It’s not every day that you get a retiree from IBM, another from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a third from General Motors returning to the family farm to continue a legacy that began years ago.
But this is just part of the excitement that Chris, Bernell and Allen Muse have brought to Louisiana 4-H in St. Helena Parish.
Read MoreSandra Nelson crouched at a spot of riverbed that would normally be deep underwater, gathering rocks and jars of soil as souvenirs. Nearby, a man with a metal detector roamed the barren ground for treasures at twilight. A father carried his daughter on his shoulders to witness a sight not seen for generations
Read MoreDuring October, the Mississippi River has seen record low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the low level has revealed a more than 100-year-old sunken ferry and the underbelly of the USS Kidd.
Read MoreLouisiana shrimpers say their industry is in dire peril. They say rising diesel fuel costs, lax testing of imports, and most of all, competition from foreign imports are the culprits. Acy Cooper is President of the Louisiana Shrimp Association.
Read MoreWith many farmers too busy to attend field days and meetings, the LSU AgCenter has created the Louisiana Delta Crop Report podcast to keep them in the know.
The program, created four years ago by AgCenter agents Kylie Miller, Dennis Burns and R.L. Frazier, focuses on a wide variety of topics regarding agriculture in northeastern Louisiana.
Read MoreKennedy Orr, a sophomore majoring in Agricultural Business in the Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences (CAFCS), was selected amongst seven other college students as one of the 2022 Glamour College Women of the Year: HBCU Edition.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreSen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced 4,134 casework wins and more than $37,094,801 awarded to constituents during his first term in the U.S. Senate.
“Whether it’s advocating with the Agriculture Department to help farmers recover from natural disasters or working with Veterans Affairs to ensure health care access for veterans, Louisianians are always my top priority.”
Read MoreExpanding drought into the Mississippi River region has led to near-record to record-low water levels along a stretch from Missouri to Mississippi, resulting in significant transportation disruptions and causing great concern in the U.S. feed and grain industries.
Read MoreThe low water levels on the Mississippi come at a crucial time of the year for the transport of crops.
Andy Brown, Commodity Coordinator with Farm Bureau, explains, “The advantage Louisiana farmers have against competitors is the Mississippi River.”
Read MoreThe 116th State Fair of Louisiana opened Thursday at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport and runs through Sunday, Nov. 13.
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that registration is now open for the 99th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), USDA’s largest and premier annual event. The two-day event will be held in-person at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott on February 23-24, 2023, and all sessions will be livestreamed on a virtual platform.
Read MoreAg commodity giants Archer Daniels Midland Company and Bunge released updated earning reports earlier this week to conclude the third quarter.
Read MoreLandowners go to forestry meetings and they keep hearing a term used ... “basal area” and they wonder, “What in the world is Basal Area?”
Basal Area, or BA, is a common term used to describe the average amount of an area, commonly an acre, which is occupied by tree stems. In other words, how much of the area of one acre is taken up in trees.
Read MoreHot, dry weather in Louisiana has compromised the size of the sweet potato crop leading into the fall and winter seasons.
Louisiana is among the top four states in the nation that produces sweet potatoes.
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