For decades, farmers have endured a shortage of rural veterinarians, but the problem is now at an all-time high.
One night last spring, Andy Berry, a livestock farmer in Mississippi, was working the phone. One of his cows was experiencing a life-threatening breech birth and his regular veterinarian, 40 minutes away, was unavailable.
Read MoreForage producers heard about a new potential income stream during a recent Louisiana Forage and Grassland Council and Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative meeting in Alexandria.
Producers normally assess their forage profit potential by what’s above ground, but carbon guidelines offered during the Dec. 2 annual forage conference shows that there’s cash underground as well.
Read MoreLouisiana hatcheries set 3.35 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending December 10, 2022, up 1 percent from the comparable week in 2021 but down 5 percent from the previous week.
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 10, 2022, up slightly from a year ago.
Read MoreThe year 2022 is coming to a close and another rollercoaster ride prevailed. Cattle prices were higher, however, higher input costs coupled with weather events caused many ranchers problems. Beef cow numbers in Louisiana started the year 1% higher than last year according to USDA, NASS.
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Read MoreThe LSU College of Agriculture and the LSU Veterinary School have announced an innovative opportunity for 4-H and FFA members in the rural communities of Louisiana. Starting in 2023, youth who have been actively involved in production animal projects/enterprises and/or veterinary sciences as a 4-H and/or FFA member can receive automatic admission into the LSU School of Veterinary Science if all criteria is met as an LSU College of Agriculture Animal Science major.
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Read MoreA New Iberia teen took home one of the top honors at the 2022 State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport.
Grant Delahoussaye of New Iberia won second place as well as Senior Showmanship honors.
Read MoreKristen Head’s love for animals is exceeded only by her drive to succeed. Now a second-year student in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, she saw an opportunity to reach her dreams one year early through the 3+1 program and took it
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