Gracie Pepper said she felt her father's presence on stage with her when she was crowned Louisiana Farm Bureau queen less than three months after Lafourche Parish Det. Sgt. Nicholas Pepper was killed in the line of duty.
"My mom (Christie) said, 'Your daddy's on this stage working overtime,'" said Pepper, her voice cracking again recalling Saturday's pageant as part of the annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. "We cried together."
Read MoreBefore the evening talent contest Friday at the Louisiana Farm Bureau convention in New Orleans, six gubernatorial candidates took the stage and told a room full of farmers what they most wanted to hear: They promised to invest in Louisiana and support agriculture including preserving the state’s tax subsidies for farming.
Read MoreSix candidates for governor at a Louisiana Farm Bureau forum Friday promised to keep tax subsidies that benefit the agricultural industry, but two of the hopefuls diverged from the other four on another key tax issue: whether to renew the .45-cent sales tax that is scheduled to expire in two years.
Read MoreThe 101st Louisiana Farm Bureau Annual Convention is now underway at the New Orleans Marriott on Canal Street. More than 1,500 farmers, ranchers and their families are expected to attend the event.
The main purpose of the annual convention is to develop policy for the coming year.
Read MoreSixth grade science and social studies teacher Hannah Hebert has been named the 2023 Louisiana Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year.
Hebert, who teaches at Rene A. Rost Middle School, was recognized for her innovative teaching methods that use agriculture to teach core subjects. She has a passion for agriculture and believes that it is important for students to understand where their food comes from and how it is grown.
Read MoreState and national politics will take center stage for the 101st Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention. U.S. Senator John Kennedy will address the state’s largest general farm organization, and all seven announced candidates vying to become Louisiana’s next governor will be at the convention.
Read MoreThe Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau Federation is pleased to announce that two Dwayne A. Zaunbrecher Memorial Scholarship Awards were presented at Kaplan High School.
Emma Nicole Stelly and Morgan Meaux were recipients of 4-year scholarships worth $1,000 per year for 4 years.
Read MoreLouisiana ranchers, sugar cane and soybean farmers cornered congresspersons and regulators last week as the Farm Bill began its legislative journey that will end on the president’s desk, they hope, sometime this year.
A group of Louisiana rice farmers are expected to be on Capitol Hill this week doing pretty much the same.
Read MoreGrant Parish Farm Bureau, Rapides Parish Farm Bureau, Louisiana and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federations and Consolidated Grain & Barge are hosting a workshop and demonstration on Grain Bin Safety & Rescue for Central Louisiana farmers, firefighters and first responders on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Brister Auctions facility (15307 Hwy. 8, Colfax).
Read MoreThree individuals who have spent their careers dedicated to improving agriculture in Louisiana will be the newest inductees into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction. The induction will take place at the L’Auberge Hotel in Baton Rouge March 2.
Read MorePlease make plans to attend the 2023 Mid-South Agricultural Labor Seminar to be held on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at the West Baton Rouge Conference Center, 2750 North Westport Drive, Port Allen, LA 70767.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued secretarial disaster declarations for an additional five Louisiana parishes due to excessive rains. Those parishes are Bossier, Caddo, Grant, Rapides and West Carroll.
Read MoreThe 2023 American Farm Bureau is currently underway in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Leaders and members are gathering under one roof to discuss issues and how farmers can best overcome them. Tammi Arender is at the convention to catch up with ag industry leaders.
Read MoreOver the past two months, students at five primary schools in Ascension Public Schools participated in the Seed Survivor Mobile Classroom, a program that educates students in grades 3-5 about the importance of agriculture.
In a partnership with the Louisiana Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom program, Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions sponsor the initiative called Seed Survivor, a “classroom on wheels” and free, curriculum-based learning experience that encourages children in elementary school to understand what makes plants grow.
Read MoreIt was the best Case scenario for one Louisiana farm dog at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention.
Case, a four-year-old corgi from Vermilion Parish, is winner of the AFBF People’s Choice Pup social media contest. Case belongs to Louisiana Farm Bureau members Kelsi and Amanda Duhon who entered their pet in the 2023 AFBF Dog of the Year contest.
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