An hour north of Baton Rouge on a sprawling piece of property, you'll find rolling hills and grass that is supposed to be lush. Instead, it's brown and scorched down to the soil.
Glenn Delee has been a cattle rancher for his entire life. His family business dates back more than a century, when his dad and his family started it.
Read MoreAugust is normally (whatever normally means) the start of the Fall cattle runs; however, calves and yearlings have been moving to the sale barns early due to higher prices and lower forage output. Dry weather coupled with record high temperatures have decreased pasture growth.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced today that it will begin issuing special permits to vehicles transporting hay during the current gubernatorially declared drought emergency. § RS 32:387 (6) grants the DOTD Secretary the authority to issue special permits to vehicles transporting hay due to a disaster or emergency.
Permit fees will be $10 and will be valid for only as long as the declared drought emergency exists, not to exceed one year.
Click below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreFall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, are chronic insect pests in the state, with more than 60 plants reported as hosts, including various pasture grasses (and lawns) and agronomic crops including corn, alfalfa, cotton, soybeans, grain sorghum, and rice. They migrate to Louisiana from neighboring regions like Florida, Texas, Caribbean islands, and Central-South America, with infestations most common from late July to early August.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Dominique’s Livestock Auctions.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreThis summer’s extreme heat has been and continues to be brutal on Louisiana cattle.
When the temperature at night remains above 80 degrees, it’s really hard for cattle to cool down.
During an average year, August is the worst month for heat stress in cattle. But this year, high temperatures arrived early in June.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreIf you have to work or pen cattle, do it as early or as late as possible during the day to avoid extreme temperatures. Ensure that all animals have adequate shade and access to water.
Markets are still favorable for cull cows and cull bulls. If you have some that need to go, now would be the time to sell.
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