Inflation continues to wreak havoc on consumer's wallets, but there is a tiny bit of relief around the holidays this year.
The average price of a turkey dinner for 10 will cost about $5 less than it did in 2022, but overall prices are still about 25 percent higher than they were in 2019.
Read MoreEnrollment for the e3® Sustainable Cotton program is now open. From seed to bale, the e3 Sustainable Cotton program by BASF provides an entirely traceable and transparent sustainable cotton supply chain — all stewarded by Stoneville and FiberMax cotton growers in the U.S.
Read MoreThere is a saying about who to thank for the meal you ate today.
Each year, the Rotary Club of Abbeville dedicates a day to offer a special thanks to those who work to make sure food is plentiful, by presenting its Farmer of the Year Award.
Allen McLain Jr. is this year’s recipient.
U.S. farm establishments received 14.9 cents per dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2022 as compensation for farm commodity production. This portion, called the farm share, is a decrease of 0.3 cents from a revised 15.2 cents in 2021. The farm share covers operating expenses as well as input costs from nonfarm establishments.
Read MoreAs growers approach the end of the south Louisiana ratoon crop to wrap up their 2023 season, their focus begins to shift towards industry meetings and the holidays.
Last week, USA Rice RMA Chair Meryl Kennedy and Louisiana Farm Bureau Vice President Richard Fontenot, representing the rice industry, joined Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Mike Strain and Nestor Navarro, founder of Navarro International Group, LLC, at a round table listening discussion here with Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor.
Read MoreMore than 1,100 students across a 10-parish region in central Louisiana got to hold a live alligator, see cotton ginned and learn the importance of proper handwashing during a trip through AgMagic, the LSU AgCenter agricultural-themed exhibit.
Read MoreAre you noticing an increase in your grocery bill? You’re not alone. In every aisle, prices are high, especially in the meat section.
Read MoreEnvironmentalists are pushing back against a proposed jet fuel plant in St. James Parish.
The company says it will use solar power to turn sugar cane into fuel and bring hundreds of jobs.
Read MoreWhen announcing his appointment to lead the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Governor-elect Jeff Landry was asked if he plans to continue Governor John Bel Edwards’ 2050 Carbon-Neutral initiative.
“Everything that I’ve read about any policy of trying to be carbon neutral is extremely destructive at this time, on the economy and certainly on the backs of working people,” said Landry.
Read MoreThe drought in Louisiana is so bad right now it has evoked country music comparisons, typically only used during exceptionally dire times.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the passage of a stopgap spending bill by both the House of Representatives and Senate, which includes a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill. Farm Bureau sent a letter to all members of Congress Tuesday urging passage of the continuing resolution that included a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.
Read MoreZ-Series soybeans, the newest seed series from Pioneer, will be available in limited quantities in 2024 and commercially available in 2025.
The new class of seeds will offer significant agronomic advancements including improved disease tolerance for SDS, brown stem rot, white mold, and iron deficiencies. Z-Series seeds will also expand Peking and Phytophthora stack varieties and will increase yields through improved soybean germplasm.
Read MoreCalifornia won’t be able to label Bayer Ag’s Monsanto product Roundup (or any glyphosate products) with a Proposition 65 cancer warning after all. A three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2020 decision, saying that a cancer warning on the product would be misleading to consumers and violate the First Amendment.
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that salmonella is responsible for 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States every year.
A new platform launched by Antera looks to improve these numbers. The program offers a “BioBarrier” against salmonella through surveillance systems and data analytics for improved poultry productivity compliance.
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