Deep in Louisiana sugarcane country, there lies a giant hamburger. Or rather, a food plot in the shape of a hamburger. Not too far away there are similar gardens in the shape of a hot dog, a box of french fries and a taco.
This is the Fast Food Farm in St. James Parish, a non-profit educational farm started by Denny Hymel more than 20 years ago after realizing that children were increasingly disconnected from the farms where their food comes from.
Read MoreAfter four months of grinding, it appears the 2020-2021 sugar cane crop will set a record.
“We’re going to produce almost 2 million tons of sugar. That’s a record for Louisiana,” said Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugar cane specialist.
A winter ice storm hit Louisiana Monday morning, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain across the state.
Louisiana livestock producers are working overtime during the blistering cold to protect their investment and our next meal.
Read MoreUpdated show information from State Livestock Show Leader Dwayne Nunez:
Well mother nature has thrown us a curve ball with the weather this week. We have met with administration and we are going to make some changes that I need your help getting to all exhibiters. We have postponed the MINI BEEF CATTLE, DIARY GOAT SHOW, and EXHIBITION POULTRY SHOW to a later date. We will reschedule these for end of March or April TBD. We already have our Meat Goat judge on the grounds and feel that we can get the meat goats in on Sunday safely to be judged as scheduled. We will re-evaluate on Wednesday as the weather progresses to make any further decision.
Read MoreAlaina Leet didn’t seem intimidated by the size of the Lamar-Dixon Arena or all the COVID-19 precautions. She was prepared and masked, but if the seventh grade poultry showman got a little nervous, she only had to look over her shoulder for mom. Jessica Leet knows everything about Alaina, and, fortunately, a good bit about chickens.
Read MoreAn extended cold front has moved into Louisiana. Temperatures will fall below freezing across much of the state this weekend and into next week.
Residents can protect their homes and landscapes with a few steps and items from the hardware or garden store.
Read MoreThree fixtures in Louisiana agriculture will be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction during a ceremony at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge on March 4.
The new inductees are former Louisiana Farm Bureau President Ronnie Anderson, of Ethel; sugarcane farmer John Gay, of Plaquemine; and Paul “Jackie” Loewer, of Branch, a rice farmer who has been a strong advocate for the rice industry in state and national organizations.
Read MoreAfter completing a successful harvest, sugarcane farmers in the Bayou Teche area met online Feb. 9 with LSU AgCenter experts to find out what they should be doing to prepare for next year’s crop.
Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist, said clipping, followed by burning the residue could impair growth, especially with the possibility of a freeze in the next few days.
Read MoreResidents of the Alidore area of Raceland participated in a drive-thru forum Feb. 10 where they answered questions about the health of the community and how they think it can be improved.
Read MoreThe February USDA WASDE report did not elicit the pronounced market reaction observed last month. However, the grains exhibited technical selling in the futures market. With that, the corn and soybean markets will be watching for changes in South American production (weather) and export activity which could trigger technical influence in the market as the U.S. planting season approaches.
Read MoreThe U.S. rice industry is rightly proud of its sustainability record, growing more rice on less land with less inputs and without the use of genetically modified plants. You can bet any industry taking a leadership role in sustainability and conservation is not going to be the kind of industry that rests on its laurels. And you would be right.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Healthy Communities program will host a free online training session on Feb. 17 for current and potential Louisiana farmers market vendors.
The training will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.
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Read MoreLouisiana State University has accepting applications for an assistant/associate professor for forestry economics, according to the university.
The position was previously held by Dr. Shaun Tanger, who accepted a new job in Mississippi last year.
Read MoreLouisiana pesticide applicator recertification looks a little different than in years past. Beginning in the late summer of 2020 the LSU AgCenter worked with Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) to provide different options for commercial pesticide applicators to become recertified to meet state and federal requirements.
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