Fifty years after the creation of National Agriculture Day, America’s farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners find themselves on the front lines of climate change. They are uniquely positioned to deliver solutions by implementing climate-smart production practices that conserve natural resources, build healthier soils, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and sequester carbon.
Read MoreA federal judge in Texas put WOTUS on hold in two states over the weekend but denied a concentrated effort by industry groups to stop the rule nationwide. The controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule takes effect today (Mar. 20, 2023).
Read MoreThe American Farm Bureau Federation is urging Congress to pass newly-introduced legislation to freeze the flawed 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). The bill aims to revamp AEWR rulings, which AFBF says distort labor costs for farmers across the country who hire nearly 400,000 employees through the H-2A program.
Read MoreYou are about to plant the most expensive crop of your career.
“Inflation is real,” says Chris Barron, a national financial consultant for Ag View Solutions and Iowa farmer.
Read MoreScientists at Mississippi State are part of a multi-institutional, $10-million effort to improve the sustainability and profitability of rice farming in the face of climate change.
Read MoreYou are about to plant the most expensive crop of your career. But just how much more expensive?
Read MoreA Louisiana couple and their pet rat named Neuty have been in the news lately after much public outcry on social media about letting the family keep the TikTok-famous nutria rat at their home. State officials have now allowed the Louisiana family to keep the 22-pound nutria with them as a pet.
Read MoreCampti Field of Dreams has partnered with Jubilee Justice, DeLaTerre Permaculture Farm, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the National Soils Dynamics Lab to bring you two field days as part of the No-Till Tools for Small-Scale Applications Series this Spring. Join us on April 3rd and 4th for on-farm demonstrations of appropriate technology and learn how to build soil health so that you can grow more food.
Read MoreAgricultural producers, pesticide applicators, and homeowners can drop off pesticides for disposal during the Unwanted Pesticide Pick-Up Day on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the LSU AgCenter Extension Office in Assumption Parish, 119 Robin Street in Napoleonville.
Read MoreScientists with the LSU AgCenter annually evaluate cotton varieties in official variety trials (OVTs) at several locations across the state. Cotton varieties are managed using practices that follow LSU AgCenter recommendations and demonstrate commercial operations as closely as possible. All entries in the trials are replicated four times, and results are compiled for average performance after one or two years of testing.
Read MoreGrain sorghum hybrid performance is annually evaluated in official hybrid trials (OHTs) by LSU AgCenter researchers to provide Louisiana growers, seedsmen, county agents and consultants with unbiased performance data for grain sorghum hybrids submitted for evaluation by private companies. Selection of superior hybrids that are well adapted for a given region is essential for maximizing yield and profit.
Read MoreDue to a strict zero-COVID policy, USA Rice has been unable to travel to China for the past several years. Those restrictions are now being relaxed and USA Rice contractors made an in-person trip here last month to meet with COFCO Group Beijing International Trading Co., Ltd (BDH) and China Agricultural Association for International Exchange (CAAIE).
Read MoreTo polish off LSU President William F. Tate IV’s successful bus tour around the state to promote the university’s Scholarship First Agenda, LSU announced a landmark partnership between the university and the largest ports in Louisiana to develop homegrown cybersecurity talent and technology for critical infrastructure. The partnership is a major win for LSU’s mission to secure Louisiana’s future through the Scholarship First Agenda, since these ports play a crucial role in securing food, energy, goods, and materials for our state and beyond. The agreement also provides opportunities for LSU’s faculty and students to solve ongoing and emerging cyber challenges.
Read MoreCarbon capture - the process of pumping greenhouse gases deep underground instead of emitting them into the air - is an issue of growing importance in Louisiana.
Read MoreThe West Baton Rouge Solar Farm being tied into Entergy has over 100,000 individual solar panels. To meet growing industry demand for cleaner power, Louisiana’s largest electricity provider is laying the regulatory groundwork to add 3 gigawatts of solar energy to its generation portfolio, a massive spike in solar energy for a state that produces little of it.
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