The Louisiana NRCS, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support from natural resource conservation partners to provide outreach promoting NRCS programs that enhance conservation delivery in Louisiana.
Read MoreAs the Mississippi River meandered through several southern states over tens of thousands of years, it left a valuable layer of fertile soil in its wake. This low-lying floodplain was once a forested wetland but is now home to most of the rice farms in the United States.
Read MoreThis month’s 2022/23 U.S. corn outlook is for lower corn used for ethanol and larger ending stocks. Corn used for ethanol is reduced 25 million bushels, based on data through December from the Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report and weekly ethanol production data as reported by the Energy Information Administration for the month of January.
Read MoreThe American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors unanimously approved a right to repair memorandum of understanding with CHS Industrial Brands Case IH and New Holland. The agreement is similar to the one AFBF signed with John Deere in January.
Read MoreRecent data suggest the optimum planting timing for soybean in central and north Louisiana is between late-March to mid-April.
The LSU AgCenter continues to research soybean planting dates to see if it is economical to plant earlier or later than the optimum time.
Read MoreWith corn planting occurring rapidly throughout the state, I’ve received numerous questions about how an Easter cold snap may impact emerged corn. The effect of frost on emerged corn is mainly damage to the leaf tissue. Within the first 24 hours after the frost event, corn leaves may turn yellow or brown and exhibit a water-soaked appearance.
Read MoreRegister to join a webinar series on early soybean management. The webinars will be conducted by a national team of soybean specialist. The webinars will cover new research and recently published extension material. Each virtual webinar will include a live Q&A session.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Farmers and leaders from more than 20 progressive agricultural groups gathered this week to march on the U.S. Capitol, and promote climate solutions and underserved producers as priority issues for lawmakers in the upcoming farm bill.
Read MoreNEW ORLEANS (AP) — California cannot ban the importation and sale of crocodile and alligator products, a federal judge has ruled, in a victory for the state of Louisiana, which challenged the ban along with businesses in multiple states.
Read MoreWildlife and Fisheries enforcement cited two people for alleged shrimping violations in Terrebonne Parish.
According to LDWF, enforcement agents were patrolling around 12:50 a.m. on March 7 in offshore waters south of Terrebonne Parish near Oyster Bayou when they saw a skimmer vessel actively shrimping in closed waters. Agents made contact with the two individuals on the vessel and found them in possession of 1,453 pounds of shrimp.
Keith Eschete, 61, from Montegut, and Keeley Vice, 49, from Tylertown Miss., were cited for using skimmers during a closed season, as well as, using oversized skimmer nets.
Agents seized the shrimp and the two oversized skimmer nets. The shrimp was sold to the highest bidder.
Using skimmers in a closed season brings a $400 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Using oversized skimmers carries a $250 to $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail.
Read MoreTo serve as a baseline for feral swine damage assessments to private landowners and help guide management practices, the Arkansas Forest Resources Center in Monticello led a multi-state survey of 4,500 landowners to gauge economic damage to croplands, forestlands, pasturelands/livestock and their combinations.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a new service that assists entities serving underserved agricultural producers and communities with completing applications for funding opportunities. This includes a current funding opportunity for risk management education and outreach projects through USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
Read MoreField burning by farmers has been responsible for fatal crashes in south Louisiana in recent years, which is why Houma Representative Beryl Amedee is looking to form a task force to discuss other potential options.
Read MoreA Florida Farm Bureau member, rancher, small business owner and environmental lawyer presented a first-hand account of the implications of the federal government’s overreach to the House Committee on Small Business this week.
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