Congresswoman Julia Letlow today filed legislation to provide more timely support for commodity producers amid increasing pressure and uncertainty in the farm economy.
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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died from Vibrio vulnificus. Those five are among 26 Louisiana residents who have been infected by the bacteria that naturally live in coastal waters and are found in higher numbers in the warmer months of May through October. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says it’s a very severe disease.
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The brand, which markets off-bottom oysters grown using a technique pioneered in Grand Isle to protect against storm damage and coastal erosion, is now expanding its presence across the Southeast and Texas. The initial soft launch saw nearly 10,000 oysters distributed, prompting Inland Foods to broaden the rollout.
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The Allen Parish Police Jury has issued a parish-wide burn ban due to extremely dry weather conditions, as recommended by area fire chiefs. The burn ban prohibits all open burning throughout the parish, including trash, vegetation, and fireworks, and will remain in effect until officially rescinded. Private burning may be permitted with express permission from the local fire department or local government.
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Adding crushed calcium carbonate — limestone — to agricultural fields can remove tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year while improving crop yields, a Yale-led study published in Nature Water found.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced acceptance of 1.78 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through 2025 General, Continuous, Grassland, and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program enrollments.
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The Louisiana Drought Team continues to expand areas suffering from rainfall deficits in recent weeks, with the first signs of drought developing in the Florida Parishes.
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Derick Ostrenko and Jason Jamerson, faculty in the LSU College of Art & Design, along with engineering advisor David Ben Spry, are pioneering a new approach to industrial innovation using digital twins. The effort is supported by a $217,403 use-inspired research and development (UIRD) award from Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL).
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission will host its next saddle microchipping event on Friday, September 19, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. It will be held at the Raceland Ag Building located at 115 Texas Street in Raceland, Louisiana.
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People in Louisiana continue to die after eating food that has the Vibrio Vulnificus bacteria in it. Other Gulf States, such as Texas and Florida, also have to worry about the bacteria, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
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Total elimination. That’s the goal for the state of Missouri when it comes to feral hogs.
Alan Leary, the feral hog coordinator with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), says since 2016 the state’s population of feral hogs has dropped 80%.
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The cotton jassid, or two-spot cotton leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula Ishida, is wreaking havoc in Southeastern U.S. cotton fields. While probable detection has been identified on a Wharton County, Texas, farm, the insect, which has multiple hosts, has been spotted in several big-box nurseries throughout much of the state where hibiscus is sold.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on an EPA proposal to reallocate renewable fuel production that will be lost to small refinery exemptions.
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The Office of Louisiana Highway Construction has set an ambitious goal of fixing 62 small bridges in rural areas of Louisiana by end of next year. The Louisiana Legislature established this new office earlier this year and granted the new agency with emergency procurement powers. The director of this new office, Archie Chaisson, says that allows them to hire contractors faster.
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