Following consultation among the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM), Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) and the National Weather Service (NWS), the statewide burn ban re-issued on August 25th removing all exceptions remains in effect.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan presented the testimony below on behalf of AFBF and its membership at the ongoing Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula hearing. This is the second time Cryan has testified before the hearing, and he is expected to testify several additional times.
Read MoreCPL lost a dear friend and an avid supporter of our organization on August 12, 2023. Jerry “Tiger” Robinson, CPL Region 2 Director, was 79 years old.
Read MoreIt's not just the Tiger Island Wildfire in southwest Louisiana that's now ruled as arson. Five arrests and three potential arsonists being sought from the state's nearly 600 fires.
The search is on for the person or people responsible for starting the Tiger Island Wildfire which has now become the largest in state history. The Louisiana Forestry Association is now offering a $2,000 reward to anyone who can help authorities in the arrest and conviction of the arsonist.
Read MoreSingle wife/mom season is approaching, otherwise known as harvest time, at least here in the Midwest. A decade of harvests with my husband has me preparing — both physically and mentally. I farm with my husband and his family and we’re childless, so I’m working the same number of hours as my husband. So while I can sympathize with “single wife/mom” season, it doesn’t feel much different than the rest of the year for us.
Read MoreIn August 2023, the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer revealed a decline in farmers’ sentiment. The Ag Economy Barometer decreased by 8 points, settling at a reading of 115 for August, indicating a diminished confidence level among farmers.
The drop in sentiment primarily stemmed from farmers’ less optimistic views regarding the current state of their farms and the broader U.S. agriculture industry.
Read MoreLast week was a case of bad news for some was good news to others. Hurricane Idalia was expected to take her Category 3 winds east of all but a small portion of the Georgia crop. Instead, upon landfall it veered slightly northward damaging a much larger expanse of the state’s crop.
Read MoreLouisiana’s sugar cane farmers and millers found it hard to take George Will’s “Sugar protectionism may sour holidays” column seriously.
Will invokes a scary image of candy rationing for American trick-or-treaters and Christmas angels. In Will’s world, candy makers believe the Grinch is hardworking sugar cane farmers and Congressional members who have steadfastly kept the Farm Bill safety net strong for United States agricultural production.
Read MoreWhile crawfish season begins in January, drought conditions could have an impact on the state’s $230 million dollar crawfish industry. LSU AgCenter Area Agent for crawfish production Todd Fontenot says producers are already flushing their fields to reduce cracking.
Read MoreCheck out these new satellite images of the wildfire that has burned more than 31,000 acres in Louisiana.
Agriculture and forestry authorities in Beauregard Parish say the largest fire in state history was caused by arson.
Read MoreIntroducing a change in agronomic practices can be compared to pressing the reset button on a computer or router. The practice change requires the soil system to restart before it establishes a new normal.
“We don’t know what that reset will look like, but with conservation practices, it often results in a crop yield hit as the soil microbes adjust,” explains Lisa Fultz, associate professor and soil microbiologist with Louisiana State University AgCenter.
Read MoreSeptember is National Rice Month, a time to celebrate the harvest of the small but mighty grain that has captivated Americans’ hearts and stomachs for more than 300 years. Nearly 85 percent of the rice consumed in the United States is grown right here on family farms across six states: Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.
Read MoreIn partnership with the US Rice Producers Association, the Stoesser family is offering a $5,000 scholarship to one deserving high school senior or current college student who is interested in or is currently pursuing a career in an agriculture-related field.
In addition to the monetary award, the selected recipient will serve as a student ambassador for USRPA in 2024 with an expectation of participating in at least two activities during the calendar year.
Read MoreNorth of New Roads and Morganza, a roughly 60-year-old collection of dams, channels, locks and guide levees has kept the Mississippi River from jumping its course and taking the steeper, more direct route down the Atchafalaya River.
Read MoreHugh Andre can’t get enough of the smell of the dirt.
As a first generation farmer, Andre loves what he does. And he does it each and every day he can.
Andre is from Iberia parish. He went to school at Catholic High and began farming in 1998 where he started with 75 acres of land and built it to 8,000 acres that is today.
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