Most people aren't thinking about crawfish season yet, but the cycle of producing crawfish for those springtime boils is already underway.
Mike Frugé, co-owner of Frugé Aquafarms in Acadia Parish has been preparing his fields for the early crawfish season. He introduced the seed crawfish in May to the rice crop he planted in March or April.
Read MoreA bridge closure in Plaquemine could spell trouble for truck drivers that haul sugar cane.
Work to repair the LA 1 Southbound bridge was supposed to be complete by the end of September, before the sugar cane harvest season began. Now, DOTD has extended that deadline to October 20th.
Read MoreIt’s game time says Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek, and key waterway infrastructure systems are not ready.
“There's a couple times a year where it's game time more than others, and harvest season is one of those periods and you need to have our supply chain operating on all cylinders,” Steenhoek says.
Read MoreWith nearly 50 percent of soybean harvest complete, many farmers are hoping for a good crop this year to help cover their losses from last year.
This harvest season, farmers faced hot and dry weather, while last year’s story was the other extreme with heavy rainfall. Roy Eley, a Franklin Parish grain farmer is among those who really needed a better crop this year.
Read MoreNutritionist Jen Avis was back in the Good Morning ArkLaMiss studio today talking about a locally grown food item - rice.
Although Avis says rice has many nutritional benefits, she says there are things to watch out for. According to Avis, 1 cup of rice is equal to 45 grams of carbs - she says that’s something diabetics have to watch out for.
Read MoreFoster Farms is hosting a job fair on Sept. 16 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The job fair will be located at 6648 Hwy 15 N in Farmerville.
Foster Farms is looking to immediately hire qualified candidates. Those interested should bring a picture ID.
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Read MoreLike most agricultural crops in Louisiana, Christmas tree farms have been impacted by the state’s prolonged drought. Good management techniques on farms have kept mature trees from drying up said Valerie West, an LSU AgCenter forestry agent in northwest Louisiana.
She said consumers can still expect to see real trees this holiday season.
Read MoreThe Forestry Political Action Council, ForPAC, endorses the following candidates to the Louisiana State Legislature. Early voting begins Saturday September 30th for the Primary Election October 14th. The run-off, General Election, is November 18, 2023.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Logging Council (LLC) and Louisiana Forestry Association (LFA) has renewed an alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The Alliance is to help improve safety in logging jobs, which includes courtesy training and inspections to give companies opportunities to avoid penalties if and OSHA inspector shows up on job sites unannounced.
Read MoreIn west-central Louisiana where the drought and wildfires have ravaged thousands of acres of forests, it only adds insult to injury to landowners who incurred losses from Hurricanes Laura and Delta just three years ago. Forester Robbie Hutchins with the LSU AgCenter said it’s difficult to explain the devastation that’s occurred.
Read MoreLDWF says the wildlife is also being impacted by the drought conditions and excessive heat. State Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Jim Lacour says reduced areas of water results in ducks to travel for alternative water sources.
Read MoreJason Franklin gets no days off during the farming season — even when temperatures soar into the triple digits.
His family’s 2,500-acre farm sits in Crowville, Louisiana, a small, rural community of just under 4,000 people. One of Franklin’s main jobs is serving as an etymologist, or a “scout,” as he calls it.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack declared 11 Louisiana parishes as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. Vilsack informed Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards of the declarations in a letter dated September 6, 2023.
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