Click below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
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More stink bugs are starting to show up in soybean fields. The stink bug complex in Louisiana soybean includes several species such as the brown stink bug, green stink bug, southern green stink bug, and perhaps the most notorious, the redbanded stink bug. Each species is capable of causing damage.
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One of the largest wildfires to burn in Louisiana in several years is sweeping through Beauregard Parish near the Texas line.
The wildfire had burned through about 12,000 acres by Wednesday morning and is expected to continue north toward the small town of Merryville. Known as the Tiger Island Fire, the blaze is already larger than the statewide annual average of 8,217 acres for the past decade.
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Fires have ravaged Beauregard Parish in the three weeks since a burn ban was issued on Aug. 1.
Agencies from all over the state are working tirelessly to battle wildfires after extreme heat has turned much of the parish’s landscape into kindling, authorities said in a news conference today.
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A wildfire Tuesday (Aug. 22) spurred the evacuation of 17 residences in rural Caddo Parish.
And an East Texas church group was on hand to help evacuees as agencies battled the flames that charred at least 60 acres in the Trees community.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness held a Unified Command Group meeting and activated the State Emergency Operations Center in response to hundreds of wildfires impacting the state and the threat of more fires spreading due to prolonged drought and extreme heat conditions.
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Louisiana rough rice stocks in all positions on August 1, 2023, totaled 2.14 million cwt, down 20 percent from August 1, 2022.
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Louisiana FFA is gearing up for an exciting school year after members wrapped up a busy summer that included officer training and a visit to the nation’s capital.
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On Monday, firefighter crews worked to put out a blaze in the Natalbany Woods.
The Natalbany Fire Department said the fire sparked around 5:45 p.m. along North Baptist Road. A structure close to the flames was saved.
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Two Caddo Parish fire districts battled a blaze in Keithville, Louisiana Monday morning.
Just after 8 a.m. Aug. 21, Caddo Fire District 6 was dispatched to Ivory Lane in Keithville on reports of a large woods fire. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered that the fire was spanning from Ivory Lane to Barron Road and requested Caddo Fire District 4 for assistance.
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An hour north of Baton Rouge on a sprawling piece of property, you'll find rolling hills and grass that is supposed to be lush. Instead, it's brown and scorched down to the soil.
Glenn Delee has been a cattle rancher for his entire life. His family business dates back more than a century, when his dad and his family started it.
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You would need 10 Tiger Stadiums to seat the million wild hogs that run loose in Louisiana. They tear up garden beds, wreak havoc on crops and damage levees — but maybe not for long.
A poisonous bait developed by the LSU AgCenter and LSU Department of Chemistry was approved for a patent earlier in August, according to the AgCenter. The next step before public use is approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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The Louisiana soybean crop has been severely affected by extreme heat and drought stress. Factors such as availability of irrigation, planting date, and soil type have all had a significant impact on the condition of plants.
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The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is pleased to appoint Averum to provide additional Third-Party verification support after seeing the highest number of grower enrollment to date. With a 120% increase in grower enrollment since launch three years ago, the program now requires a significantly higher number of independent verifications.
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