A new legal advocacy hub called FarmSTAND — which is devoted “exclusively on dismantling industrial animal agriculture” — has launched today, with a former staff attorney for the Humane Society of the United States at its helm.
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A Japanese chemical manufacturing company has been working on creating liquid biomethane for cattle waste to use as rocket fuel.
According to the Kyodo News report, the company, Air Water Inc., says that it could begin trials as soon as this fall, using the rocket fuel on a rocket made by Interstellar Technologies Inc.
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Foster Farms is hosting a job fair on Sept. 16 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The job fair will be located at 6648 Hwy 15 N in Farmerville.
Foster Farms is looking to immediately hire qualified candidates. Those interested should bring a picture ID.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission will host its next saddle microchipping event on Friday, September 22, from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. It will be held at the Rustic Sky Horse Camp, located at 30 Squyres Lane in Melder, Louisiana.
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CPL lost a dear friend and an avid supporter of our organization on August 12, 2023. Jerry “Tiger” Robinson, CPL Region 2 Director, was 79 years old.
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When you think about harvesting crops in Louisiana, you think about things like corn, sugarcane, and soybeans. And with the record-breaking summer heat, each of these crops are having a tougher time growing than in years past.
As the chairman of the Louisiana Beef Industry, John Thompson says he’s never seen his farmland as dry as it is in his 66 years. According to the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry, the amount of money we’ve lost in the cattle industry is between $160 -- 260 million.
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The extremely hot temperatures in Acadiana are causing some farmers to lose livestock from heat exhaustion.
Monica Hernandez Melancon owns T Moise Farms in Sunset.
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Extreme heat and record-high temperatures are impacting the cattle industry.
According to economists, cattle are losing weight, hay prices are rising and ranchers are being forced into liquidation due to not being able to afford their animals.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
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