Consumers may have had concerns about the availability of Christmas trees this year, but LSU AgCenter professionals say there is nothing to worry about.
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The 2023 OVT Trial was planted at these LSU AgCenter research stations: Central Station, Baton Rouge; Dean Lee, Alexandria; Iberia, Jeanerette; Macon Ridge, Winnsboro; Northeast, St. Joseph; Red River, Bossier; and Rice, Crowley. The OVT at the Rice Research Station was not harvested due to adverse growing conditions.
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The drought in South Louisiana has had a big impact on some local Christmas tree farms, as their busy season begins the day after Thanksgiving.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas over at Kringlewood Christmas Tree Farm in Zachary.
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A new internship program aims to help high school 4-H or FFA members gain knowledge, experience and career training in the agricultural industry.
The Sunshine 4-H and FFA Leadership and Career Development Academy is a collaboration between Sunshine Quality Solutions, the John Deere Dealer in Louisiana, Louisiana's 4-H and FFA Programs.
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If your Black Friday menu includes leftovers of fieldwork or chores, following the markets is only one more task to add to the to-do list. But even if you plan an extended holiday instead with family, football and, of course, more food, what happens to corn and soybean futures Nov. 24 may be just another burp.
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What can grow five feet long, up to 400 pounds and is one of the most destructive invasive species in the U.S.?
Wild hogs are the correct answer! Wild hogs also called feral swine go by many names but are the same species as domesticated pigs found on farms.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, feral hogs cause approximately $2.5 billion in agricultural damages each year.
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Cotton farmers worldwide have long witnessed Fusarium wilt strip leaves from their crops, leaving plants with bare stems withering away in the fields.
Scientists from Clemson University and Australia are collaborating to create Fusarium-resistant germplasm for use in United States and Australian cotton breeding programs.
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Consumers have been concerned about the availability of Christmas trees this year, but LSU AgCenter professionals say you should have no fear.
Dry conditions across the state have done considerable damage to many Christmas tree farms, but all is not lost, according to AgCenter forestry specialist Niels de Hoop.
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Despite things looking positive for the rest of 2023 and into the new year, the historic drought Louisiana has experienced over the past year will still put a severe dent in the state’s agricultural sector.
The exact impacts are still being calculated, but the LSU AgCenter estimates that the total economic losses will be at or exceed $1 billion.
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Wildlife enthusiasts from far and near came to hear the latest on wild hogs, food plots and hunting during what has become an annual event in St. James Parish.
Scheduling issues caused the event to be held on Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m., which didn’t allow for a tour of the food plots, but nobody was left disappointed after the great lineup of speakers and the sponsored dinner.
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The new District 7 representative on the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will be Republican Kevin M. Berken.
In the runoff election on Saturday voters across eight parishes showed up to the polls in support of Berken, leaving a large gap between him and his opponent, Republican Erick Knezek.
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A comprehensive meeting concerning agricultural issues from 2023 will be held at the Vidalia Conference and Convention Center on Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
The LSU AgCenter-sponsored event will cover such topics as DIRT - irrigation app, extreme heat and drought on soybeans and irrigation efficiency, on-farm irrigation trials, flowmeter and pipe planner, feral hog control bait, making decisions with crop production database, harvest week seed destructor and farm bill update.
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An extended drought is causing low water levels in key shipping channels like the Mississippi River, and officials trying to address the problems say the fix is out of their hands.
“Rain across the Mississippi River Valley is really what we need, and in the Ohio River Valley, the Missouri River Valley,” Matt Roe, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers, said this month.
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Brandon Breaux started the first elderberry farm in Louisiana.
Michael Davis produced and marketed the first goat milk gelato in New England.
Joshua Morris developed a multi-speciated operation to create ecosystems on his farm in Missouri.
When each of these veterans returned home from their military service, they were driven to take their lives on a new path — farming.
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There’s a new sheriff in Washington Parish.
Jason Smith won Saturday’s runoff election, ousting longtime sheriff Randy “Country” Seal.
Seal was first elected sheriff in 2011, and was the parish’s accessor for 18 years. Smith is retired from the Marine Corps, and now runs a ranch near the Mississippi state line.
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