Northeast Forestry Forum Set Jan. 13
Registration for the 2023 Forestry Forum in Northeast Louisiana has begun.
On-site registration begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the West Monroe Convention Center in the Trenton Room. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. Early registration fee is $15, which ends Friday, Jan. 6. Registration at the door is $20. Checks can be made payable to LSU AgCenter and include Forestry Forum in the memo portion of the check. You can download the registration form, fill it out and mail it with your check to LSU AgCenter, PO Box 160, Harrisonburg, LA 71340.
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November 2022 Crop Market Report
This month’s 2022/23 U.S. corn outlook is for higher production, larger feed and residual use, and greater ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at 13.930 billion bushels, up 35 million from last month on a 0.4-bushel increase in yield to 172.3 bushels per acre. Feed and residual use is higher based on a larger crop. With supply rising more than use, corn ending stocks are raised 10 million bushels.
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Thanksgiving Dinner Cheaper in Louisiana This Year, Cheaper Than National Average
Inflation may be hitting grocery prices hard, but your dollar goes farther in Louisiana than in the rest of the country when it’s time to celebrate Thanksgiving. You’re also going to pay less for the classic Thanksgiving meal than last year.
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GreenPoint Ag Embracing Data Challenges
“Advancing Agribusiness: Embracing the Challenges Ahead” was the title of the keynote address at this week’s AgGateway Annual Conference presented by Jeff Blair, President and CEO of GreenPoint Ag, a retail operation serving farmers across 10 southern states.
Blair believes the agribusinesses industry must aggressively face challenges and pursue opportunities in the crop production sector that help farmers find new ways to add value to their operations.
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Hunters Can Tag Deer or Turkey Harvest Directly From Smartphone
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding hunters about a feature available on smartphones.
Hunters can now tag and validate deer or turkey harvest directly from a smartphone via text or through the Louisiana Outdoors website.
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Report Shows Increased Acreage and Improved Environmental Performance
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has published its second annual report, detailing the results for the 2021-22 period (August 1st, 2021-July 31st, 2022). The farm-level, science-based sustainability program today reports significant improvements in the sustainability metrics measured; an increase in membership across the value chain; the completion of nine successful pilots; and its growing international recognition by independent and government bodies.
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2023 Beltwide Cotton Consultants Conference
This year’s Beltwide Cotton Conferences will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 10-12 at the New Orleans Marriott. The Cotton Consultants session will be held during the afternoon Jan. 10 and continue the morning of Jan. 11. The session is open to all registered attendees.
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LDAF Commissioner Proclaims Louisiana Sweet Potato Day
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., has proclaimed November 15 as Louisiana Sweet Potato Day in recognition of the 70th anniversary of the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission.
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Precision Ag Summit Set for Jan. 18
The LSU AgCenter and Fletcher Technical Community College are partnering to present a daylong precision agriculture summit in early 2023.
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Which States Are Done With The '22 Soybean Harvest?
Dry 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.
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Lainey Wilson Stars in Tractor Supply’s ‘For Life Out Here’ Ad
Lainey Wilson is the new face of Tractor Supply.
Wilson has been tapped as the company’s new Brand Ambassador, starring in a TV ad that captures her essence from the stage to small town life. Fans get to see footage from her childhood days growing up in rural Louisiana to later living live country style – riding horses, running a tractor on the farm and tearing it up on a four-wheeler. The ad also features shots of her performing onstage and dancing on top of a tractor in the parking lot of Tractor Supply as her song “Live Off” plays in the background.
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Lack of Rain and Low Mississippi River Water Levels Could Negatively Impact Louisiana Seafood Industry
As Louisiana’s seafood industry rebuilds after previous hurricanes, a lack of rain and low Mississippi River water levels may impact the seafood industry, according to Director for Louisiana Sea Grant Julie Lively.
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Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship
In partnership with the US Rice Producers Association, the Stoesser family is offering a $5,000 scholarship each year to one deserving high school senior or current college student who is interested in or is currently pursuing a career in an agriculture-related field.
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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center provides agricultural training to incarcerated, adjudicated and homeless youths at three sites in Louisiana. The project is developing a garden program and therapeutic horticulture experience, promoting healthy lifestyles through nutrition education, and providing interpersonal and professional work skills for career opportunities and family strengthening techniques.
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Farmers Reflect on 2022 Challenges at Banquet
Local farmers took time to reflect on a difficult and challenging year at the 24th-annual Farmer’s Appreciation Banquet.
The yearly event was once again sponsored by the Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 3 at the Loading Dock.
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