Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative is hosting a six-part Winter Forage Webinar Series where a variety of guests will share their personal experiences, tips, scientific data, and technical assistance, from many perspectives. The series will be live on zoom every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and will also be available on their YouTube channel to rewatch after the session.
Read MoreAs cattle are essential to the Cattle Festival, News 10’s Rodricka Taylor took a look inside at what it takes to be a cattle farmer.
Calvin LeBouef, 76, of Abbeville is a cattle farmer who has been in the industry for 60 to 70 years.
He shared his passion for working with cattle with News 10.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Dominique’s Livestock Market.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences (CAFCS) will hold a Brunch and Learn for Ag students at 11 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2022 in the Valdry Center for Philanthropy.
Read MoreNearly 150 students from around Vernon Parish ditched the classroom and put their boots on for a day at the farm.
Farm Day takes the classroom experience outside and allows the students to discover what farm life is like, and what career opportunities students can pursue in the field.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock auction.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock auction.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Cotton Festival will take place Oct. 14-16.
There will be many events and activities for people of all ages to enjoy.
All Cotton Festival events are held at the North Side Civic Center on 704 N. Soileau Street.
Read MoreIf you happen to be taking a walk in the all-too-brief temperate weather of October in Louisiana and stumble upon a tree with wide leaves and beautiful, yellow-orange fruit, don’t think about picking one and taking a bite. You will be in for a bitter disappointment.
Read MoreThe unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a cruise line.
Lack of rainfall in recent weeks has left the Mississippi River approaching record low levels in some areas from Missouri south through Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard said at least eight “groundings” of barges have been reported in the past week, despite low-water restrictions on barge loads.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter, and the LA Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) will be hosting a workshop to enable agricultural landowners to burn their lands safely and legally, October 18 starting at 8:30 at 176 Research Station Road, Leesville, LA 71446.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is improving two of its most comprehensive risk management safety net programs, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm, making them more accessible to America’s agricultural producers. This includes doubling the maximum insurable revenue under WFRP, now $17 million, more than tripling the size of farm operations eligible for Micro Farm, now $350,000 and reducing paperwork requirements for WFRP.
Read MoreIn response to litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect 209,520 acres of critical habitat for the Louisiana pinesnake in central Louisiana and east Texas.
The pinesnake has disappeared from most of its range as open, old-growth longleaf pine forests have been lost to logging and development.
Read MoreAfter a two-year pandemic hiatus, Louisiana Farm to School partners were finally back face to face for their annual meeting at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center on Sept. 28.
Seeds to Success: The Louisiana Farm to School Program is made possible through an agreement between the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Education Division of Nutrition Support and is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host a Campus Market on October 19, 2022, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on campus at Lee-Hines Baseball Stadium.
The market will be open to Southern University students, faculty, staff, and the community. There will be a free CSA Bag Giveaway consisting of ground beef, greens, eggs, and tomatoes. This will be served on a first come, first served basis. Participants will also be able to attend demonstrations on food safety.
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