America’s sugar producers are constantly working to develop new technologies to further our mission to produce sugar, sustainably. These advances in technology not only help protect the environment, they also help sugar growers increase efficiencies and stay profitable.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station will host a soil health forum on March 17.
The forum is supported by the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation and National Resource Conservation Service. The Patrick F. Taylor Foundation awarded a grant to the LSU AgCenter to fund a four-year research project on reducing nutrient runoff from crop fields.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter state forestry extension team will host two virtual forums this year with two themes and held on two dates.
The first forum, set for March 9, will focus on hurricane recovery, while the second event on March 23 will cover forest management and tax advice. Both events will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter researchers shared their latest findings during an online continuing education program for the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association Feb. 10 to 11.
Read MoreDeep 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.
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