The Agricultural Policy and Market Situation Newsletter (Volume V, Issue 1) contains a summary of agricultural policy happenings from the recent quarter (January 1st through March 31st).
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The April Crop Market Update for Corn, Soybeans, Rice, and Cotton contains a discussion on USDA-reported supply and demand dynamics and farm price implications for the 2021/22 marketing year. The outside markets continue to monitor the Russia/Ukraine war as well as the slowing economy in China (due to the country’s COVID lockdown policy reducing import demand).
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The 2022 Florida Parishes Forestry Forum held in Hammond recently provided local landowners with the latest information on the industry and updates on the recovery from Hurricane Ida.
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The LSU AgCenter invited children in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas to experience AgMagic, a Louisiana agricultural-focused event, after a two-year hiatus.
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Jong Hyun Ham, an LSU AgCenter plant pathologist, has been named to the F. Avalon Daggett Professorship in Rice Research.
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LSU AgCenter researchers continue to study the benefits and challenges posed by the alternative rice growing method of planting rice on furrow-irrigated rows.
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Bill Welch, a Houston native with strong ties to Texas horticulture, has given $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship for LSU College of Agriculture students.
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Wetland conservation is always a hot topic in the state of Louisiana, but a well-kept secret is just how involved the LSU AgCenter has been, and remains, in the research.
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The first planting of a planting date trial was sown at the Dean Lee Research Station on March 28, 2022. This research trial will also be planted at the Rice Research Station and the Macon Ridge Research Station in 2022.
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Bill Welch, a Houston native with strong ties to Texas horticulture, has given $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship for LSU College of Agriculture students.
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The LSU AgCenter will host a field day featuring the latest research on wheat, oats and cover crops on April 20.
The event will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Tom H. Scott Research, Extension and Education Center, 212A Macon Ridge Road in Winnsboro.
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New cattle producers looking to beef up their knowledge of animal and pasture care can enroll in the LSU AgCenter’s beginning cattlemen class.
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Louisiana 4-H alumna Katie Anderson knows to open the door when opportunity knocks; she’s been doing so since her freshman year of high school. Today, she is turning her love of food into a fledgling charcuterie business — and it happened somewhat by chance.
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With warmer weather arriving and no freezes in the long-term forecast, Louisiana strawberries should soon be plentiful. Once you get those strawberries home, be sure to take proper care of them to extend their shelf life. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report from Beauregard Parish.
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Inflation is hitting everywhere including the family farm. Farmers are reaching deeper into their pocketbook to pay for the basics, especially fuel and fertilizer. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux reports on the struggles farmers are facing across Louisiana.
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