Starting in late August, a sample of producers around the country will receive Agricultural Survey questionnaires from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The agency is taking a comprehensive look into the storage of corn and soybeans on hand as of September 1st.
Read MoreDeepening the Mississippi River’s navigation channel from 45 to 50 feet from the mouth of the river to Baton Rouge will boost the region’s economy, says Mike Strain, Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry commissioner.
Read MoreA restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this month. Both cases involved oysters from Louisiana.
Read MoreCottonseed oil is a pretty common ingredient in processed foods — chips, crackers, snack cakes. It is also famously used to fry those beloved Café du Monde beignets that New Orleans visitors eagerly line up for.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreThe mighty Mississippi River was renamed the mightier Mississippi on Tuesday, by a gathering of federal, state and local officials heralding the deepening of the river's navigation channel to 50 feet between its mouth and New Orleans.
Sean Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition, began lobbying in 2012 to deepen the channel of the country's largest superhighway for import and export goods from 45 feet to 50 feet.
Read MoreThe town of Delcambre is once again preparing for its annual festival celebrating the tiny crustacean that is the town’s economic lifeblood.
The Delcambre Shrimp Festival, which starts Aug. 17 and ends Aug. 21 features national recording artists and lots of tasty food, as well as participants who come from all over the area to take part in the fun.
Read MoreThe University of Louisiana at Lafayette is the bee’s knees when it comes to providing habitat for pollinators.
UL Lafayette recently became a Bee Campus USA. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation coordinates the national program.
Read MoreThe Council on Watershed Management is meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, in Baton Rouge. The meeting will be held in House Committee Room 6 at the State Capitol at 900 N. Third St.
Read MoreThe massive Inflation Reduction Act has equally massive consequences for farmers of color who were promised debt relief more than a year ago.
“(Congress) basically conceded defeat,” said Ebony Woodruff, an agriculture and food attorney based in Louisiana.
Read MoreHeathy eating is a challenge for many Americans even in low inflationary times, but for African Americans, additional obstacles pile on to make it especially burdensome.
An LSU AgCenter researcher recently conducted a study demonstrating that little research has addressed the cycle of structural inequality leading to disparities in obesity and food insecurity among African Americans — but he and his colleagues are working on solutions.
Read MoreThe August Crop Production report released recently by USDA-NASS included forecasts for hay production in selected states and the U.S. Total production of alfalfa hay in 2022 is forecast at 49.1 million tons, down 0.3 percent from 2021 levels and 13.6 percent below the ten-year average from 2011-2020. All other hay production for 2022 is forecast at 67.7 million tons, down 4.6 percent year over year and down 7.4 percent from the ten-year average.
Read MoreWith over 60% of the American West, Southwest and Central Plains categorized as D3 (severe) drought or higher, AFBF conducted a third round of its survey to evaluate drought’s continued impact on farm and ranch businesses.
Read MoreThe 2022/23 U.S. corn outlook for this month calls for lower supplies, reduced feed and residual use, slightly higher food, seed, and industrial use, smaller exports, and lower ending stocks. Projected beginning stocks for 2022/23 are 20 million bushels higher based on a lower use forecast for 2021/22, where a reduction in corn used for ethanol is partially offset by greater use for glucose and dextrose.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development last week announced their upcoming “Partnerships That Build Community” tour to be held from Aug. 15 to Sept. 8.
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