The West Louisiana Forestry Festival will be kicking off on Oct. 5, 2022.
The festival will run through Oct. 9.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. Kids 5 and under as well as law enforcement, first responders, and active military as well as their families will be admitted for free.
Read MoreRides, games, funnel cakes, and candy apples are coming to North Louisiana soon!
The 116th State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport will be from Oct. 27-Nov. 13. The fair’s marketing director, Russell Adams, said the fair will have over 100 food vendors, 50 state-of-the-art rides, live performances and the LRCA Finals Rodeo.
Read MoreThe Southern University chapter of the Minority in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) - a student organization - is currently taking orders for its Annual Sweet Potato Sale.
Individuals can purchase 40 pound boxes of sweet potatoes for $20, 15-pound bags for $12 and 10-pound bags for $7 through pre-orders only. Payment is required with your order in the form of cash, checks, money orders, and cash app.
Read MoreLifeShare Blood Center announced they are teaming up with Tractor Supply to hunt for blood donors this deer season.
According to LifeShare, anyone who donates blood at the LifeShare Donor Center at 5745 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge through Saturday, Oct. 8, will receive a free bag of deer corn, courtesy of Tractor Supply.
Read MoreThe American Farm Bureau Federation announced the opening of general registration today for the 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention. The convention will be held in-person Jan. 6-11, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AFBF assessed the status of San Juan and the convention facilities following Hurricane Fiona and determined that all are fully operational.
Read MoreJustin Kossman, a natural resource conservation management senior at McNeese State University, received real-world experience this summer through an internship with the Louisiana Ecological Forestry (LEAF) Center at Hodges Gardens in Florien that will make him first choice for employers after graduation.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for October 2022, which are effective Oct. 3, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreFall has arrived and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. As many begin planning for the holiday meal, one of the questions being asked is, “Will there be enough turkeys to go around for Thanksgiving?” There are many factors fueling this question. High prices, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and inflation have garnered attention from consumers and media nationwide.
Read MoreIn a low-slung conference room in the West Monroe Convention Center, Mer Rouge native Meryl Kennedy had questions.
The 34-year old CEO of a Morehouse Parish-based rice mill, Kennedy had come to the meeting on a sunny September morning to hear from state officials charged helping revive the state's flagging rural communities.
Read MoreWe all know farming isn’t easy every year is a gamble. This year being no different, some farmers in Acadiana say inflation and heavy rains everyday are hurting their bottom line.
Read MoreThe United States is the second largest importer of tea, with a market value at $13.1 billion in 2021, according to the Tea Association of the U.S.A Inc. The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, can be grown in many areas of North America, especially the southeastern region of the U.S.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced that the marketing assistance loan rate for 2023-crop base quality upland cotton is 52.00 cents per pound.
Marketing assistance loans provide interim financing to producers so that commodities can be stored upon harvest when market prices are typically low and sold later when price conditions are more favorable.
Read MoreLouisiana all wheat stored in off farm storage facilities on September 1, 2022 totaled 4.90 million bushels, up 43 percent from a year ago. United States all wheat stored in all positions on September 1, 2022 totaled 1.78 billion bushels, up slightly from a year ago. On farm stocks are estimated at 591 million bushels, up 41 percent from last September.
Read MoreDuring the 2022 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting, last week, NASDA members encouraged the development of comprehensive and reliable disaster assistance programs for agriculture.
Read MoreParts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time - as crop harvests begin.
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