Production costs for farmers in the Bayou State could go up as much as 40% this year, depending on the crop. LSU AgCenter Economist Mike Deliberto, said the market volatility is due to a number of issues, like supply chain disruptions and the availability of herbicides…
“But a big driver to the year-over-year production volatility from an input side of things, is related to the fertilizer and fuel markets,” said Deliberto.
Read MoreAt St. Louis Planting Co. in Iberville Parish, Patrick Frischhertz is busy checking off the list of usual springtime chores at a sugarcane farm: preparing rows for planting and applying fertilizer.
Far from usual, however, is the cost of completing these tasks.
Read MoreThat last trip to the grocery store seems to be the topic of discussion in many areas following recent price increases.
LSU AgCenter nutrition specialist Sandra May says now is not the time to panic. But it is time to create a plan.
Read MoreThis month’s 2021/22 U.S. corn supply and use outlook is for increased food, seed, and industrial use, larger exports, and smaller stocks relative to last month.
Read MoreNew rice varieties from the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station in Crowley.
Read MoreYoung people with 4-H and FFA livestock projects came together from across Louisiana to participate in the 87th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb. 12 to 19 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
Read MoreWith the increase in herbicide-resistant weed varieties, researchers are examining new methods of control — including using blue light to target stubborn weed species.
Read MoreThe director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics in the LSU School of Nutrition and Food Sciences has been named an outstanding educator by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the largest organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners.
Read MoreThree icons of Louisiana agriculture will be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction during a ceremony at L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge on March 24.
The new inductees are former director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and current chancellor of LSU Alexandria Paul Coreil, of Alexandria; long time Louisiana Radio Network farm broadcaster Don Molino, of Baton Rouge; and Jim Monroe, of Pineville, the former assistant to the president at Louisiana Farm Bureau, where Monroe worked for 47 years.
Read MoreThe East Baton Rouge Parish Master Gardener plant sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden.
Read MoreThe 2022 Florida Parishes Forestry Forum is set for April 1 at the Florida Parishes Arena in Amite.
LSU AgCenter forestry agent Whitney Wallace said the forum, which starts at 9 a.m., is a professional development meeting made up of LSU AgCenter extension specialists and forestry experts excellent in their field.
Read MoreFor more than 30 years, LSU AgCenter researcher Don La Bonte has worked tirelessly on behalf of producers to further the science and sustainability of the sweet potato industry. His efforts were recently rewarded when he received this year’s National Impact Award from the National Sweet Potato Collaborators Group.
Read MoreA new disease called Pestalotia leaf spot and fruit rot caused by the Neopestalotiopsis fungus species has been detected on strawberries in Tangipahoa Parish.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, the LSU AgCenter partnered with a university in the Czech Republic to host a symposium focused on food science, industry trends and issues facing farmers, processors and consumers.
The event was held virtually Feb. 28 to March 4.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter has added plant pathologist Felipe Dalla Lana to its roster of researchers at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station.
With nearly a decade of experience studying plant disease in both Brazil and the United States, Dalla Lana brings a wealth of experience from his work in the Midwest applying statistical analysis and modeling to the realm of plant pathology.
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