Face to snout with a wild pig, unarmed, and knocked to knees and elbows in a Mississippi river bottom, Monte Sullivan stared at death: “I figured I might be going to meet my maker. We were almost eye to eye, and I was a dead man if that’s what the pig wanted. People think they know all about pigs till they get one on’em.”
Read MoreGrowing New Connections, the seventh annual Louisiana Farm to School Conference, gathered hundreds of partners to the Pennington Biomedical Conference Center to share ideas and best practices for bringing healthier, local food options to students throughout the state.
Read MoreLike so many other competitions, showing livestock has changed over the years. From the American Royal in 1899 to the Fort Worth Stock Show beginning in 1896, the National Western Stock Show that got its start in 1906, the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition in 1931, and the Arizona National Livestock Show in 1948, many of the original stock shows were a means to improve the nation’s cowherd.
Read MoreIt’s been estimated that agriculture could account for 80% of the commercial drone market, according to the Association of Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVIS).
Read MoreThere’s a small town in Louisiana that is providing fashion designers worldwide an essential material. Much of it is made from the cotton grown in the area and the mid-South. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story from Vidalia, Louisiana
Read MoreThe Cotton Board’s Annual Report for the year 2022 has now been released
Read MoreIn Louisiana, saltwater intrusion has been a problem for communities along the Mississippi River, but on the other side of the state, crawfish producers are also struggling with it. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has this report from southwest Louisiana.
Read MoreThe latest domestic and international market news for corn, soybeans, rice, and cotton.
Read MoreA Ville Platte horseman has been crowned the winner of the 2023 Le Tournoi de la Ville Platte.
Marcus Guillory won the competition this year and said despite being a third-generation participant, the victory was unexpected.
Read MoreThe Louisiana open primary election, also known as a “jungle primary,” on Saturday [October 14], made it official - Mike Strain will serve a fifth term as Louisiana’s Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner. His reelection was already a foregone conclusion since he ran unopposed. Strain delivered an assessment, of sorts, on the challenges of 2023, while speaking before the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday [October 16].
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is developing a new center to better understand and control invasive species as they continue to damage both the state’s economy and ecosystem.
The Center of Research Excellence for the Study of Invasive Species was approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents on Sept. 20. Its objective: Find solutions to the problems associated with invasive species in the South.
Read MoreThis past weekend, the International Rice Festival held its 86th Annual Queen and Honoree’s Ball to kick off the week of the festival and honor those in the local rice industry presiding over this year’s festivities.
Audrey Spencer, a lifelong educator and resident of Crowley, will serve as the Children’s Parade Grand Marshall on Friday afternoon, and Christine and Dwayne Fulton, with Falcon Rice Mill of Crowley, will serve as the Grand Parade Marshalls for Saturday’s Parade.
Read MoreWith many uncertainties in the world, people have become interested in homesteading — living self-sufficiently and sustainably. Factoring in this high level of interest in the topic, the LSU AgCenter Red River Research Station recently hosted the inaugural Homesteader’s Conference in Bossier City.
Read MoreFederal wildlife officials were ready to declare the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct, but recent photos and videos purportedly showing the bird flitting through a Louisiana forest are making them second-guess their verdict.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on announced on Monday that it was delaying its long-anticipated decision to remove the bird from the endangered species list and add it to the roster of animals that no longer exist.
Read MoreThis month’s 2023/24 U.S. corn outlook is for reduced supplies, lower feed and residual use and exports, and smaller ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at 15.064 billion bushels, down 70 million on a cut in yield to 173.0 bushels per acre. Corn supplies are forecast at 16.451 billion bushels, a decline of 160 million bushels from last month, with lower production and beginning stocks.
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