Amelia Kent crouched over a sparse tuft of grass in a cow pasture near Clinton.
“That’s wilted,” she said. Pointing around the 45-acre pasture, she continued “All of that’s wilted.”
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For the first time, researchers mapped Southern root knot nematode distribution in soybeans by county (parish) across the United States. But the Southern root knot nematode hinders Southern farmers in more than just soybeans.
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Today, the Soil Health Institute and National Association of Conservation Districts announced the results of a nationwide study that demonstrates how improving soil health can help farmers build resilience and improve profitability across a diversity of soil types, geographies, and cropping systems.
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Environmental groups are pushing the EPA to better comply with the Endangered Species Act when registering crop protection products.
Aaron Hager is a weed scientist with the University of Illinois. “This will have an impact on virtually every pesticide application that takes place in the future.”
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $530 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help certain distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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The Crop Production report issued today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production up from 2022 and soybean production down from last year. Corn production is up 10% from last year, forecast at 15.1 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 2% from 2022, forecast at 4.21 billion bushels.
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This report contains the results from the 2023 August Ag Yield Survey.
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Agricultural advocacy is a skill that all FFA members practice. State FFA Officers annually attend the National FFA State Officer Summit in Washington, DC to learn more about advocacy, conduct legislative visits on Capitol Hill, and take in the rich history of our Nation’s Capital.
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The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is delighted to announce the appointment of Rhett Stout, DVM, Ph.D. (LSU 1994, 2003), DACLAM, as the new director of the Division of Laboratory Medicine (DLAM), effective July 1, 2023. With a remarkable journey spanning nearly three decades at LSU Vet Med, Dr. Stout's extensive experience and contributions make him the ideal candidate to lead DLAM, having served as the associate director since 2003 and as an instructor and then associate professor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences since joining the faculty in July 1997.
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Beginning this fall, students wishing to earn an associate degree in Forest Technology will be able to do so at the Huey P. Long Campus of Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC), the college announced.
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Members of the Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee met in Baton Rouge on Wednesday to review various issues in the evolving industry.
Members on Wednesday discussed how some current rules for licensing, such as testing requirements to use drones for agriculture, may be dissuading some from entering the industry.
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Federal, state and local officials break ground today in Belle Chasse on the long awaited Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. Executive assistant to the governor for coastal activities, Bren Haase, says this project uses the power of the Mississippi River to build and sustain thousands of acres of wetlands in the Barataria Basin.
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A climatologist says water levels remain low on the Mississippi River and the situation could worsen this fall.
Dennis Todey, Director of the USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub, says conditions are slightly better than last year.
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USA Rice attended the Farm Bureau Southern Region Legislative Conference hosted by the Louisiana Farm Bureau here this week. The annual conference brings together 13 states and agricultural groups to discuss current issues facing the agriculture sector and reports on legislative activities from each state, and how they can continue to advocate and advance policies to benefit producers across all sectors of agriculture on the local and national level.
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced the opening dates for the fall inshore shrimp season Aug. 7.
Meanwhile, Louisiana lawmakers have called on Congress to protect the domestic seafood industry as shrimp harvesters face low prices due to large amounts of imported shrimp.
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