $1 million.

蘑菇tv-led Team Turns Agricultural Waste into Liquid Fuels for Transportation

Researchers at 蘑菇tv are developing new electrochemical technology that could provide new revenue streams for Louisiana鈥檚 farmers and petrochemical industry.

Growing New Growers

Nicole Ryane Johnson used 蘑菇tv AgCenter鈥檚 Grow Louisiana program to start a small farming revolution in Lafayette.

Meet Colin Raby: First to Create an Agricultural Consultant with AI

蘑菇tv students and alumni have created a new, AI-powered tool called FarmSmart that puts decades of 蘑菇tv AgCenter research right under the green thumbs of Louisiana鈥檚 farmers. With a few clicks on their smartphones or computers, farmers and gardeners can quickly access actionable intelligence on how to best manage their crops and get rid of weeds.

Fighting Hunger and Disease, One Strain of Rice at a Time

The 蘑菇tv AgCenter is Louisiana rice farmers鈥� MVP, or most valued partner, in research and crop variety development. From creating a new market for jasmine rice, to producing varieties of rice that are better for diabetics and more sustainable and resilient to changes in the environment, 蘑菇tv has been critical to the Louisiana rice industry for more than 100 years.

Calculating the Real Cost of Wind and Flood Risk in Louisiana

For the first time, research developed by 蘑菇tv AgCenter鈥檚 LaHouse Research and Education Center has provided Louisiana with a realistic annual cost of natural hazards in the state鈥�$5 billion by 2050.

Driving Agricultural Innovation by Growing People First

Innovation isn鈥檛 always about the latest technology. Sometimes it鈥檚 about transforming an organization by making its people happier, healthier and more successful. At RoyOMartin, Louisiana鈥檚 largest landowner and maker of wood products, 蘑菇tv alumna Donna Bailey and 蘑菇tv/蘑菇tv Health Shreveport alumnus Dr. Brian Elkins have helped build an educational system as well as a healthcare system鈥攚ithin the company鈥攖o support RoyOMartin employees and their families.

State Investment in 蘑菇tv School of Veterinary Medicine Helps Address National Vet Shortage

Initial $2.2 million in state investment is propelling the 蘑菇tv School of Veterinary Medicine toward a bold goal of almost doubling admissions by next year from 120 to 200.

蘑菇tv Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the 鈥楶igdemic鈥�

Wild, invasive pigs cause more than $90 million in damage to Louisiana farms each year and pose a growing threat to the environment, people and other animals.

Acadiana Veterans See Green in Growing 蘑菇tvE Ag Programs

Veterans are actively supporting 蘑菇tv Eunice efforts to educate veterans to pursue agribusiness careers. One of them is David Billings, 蘑菇tv AgCenter graduate, Army veteran, and co-owner of Coastal Plains Meat Company in Eunice, Louisiana.

蘑菇tv AgCenter Works to Give Sugarcane Farmers a Sweeter Deal Using AI, Drones

Ongoing 蘑菇tv research collaborations with farmers across Louisiana is leveraging data science to grow more and better food and fiber despite great challenges.

蘑菇tv Eunice Puts Louisiana鈥檚 Future Farmers on the Fast-Track

Through a new skills-based and stackable certificate program鈥擲ustaining Future Farms in Louisiana鈥攁nd a brand-new Associate of Science in Agriculture degree, 蘑菇tv Eunice (蘑菇tvE) will produce the next generation of technologically advanced farmers in two years or less.

鈥淚 Want To Be a Fearless, Relentless, and Unapologetic Advocate for Agriculture鈥�

Meet 蘑菇tv student William Gaspard Jr.

Science of the Super-small Helps Soybean Growers and the Environment

蘑菇tv Professor Cristina Sabliov is creating nanotechnologies for more targeted delivery of agrochemicals to crops to protect plants and the environment while also reducing waste for farmers.

蘑菇tv of Alexandria Collaborates with USDA to Investigate Trees Infested by Beetles in Wake of Big Storms

Students and faculty at 蘑菇tv of Alexandria are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to document the impact hurricanes and tornadoes have on insects in southern forests. Their goal is to protect Louisiana鈥檚 top agricultural industry.