As many of you are aware, AMS has launched the USDA Regional Food Business Centers – a $400 million investment to provide essential local and regional food systems coordination, technical assistance, and capacity-building services. The Regional Food Business Centers will build on USDA grants and cooperative agreement work through larger regional-scale investments, which will encourage locally-driven planning and scaled-up solutions to fit regional needs.
Read MoreUSA Rice joined twelve agricultural organizations on a letter to President Biden requesting a seat at the table during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. With the conference looming on September 28, the groups wanted to remind the White House that their members constitute the literal base of the food supply chain and should be included in any conversation that seeks to end hunger and reduce diet-related disease by 2030.
Read MoreRegistration will begin at 8AM, Tuesday, September 20, at the Sugar Model Farm located on the Dugas Farm, 5585 LA-1, in Napoleonville.
Topics will include overview of best management practices, water quality monitoring, cover crops, soil respiration test kit, soil testing, precision ag and economics of conservation, NRCS and project updates.
Read MoreThe Brothers of the Boot Chapter of the Fraternal Order of the Leatherhead Society (F.O.O.L.S)
in partnership with the Southeastern Louisiana Agriculture Education Center (AHEC) is proud to
present the “AGRIMEDIC” (agricultural-emergency services) provider course in Minden, La on
October 1-2, 2022.
Fall starts September 22, 2022 according to the calendar; however, Ma Nature does not always follow our calendar. The average rainfall in the Baton Rouge area for August, according to the “average” is about 5 inches.
Read MoreWhen I’ve written about books in the past in this space, it has been about cookbooks. Today I’m writing about a book by Sam Irwin, “Louisiana Crawfish: a succulent history of the Cajun crustacean.”
Read MoreThe Louisiana shrimping industry has seen a decline in revenue, workers, and sustainability.
Just three weeks ago, after KLFY reported at the Delcambre shrimp festival, Congressman Clay Higgins wanted to see first-hand what goes into producing domestic shrimp.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreThe world's largest continuous stand of roseau cane is vanishing from the Mississippi River Delta, and a group of cross-disciplinary researchers is collaborating to find a solution to stop the die-off.
Read MoreUSDA launched the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access (Increasing Land Access) Program to help underserved producers by increasing land, capital, and market access. The program will fund cooperative agreements or grants for projects that help move underserved producers from surviving to thriving.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreNow that the school bells have once again started ringing, hundreds of 4-H'ers from across the LSU AgCenter’s Southwest Region are returning to school with fond memories of 4-H Summer Camp at Camp Grant Walker.
Read MoreThe Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. The class attends four one-week sessions over a two-year period that encompasses studies of all aspects of the rice industry through firsthand observations.
Read MoreMost Americans don’t think about the farmers who grow our food or the government farm policies that support them – that is until they can’t find an item at the grocery store. Sugar is one of the crops that is grown in the United States, and thanks to these federal policies, is always in stock.
Read MoreWhat sound does a duck make?
"Quack! Quack!," Janae Glasper told her mother, Markeisha Glasper, who had asked her as they raced the young girl's rubber duck in the 3rd annual Cenla Duck Derby races.
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