The Southern University Ag Center will host its 4th Annual Boots and Bling Affair on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. in the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Southern University’s campus.
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Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world’s top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a surge in meat prices.
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Louisiana’s sugarcane industry is celebrating a strong season with record sugar production after previous droughts impacted yields.
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The January USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is scheduled for release on Monday, Jan. 12. Historically, this is the most volatile report of the year for corn, soybeans, and wheat, with adjustments to production and demand and a USDA Grain Stocks report released simultaneously.
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The number of Chronic Wasting Disease detections in wild deer is up to 49. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says lab results came back positive for CWD on a buck harvested in the Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area in Concordia Parish. Deer Program Manager Johnathan Bordelon says CWD has been detected in three parishes.
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A total of 16 Louisiana black bears, consisting of 10 males and six females, were harvested during the second bear hunting season that ran from December 6-21, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.
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In a letter sent today to congressional leadership, a coalition of more than 70 biofuel groups and agricultural organizations called for the immediate passage of legislation to allow year-round nationwide sales of the American-made E15 fuel blend, containing 15 percent ethanol. Year-round E15 would benefit drivers with savings of 10 to 30 cents per gallon and improve markets for America’s farmers.
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As 2026 ushers in a fresh start, agricultural economists say the U.S. farm economy has stopped sliding, but it’s far from fully healed.
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Scientists at LSU's AgCenter are using cryogenic freezing to preserve the genetic material of Louisiana crawfish, among other aquatic species.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new slate of presidential appointments to key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Louisiana's agriculture producers are living in unsettled times. Tariffs, volatile markets, conflicts and more are creating uncertainties unlike any in recent decades.
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Last month, USA Rice invited four millers from Côte d’Ivoire to learn more about the U.S. rice industry.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee voting period, and eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country should receive ballots this week.
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The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says changes to the farm safety net program likely mean more payments coming to farmers later this year.
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A group of Louisiana young farmers and ranchers is headed to Anaheim, California, to compete at the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention, Jan. 9–14.
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