The National Cattleman’s Beef Association submitted comments in response to a proposed USDA rule governing the use of electronic ear tags on cattle and bison. NCBA officials say their comments emphasize the importance of electronic animal identification, or EIDs, in protecting the cattle industry from foreign animal diseases
Read MoreBrothers and LSU business students Sam and Joe Shapiro, who founded Rollin’ Yöggler’s Turkey Durkeys, won first place in the 2023 J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge.
Rollin’ Yöggler’s Turkey Durkeys is a quick-service food concept featuring fried turkey fingers and stuffing fries to be served from a fleet of food trucks. The pair’s first-place finish came with a $20,000 award.
Read MoreState House lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would tweak Louisiana’s regulations on high-inducing consumable hemp products. The bill takes a more measured approach than one currently moving through the Senate and would keep recreational THC legal in the state.
Read MoreState commissioners of agriculture often have long tenures. At least it seems that way. For instance, Georgia’s Tommy Irvin served as that state’s ag chief for 42 years, establishing a national record for tenure. Another long-time southern state agriculture commissioner was Louisiana’s Harry Wilson, who served in that role for 32 years, from 1916 until he died in 1948. But this column is not about ag secretaries; it’s about Wilson’s famous son, Justin, an arguably iconic humorist and Cajun cook.
Read More4-H'ers from across Acadia Parish gathered at Midland High School on Friday, March 31, for the 2023 Achievement Day program and awards ceremonies.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host its 3rd Campus Market on Friday, April 28, 2023 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Mayberry Dining Hall Lawn, on the campus of Southern University.
The event will be set up as a traditional campus market and will highlight women in Agriculture, while also encouraging support for all farmers.
Read MoreWhen Rashida Ferdinand was growing up, she watched as her parents served their community: Her father as a physician, her mother as a nurse.
They inspired her to want to do the same thing — in her own unique way.
Read MoreAn El Niño Watch has been issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Experts at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) that monitor global patterns issue a watch when conditions favor the development of El Niño within the next six months.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, April 12, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Louisiana can enforce the Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act (Act 273 of the 2019 Regular Session).
In a 3-0 decision, the court said the law did not infringe Tofurky’s First Amendment commercial free speech rights, reversing a lower court ruling in a case brought by the maker of Tofurky.
Read MoreLouisiana milk production during the January - March 2023 quarter was 30.0 million pounds, down 9 percent from the same period in 2022 but up 20 percent from the October - December 2022 quarter. The average number of milk cows on farms during the quarter was 8,000 head, down 1,000 head from the same period last year but unchanged from the previous quarter.
Read MoreThe Director of the Rice Foundation, Dr. Steve Linscombe, discusses the staple food source for half of the world population.
Read MoreLouisiana Fish Fry Products, a leading supplier of Louisiana-inspired breadings & batters, boil seasonings, sauces and spices, has recently hired its first Chief Fry Officer. Marcus Spears, a former Louisiana State University All-American, former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys and current ESPN football analyst, will lean on his "Chef Swagu" kitchen skills to offer his expertise in frying in this newly appointed position.
Read MoreAttorney General Jeff Landry joined a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general calling upon Congress to protect farmers and other consumers by passing Right-to-Repair legislation targeted at automobiles, agriculture equipment, and digital electronic equipment.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $125 million through two new grant programs that will create more options for meat and poultry farmers by investing in independent, local meat and poultry processing projects that increase competition and enhance the resiliency of the food supply chain.
Read MoreWe are now moving into prime crawfish season and we want to find out what Shreveport area restaurant has your favorite crawfish.
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