Between freeze damage, disease pressure and low commodity prices, wheat farmers in Louisiana are having a tough time in 2026.
“This year has not been very nice to us,” said Boyd Padgett, LSU AgCenter wheat specialist.
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The LSU AgCenter Macon Ridge Research station holds land in Winnsboro with 7,000 plots to grow crops and do research studies on different strands.
Each year they hold a wheat, oat, and cover crop field day to showcase the studies they are doing, which all aim to serve farmers across Louisiana.
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Livestock producers are invited to attend the Pasture Monitoring and Management: Tools and Techniques for Healthier Pastures Field Day hosted by the LSU AgCenter in partnership with USDA NRCS. This hands-on field day will focus on practical tools producers can use to evaluate pasture health, improve management decisions, and increase grazing efficiency.
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This report contains the latest supply and use estiamtes for the corn, soybean, rice, and cotton markets.
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With Louisiana’s quail hunting season lasting from late November to the end of February, we’re still the better part of a year away from this year’s start. But LSU AgCenter researchers are studying declining populations by testing for a disease first discovered in another bird associated with late November: turkeys.
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The meals a family eats today, the sleep habits developed as a child and the amount of movement one gets in adolescence may shape health outcomes later in life.
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A pollinator training day geared toward professionals will be held on Saturday, April 25, on LSU’s main campus in Baton Rouge.
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LSU researchers are finding creative uses for a chemical called Fucoxanithin, a naturally occurring pigment commonly found in plants and algae.
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The LSU AgCenter Tom H. Scott, Research, Extension and Education Center in Winnsboro will host the annual wheat, oat and cover crop field day Thursday, April 16.
The field day will be from 8 a.m. to noon and will provide lunch.
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The U.S. EPA has granted a Section 18 Quarantine Exemption allowing the use of Courier insecticide (buprofezin) from April 15, 2026 through March 19, 2029 to control rice delphacid (insecticide label below). Courier is registered at 9.0–13.6 fl oz/acre with up to two applications allow per year. Several studies have demonstrated effective control of delphacid nymphs with Courier applied at 13.6 fl oz/acre.
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The LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station’s latest newsletter highlights current research, industry trends, and upcoming events in rice production. It covers topics like grain quality and market alignment, extension’s role in a changing industry, weed and perennial grass management, and nitrogen use, along with recognizing achievements such as a new “Champion of Rice Research” award. The edition also features graduate research, staff and employee highlights, and updates on station activities.
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The Charles and Rose Broussard Internship has been awarded to Lily Grace Perrin, an incoming freshman at McNeese State University. Perrin is currently a senior and student of the year at Kaplan High School in Vermilion Parish.
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The initial planting for a soybean date of planting by population trial at the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center occurred on March 3, 2026. On March 17, 2026, a freeze event resulted in damage to the unifoliate leaves and apical meristem (the primary growing point) of the main stem. However, by March 23, 2026, most plants exhibited axillary branch development originating from the cotyledon node.
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With freezing temperatures hitting early-planted corn, farmers are weighing the costs and benefits of replanting. An LSU Extension specialist urges most of them to wait and see.
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From barns to show rings, producers and students say that livestock events offer economic opportunity and life lessons. Let’s take a look at some shows across the southeast in Georgia, Virginia, and Louisiana, showcasing the hard work and talents of rural youth in 4-H and FFA.
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