U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, wants to see more money collected from efforts to stop Chinese “seafood dumping” go directly to Louisiana seafood producers.
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Authors for the U.S. Weekly Drought Monitor (USDM) agree that drought remains an issue for much of the Bayou State but removed areas of D2 Drought ('Severe Drought') as of this week.
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Land-grant universities that conduct agricultural research, extension and education play a valuable role in supporting rural America and securing the nation’s food and fiber systems, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official told LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center employees during a visit to Baton Rouge
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David Dunlow has grown cotton for 40 years, and he wants to continue.
Dunlow farms with his son, William, in Northampton County, N.C. The current economic outlook for cotton, he said, is the worst he has experienced. First thing the industry needs is legislation to stop its fiscal bleeding.
The cotton industry is responding and working to improve that grim outlook through several projects, initiatives and with legislation.
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U.S. ethanol production has reached record levels for the fourth time this year.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.031 million barrels per day last week, rising 26,000 from the week before that and 28,000 from a year ago.
About 300 black row crop farmers participated in the 2025 National Black Growers Council (NBGC) Annual Meeting here last week for two-and-a-half days of meetings, education, fellowship, and networking under the theme “Cultivating Connections, Strengthening Legacies,” and rice and the Rice Leadership Development Program were well represented throughout.
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Farmers and industry leaders gathered in New Orleans Dec. 7 to 9 for the 2025 USA Rice Outlook Conference. Morale was considerably high, despite the current state of the ag economy, as participants engaged in sessions to learn industry updates and emerging trends in rice production, with record-breaking attendance.
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Several rounds of precipitation moved through the Bayou State from Dec 3 to Dec 7 in association with low pressure off the Gulf Coast, persistent upper-level southwesterly flow from the Pacific, and a frontal passage on Dec 7.
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35% of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. That’s one out of every three bites of food eaten. Pollinators contribute $23 billion worth of agricultural products. However, across the country, commercial beekeeping operations reported an average loss of 62% in commercial honeybee colonies between June 2024 and February 2025.
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Currently, rice is planted in the spring and harvested in the fall, leaving the fields empty in winter. But what if this non-productive period could be utilized to add a second, lucrative crop?
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Agricultural producers throughout Louisiana are embracing precision agriculture — a management strategy that relies on drones, sensors, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to collect data and make informed decisions to improve crop yields.
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Merck Animal Health announced Dec. 4 that it has received conditional approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Exzolt Cattle-CA1 for the prevention and treatment of infections caused by New World screwworm larvae.
According to the company, Exzolt Cattle-CA1 is a fluralaner topical solution, one of the newest classes of parasiticides known as isoxazolines.
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Agricultural producers throughout Louisiana are embracing precision agriculture — a management strategy that relies on drones, sensors, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to collect data and make informed decisions to improve crop yields.
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A delegation of Louisiana state representatives and state senators, led by Dr. Mike Strain, Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry, visited here last week to learn more about the market and the opportunities it offers for U.S. agricultural exports. Rice featured prominently on the group’s agenda as one of the U.S. agricultural products that would benefit significantly from a U.S.–UK trade agreement aimed at leveling the playing field with competing origins.
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An ag transportation specialist says low water conditions continue to impact the lower Mississippi River.
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