Terrence Ferguson, DVM, one of the Nat Geo Wild’s famous veterinarian duo in the show, Critter Fixers: Country Vets, visited the Southern University campus on November 4 as a part of the show’s Vet for a Day college tour.
The event was open to Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences students, high school students, and veterinary and agricultural professionals.
Read MoreParticipate in the first Golden Boot Giving Challenge! The LSU College of Agriculture is participating in a one-week giving challenge against the University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
Read MoreDry weather has allowed for abnormally fast soybean harvest across the country. Farmers in Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota have 100% of their beans out of the field, USDA reported Monday.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) says there were 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork in Louisiana the week ending Sunday, Nov. 6.
Read MoreCorn Yield and Production Unchanged from October… Cotton Yield and Production Up from October… Rice Yield and Production Unchanged from October… Soybean Yield and Production Unchanged from October… Sugarcane Yield Down but Production Up from October.
Read MoreTo celebrate National Louisiana Day on November 9, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter).
Read MoreThe late Don Welge’s vision for advancing the nation’s food supply chain is set to come to fruition through the proposed Welge Food Beyond the Farm Certificate Fund.
The fund will be used to develop and launch the Food Beyond the Farm certificate program at LSU.
Read MoreLouisiana faced hot, dry conditions during critical crop development periods followed by flooding rains in August. More recently, yet another drought period has set in, with most of the state receiving no significant rainfall in weeks.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these committee members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. Producers and landowners must return ballots to their local FSA county office or have their ballots be postmarked by Dec. 5, 2022, in order for those ballots to be counted.
Read MoreNever, ever, ever, under any circumstances buy crawfish or shrimp or any other seafood for that matter from China. You won't believe what they do to their food!
I've written about this before. I believe it should be illegal to sell crawfish or shrimp from China in Louisiana. I don't care if seafood from Louisiana costs more. It's called quality and now we know it's called safety, but I'll get to that in a minute.
Read MoreData collection has officially begun for the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The census is completed by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service every five years to collect information from all American farmers and ranchers.
Read MoreEpisode 57 of the award-winning The Rice Stuff podcast takes listeners behind the scenes to the largest and oldest agriculture festival in Louisiana, the 85th International Rice Festival.
Podcast co-host and USA Rice vice president of communications and domestic promotion, Michael Klein was once again in Crowley, Louisiana, for the celebration of all things rice with colleagues Kane Webb and Deborah Willenborg, and he shares a festival report with co-host Lesley Dixon.
Read MoreTwenty-four area cattle producers from four parishes are the newest graduates of the Louisiana Master Cattleman program.
The program started in 2004 as an effort to get the latest information regarding beef and dairy production to producers and make their operations economically and environmentally sustainable.
Read MoreMore than a century ago, forestry was a lot different. Many of the old-growth forests were overharvested, leaving open fields with few trees remaining. Then, in 1947, the Louisiana Forestry Association began its efforts to promote reforestation where forests had been clearcut and sustainability once those trees had grown large enough to harvest.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted regulations for the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area in northeast Louisiana. The current CWD Control Area includes all of Tensas Parish and portions of Madison and Franklin parishes.
The regulations are intended to reduce further spread of the disease.
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