The roundtables, listening sessions and appearances at farm shows have largely wrapped up and lawmakers tasked with reauthorizing the nation’s agriculture and nutrition programs are comparing notes and beginning to draft the massive, multi-year farm bill.
Read MoreThree years after a tornado and two hurricanes ripped through central Louisiana, the LSU AgCenter is making progress on rebuilding facilities in the region that play key roles in its research and education efforts.
Read MoreSome of the most innovative minds in agriculture from across the country gathered last week to share ideas on numerous topics at a multistate meeting hosted by the LSU AgCenter.
Read MoreLouisiana produces 90% of the United States' crawfish. Most of the farmed crawfish comes from rice fields in one small area of Cajun country. There, the industry is fairly new. In the 1980s, rice farmers experimented with cultivating crawfish in their fields.
Read MoreThree recent headlines from the financial world have farmers asking how those events could affect their lending situation.
At the end of July, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years by increasing its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point to a range of 5.25 to 5.5%.
Read MoreThe Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office says as of Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 9:45 a.m., the fires east of Florien are contained.
Read MoreAgents with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry are weighing in on the dangers of wildfires and discussing the fines for setting fires during a statewide burn ban.
“It gets out in the grass, and it will outrun you. You aren’t going to be able to stop it. Then it becomes a wildfire,” Dr. Mike Strain with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry said.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced today that it will begin issuing special permits to vehicles transporting hay during the current gubernatorially declared drought emergency. § RS 32:387 (6) grants the DOTD Secretary the authority to issue special permits to vehicles transporting hay due to a disaster or emergency.
Permit fees will be $10 and will be valid for only as long as the declared drought emergency exists, not to exceed one year.
This month’s 2023/24 U.S. corn outlook is for reduced supplies, lower domestic use, smaller exports, and tighter ending stocks. Projected beginning stocks for 2023/24 this month have been raised 55 million bushels higher based on a lower use forecast for 2022/23, reflecting reductions in corn used for exports, glucose and dextrose, and starch.
Read MoreGovernor Edwards declares a State of Emergency due to the extreme heat. Spokesperson of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says the prolonged excessive heat is putting significant stress on resources in some areas of the state and the declaration is procedural for funding.
Read MoreAgents with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry are weighing in on the dangers of wildfires and discussing the fines for setting fires during a statewide burn ban.
Read MoreQualifying for the October primary election ended Thursday and Incumbent Mike Strain stood as the lone candidate for Louisiana’s Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner. Strain believes it’s a compliment to his team and his work to help farmers.
Read MoreLarge grass fires in East Feliciana Parish rekindled Monday morning, August 14, according to firefighters.
Officials said the flames rekindled after some rotten trees fell across power lines and set fire to the land below.
Read MoreCentral Louisiana Technical Community College is now offering students an associate degree in forest technology.
Forestry is a vital industry in Louisiana. With the launching of this new program, students enrolling will learn the ins and outs of a profession that plays a crucial role in our state.
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