The LSU AgCenter will hold its annual wheat, oat and cover crop field day April 20 at the Tom H. Scott Research, Extension and Education Center in Winnsboro.
The event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, and lunch will be provided. The Scott Center is located at 212A Macon Ridge Road in Winnsboro.
Read More2022 Louisiana Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year Haley Broussard will receive more recognition for teaching students about the sources of food, fiber and fuel. The National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and Farm Credit selected Broussard to receive a 2023 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center is set to host its Spring Garden Workshop, themed “Growing Pollinator and the 3 H's (Housing, Husbandry, Harvesting), Meat Goat, and Rabbits” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, LA.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2023, which are effective April 3, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreAccording to a local Acadiana farmer Calvin Boutte, right now honeybees are searching for a new location for their hive.
Boutte wants people to know to not spray the bees with anything.
Honeybees swarm for several months and a sight of bee swarms means overcrowding in the hive.
Read MoreA rare blue crawfish at J.T.’s Seafood has become a fan favorite.
“It’s pretty rare - one in about every ten thousand crawfish come out with a blue hue,” J.T.’s Seafood co-owner Ashley Soileau said.
Soileau said he’s seen a few blue crawfish in his day, but this time he decided to share his discovery with the world.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter prescribed burning workshop with burner certification has been scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 19-21.
AgCenter forestry agent Whitney Wallace said the workshop will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first two days and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday at the Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station in Clinton.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold its annual Northwest Region Beef and Forage Field Day April 27 at the Hill Farm Research Station in Homer.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 9 a.m. The Hill Farm Research Station is located at 11959 Highway 9 in Homer.
Read MoreDo you ever wonder about the stories behind the names of roadways and bridges? A bill will designate a piece of I-49 in St. Landry parish to honor an Iowa woman.
Hannah Vincent is remembered as passionate, headstrong and a pillar of the agriculture community.
Read MoreAlexandria Representative Lance Harris has authored a bill that would designate a little taste of Louisiana – the pecan as the official state nut and authorize its use on official state documents and with the insignia of the state. Harris says in a quest to identify the state nut he realized one did not exist and a constituent requested he propose the bill.
Read MoreThis report contains the results from the 2023 March Agricultural Survey. Louisiana corn producers intend to plant 510,000 acres, up 13 percent from the 450,000 acres planted in 2022. Upland cotton acreage intentions are at 130,000 acres, down 33 percent from the 195,000 acres planted last year.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2023 Marketing Assistance Loan rates.
Marketing Assistance Loans provide interim financing to producers so that commodities can be stored after harvest when market prices are typically low and sold later when market conditions may be more favorable.
Read MoreLouisiana State Police - Troop F confirmed a recent tractor accident involving a vehicle in Winnsboro that happened Saturday night.
It was a non-fatal accident, but rural areas in the south typically have the highest rates of tractor fatalities, according to the National Ag Safety Database.
Read MoreThe new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, which takes effect today, will take a toll on farms that rely on H-2A workers, particularly small farms. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the new AEWR in their latest Market Intel report.
Read MoreThe American Farm Bureau Federation today called on President Biden to accept the will of Congress and repeal the 2023 Waters of the U.S. Rule. The House and Senate, in a rare bipartisan vote, passed a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ 2023 WOTUS Rule.
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