The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to review and revive key local food purchasing programs that have supported farmers and ranchers while providing fresh, nutritious food to schools and food banks across Louisiana.
Read MoreFor Aaron Lee, farming was never just a career choice, it was a legacy.
That legacy challenged him to grow into leadership while carrying the expectations of five generations before him. Lee grew up on his grandfather’s farm, realizing from a young age that he wanted to pursue a career in agriculture. He’s now a sixth-generation sugarcane, livestock, rice, and crawfish farmer.
Read MoreAn early sunrise in Vermilion Parish revealed a skim of ice still clinging to the water in Adler Stelly’s crawfish ponds — not enough to step on, but enough to stop the season in its tracks.
Read MoreJust north of Interstate 20 in Claiborne Parish, winter weather doesn’t stop the work at Marsalis Cattle.
When Mitch Marsalis began his morning chores, temperatures hovered around 23 degrees with sleet falling— conditions that would send most people back indoors. For Marsalis, it meant an extra layer of responsibility.
Read MoreWith grain entrapment and engulfment incidents posing a serious danger to farmers, first responders, and ag workers nationwide, Louisiana & Mississippi Farm Bureaus are teaming up to bring vital grain bin rescue and safety training to communities in Grant, Natchitoches, Caddo, and Morehouse Parishes March 3–6, 2026.
Read MoreLouisiana-based startup company, FarmMind has been named the winner of The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge and will be leaving the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention with $100,000 in startup funds.
Read MoreThe Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, now in its 12th year, provides opportunities for Farm Bureau members to showcase business innovations being developed for agriculture. Louisiana-based FarmMind is the winner of this year’s competition. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, announced the winner from among four finalists at the 2026 American Farm Bureau Convention.
Read MoreLouisiana farmers experiencing financial pressure from declining crop revenues and high input costs will receive federal assistance through a $12 billion program announced by the Trump administration.
Read MoreWith about half of Louisiana’s — and the nation’s — farmers facing dire financial straits, agricultural communities are hoping the $12 billion short-term relief ordered by President Donald Trump earlier this month will be enough to offset losses from trade wars, tariffs, depressed commodity prices, and increased planting costs.
Read MoreFor so many farmers, the effort is about family.
That is truly the case when it comes to this year’s Rotary Club of Abbeville Farmer of the Year Award. On Nov. 19, the club presented the honor to Kelsi and Amanda Duhon.
“It is definitely an honor,” Amanda Duhon. “We were very shocked. We’re just so thankful to be a part of this community.”
Read MoreLouisiana agriculture is facing a difficult chapter and evolving challenges, but there is reason for hope, thanks in part to the work of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.
Read MoreLouisiana consumers will spend even less this Thanksgiving, according to a statewide sample of prices for the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey. Louisiana was the second-lowest price-wise in the survey, only behind Arkansas, and residents should expect to spend almost $10 less than the national average for a classic Thanksgiving dinner for ten people.
Read MoreRegistration for the inaugural 2026 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation joint leadership conference, Rooted in Leadership, is now open! The conference will be held January 23–24 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited a Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Louisiana Monday, marking her first stop at one of the 2,100 offices reopened nationwide following a presidential directive to resume operations during the ongoing government shutdown.
Read MoreCongressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Governor Jeff Landry (R-LA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain held a roundtable discussion with Louisiana farmers, cattlemen, and aquaculture reps, focused on strengthening the state’s agricultural industry.
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