As 2025 winds down, many farmers are ready to put this challenging year behind them. From low corn and soybean prices to stubbornly high input costs and ongoing trade tensions, farmers faced a long list of headwinds. In conversations with farmers and ag experts, I ask, “What can Successful Farming do to help farmers weather this storm?”
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on departments of the Interior and Commerce proposed rules to improve Endangered Species Act regulations.
Read MoreToday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is excited to highlight the launch of the NEW Unified New World screwworm (NWS) website, screwworm.gov. This dynamic new site centralizes NWS information available across the federal government and reflects our whole-of-government effort to fight this pest through implementation of Secretary Rollins’ comprehensive five-pronged plan.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association is hailing the Trump administration’s draft plan to hold seven lease sales off Louisiana’s Gulf coast. The plan would open more than 1.2-billion acres to oil and gas exploration. President Tommy Faucheux says it’s a welcome commitment to furthering America’s energy dominance.
Read MoreThe Henderson Project 4-H Community Club recently demonstrated the true spirit of service by feeding homeless people in Monroe, through a partnership with The Simple Project — an outreach that provides meals, clothing and compassion to those less fortunate.
Read MoreRain has been a tough commodity statewide, with nothing in the last week, and most areas seeing less than half of our average over the last 30 days. That has brought some parts of Louisiana below normal for the last year and we’d been running a surplus for some time. That’s why parts of Louisiana are now in a severe drought, with 5% in that category, and 43% in moderate drought. There is some hope, though I tend to think models are a bit overdone on their current forecasts for rain. I’ll explain.
Read MoreAfter a rain-free 7-day stretch for Louisiana (Nov 12-18), today's updated U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) depiction for the Bayou State shows additional degradations with more than 40% of the state now posted as "in drought" (D1+D2).
Read MoreAgricultural bankers are growing increasingly concerned about the financial stress facing row crop producers heading into 2026.
Read MoreThe administration of President Donald Trump will soon announce details of payments to farmers hurt by low crop prices and trade disputes, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.
Read MoreA St. Landry Parish man was arrested for livestock theft on Nov. 19 following an investigation by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Livestock Brand Commission.
Read MoreWhat is better than the smell of fresh pine and twinkling lights?
With Christmas just around the corner, here are some local Christmas tree farms where you can bring magic home for the holidays.
Read MoreHansen-Mueller Co. is a nationwide grain merchandiser and processor with nine elevators across five states. It also operates port terminals in Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Earlier this week, the Omaha-Nebraska based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Read MoreA dedicated group of researchers are behind the sweet potato casserole that will grace many Louisiana tables on Thanksgiving. At the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station, scientists have developed sweet potato varieties that have ample sweetness for consumers, ideal shape for processors and high yields for farmers.
Read MoreA Thanksgiving family feast to feed 10 people in Louisiana this year is more affordable than any other state in the U.S. except for Arkansas, according to the annual American Farm Bureau cost survey.
Read MoreAlright y’all, let’s talk crawfish. Because down here in Louisiana, asking “When is crawfish season?” is kinda like asking “When’s that cold front hittin’?” Everybody’s got an answer, but nobody’s real sure till it shows up.
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