Meraux Foundation and LSU AgCenter Partnership Bears Fruit

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Half Ton of Citrus Grown at Docville Farm is Feeding the Needy this Holiday Season

  • The Meraux Foundation constructed a screened citrus facility at Docville Farm, and is dedicated to educational and cultural purposes.
    The Meraux Foundation constructed a screened citrus facility at Docville Farm, and is dedicated to educational and cultural purposes.
Over one thousand pounds of satsumas grown by the LSU AgCenter at the Center for Louisiana Citrus Innovation and Research at Docville Farm are being donated to local food banks. The fruit was grown as part of an agricultural demonstration project that is looking at best practices for growing citrus trees in containers and within screened enclosures to protect them from pests and freezing…

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