Click below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
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After years of research aimed at finding an effective way to control exploding populations of feral hogs, a patent has been issued for a bait developed by scientists with the LSU AgCenter and LSU Department of Chemistry.
The bait uses sodium nitrite, which is lethal to feral swine, the culprits behind millions of dollars in damage to agricultural fields and forestlands in Louisiana and across the country.
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For its entire history, FFA has been a student-led organization. That tradition continued during the Area Officer Training (AOT) held at Camp Grant Walker this weekend. The Louisiana FFA State Officer team conducted four training workshops for 31 Area Officers covering topics on leadership, team dynamics, agricultural advocacy, and facilitation skills. The Area Officers serve on teams representing each of Louisiana FFA’s four areas in north, central, southwest, and southeast Louisiana.
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Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain signed up Tuesday to seek his fifth term in statewide office. A veterinarian from St. Tammany Parish, Strain won his first election to run the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in 2007.
The commissioner, a Republican, currently has no major opponents, but candidates have until 4:30 p.m. Thursday to qualify to run against him.
The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner, 1897), is a tiny, invasive insect that feeds on sugarcane plants and other grasses, predominantly grain sorghum.
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If you want to honor a cotton consultant, nominate him or her for the prestigious 2023 Cotton Consultant of the Year (CCOY) Award.
The 2023 CCOY recipient will be named at a special celebration Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
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One might think with temperatures hitting the triple digits on a Thursday afternoon in August, Louisiana producers might shy away from attending a typical field day, but the Dean Lee agronomic crops school is anything but typical.
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One of more than 100 new laws going into effect following the 2023 Legislative Session restructures the makeup and function of the Red River, Atchafalaya and Bayou Boeuf Levee District (RRABB).
RRABB, which has existed for about 130 years, operates as one of 23 boards that maintain and control levees across Louisiana. Since it was established, one representative from each parish in the district has comprised the board, meaning one person each has represented Rapides, Avoyelles and St. Landry Parish, for a total of three board commissioners.
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Beyond Meat, a well-known producer of plant-based meat alternatives, has reported a significant 30.5 percent drop in revenue during the second quarter due to weakened consumer demand for its products, including burgers and sausages, despite implementing price reductions.
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As Louisiana cotton producers move into cotton harvest season, Louisianians will see an influx of used and custom cotton harvest equipment moving into and through the state. To protect our cotton producers from the reintroduction of boll weevils, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) implements restrictions for all cotton harvest equipment entering the state.
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Due to the extremely dry conditions statewide and the concern over first responder safety in these dangerously high temperatures, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., along with State Fire Marshal Dan Wallis, have issued a statewide cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602.
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Joy Sims has been dreaming of booming produce markets in Tensas Parish since she started working as a Healthy Communities agent for the LSU AgCenter four years ago. That dream is finally taking shape thanks to the Tensas Healthy Communities Coalition.
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Agriculture plays a key role in everyday life. As the membership in the National FFA Organization continues to grow, it's evident that students today understand the important role they can also play in agriculture.
Today, the National FFA Organization has a record-high student membership of 945,988, an increase of 11 percent from last year. In addition, the number of FFA chapters continues to grow -- increasing by 168 this year, resulting in 9,163 chapters in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.