Over the past ten years, sugarcane acreage has rapidly expanded, especially in Vermillion Parish in the western cane belt and Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles and Rapides in the north. Pointe Coupee now has more than 70,000 acres in production, when just ten years ago parish acreage was only 43,000. That’s a 62 percent increase.
Read MoreAs part of its goal of investing in rural America, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing today that $33.7 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund projects to strengthen the wood products economy and promote sustainable forest management.
Read MoreFour Wayne-Sanderson Farms employees have been honored as members of the International Production and Processing Expo’s Young Leaders Under 30 Program. Employees recognized by the program include Johnathan Scott, picking room supervisor at the company’s Hammond, Louisiana processing facility.
Read MoreFound in at least 35 states, landowners find physical and economic damage to croplands, forestlands, pastureland and livestock by the invasive species. According to USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the species root and wallow their way to an estimated $1.5 billion in economic damage annually across the U.S.
Read MoreIn honor of Occupational Health Nursing Week (April 9-15), AgriSafe is awarding 60 free scholarships for the Nurse Scholar program. The Nurse Scholar Program is 23.75 hours of online, self-paced, ANCC accredited Continuing Nursing Education.
Read MoreThe strawberry crop is coming in at full blast right now, with some growers calling it one of their best crops.
Read MoreThe April 2023 issue of the “Cow Country Reporter” from Cattle Producers of Louisiana is now available online.
Read MoreTwo Lafayette men were cited Wednesday after allegedly dumping 80 sacks of dead crawfish at a boat launch, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Read MoreAn old adage says a picture is worth a thousand words. For Dennis Burns, the coordinator of the LSU AgCenter Northeast Research Station, a single photo sums up something he and several colleagues have been studying extensively: the benefits of conservation methods such as planting a cover crop in the offseason.
Read MoreEvery soybean variety offers a combination of yield potential and defensive traits. Farmers combine that information with performance data to select the best varieties for their fields. Then, throughout the season, they manage factors they can control to maximize yield and profit.
In Louisiana, much of the performance data and management recommendations come from variety trials managed by David Moseley, state soybean specialist for the Louisiana State University AgCenter.
Read MoreMatt Lee, interim dean of LSU's College of Agriculture and vice president for agriculture since August 2022, will be promoted to permanent head of the program, the university announced Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center and East Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks are set to host a workshop to teach participants how to can and preserve fruits and vegetables. The event will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center, 2013 Central Road, Baton Rouge, LA.
Read MoreCongressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to Commissioner Califf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the increased inspection of shrimp imports following recent reports of the White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in frozen shrimp products originating from India.
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring April 2023 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month (IPPDAM). This national outreach month is dedicated to highlighting the impact of invasive plant pests and diseases on plants nationwide and informing Americans how they can help reduce their spread. IPPDAM aims to raise public awareness about the threat and how U.S. residents can help protect U.S. resources from hungry pests.
Read MoreCommodity markets function in a complex atmosphere that includes the economic principles of supply and demand but also murkier layers of geopolitics.
The current situation for rice includes those issues along with a miasma of questionable reports, global turmoil, and violence.
Milo Hamilton, president and co-founder of Firstgrain, Inc., cut through some of the fog at the recent Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis.
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