The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds specialty crop growers that assistance is available for producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food safety certification through the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program. Producers can apply for assistance on their calendar year 2023 expenses through Jan. 31, 2024.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting public input – due by Feb. 16, 2024 – on how foreign filers report agricultural land holdings in the United States.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is proposing to update the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report form so that reporting can include data on long-term lessees, data to assess the impacts of foreign investment on agricultural producers and rural communities, and to gather geospatial information.
Read MoreAs American consumers continue to embrace the local food movement some industries are capitalizing on USA-grown. The rice industry is one of those.
Of all the rice consumed in the United States, 80% is grown here.
Read MoreThe Farming for the Future workshop, held at the LSU AgCenter Avoyelles Parish Extension Office on Dec. 8, offered beginning farmers information on risk and financial farm management.
Participating in the workshop were farmers from Avoyelles, Rapides and Grant parishes who represented 20,000 acres in soybean and feed grain production.
Read MoreUSDA is accepting applications for the 2024 USDA 1890 National Scholars Program. The application deadline is March 1, 2024.
The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program is aimed at bolstering educational and career opportunities for students from rural or underserved communities around the country. It was established in 1992 as part of the partnership between USDA and the 1890 land-grant universities.
Read MoreA Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 18, 2023, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Samuel Jesse Noel, 67, who passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Louis J. Richard officiating the services.
Read MoreFor a second year, K through 12 students across the state were invited to participate in the Louisiana Farm to School Art Contest by submitting unique pieces of artwork that captured the theme of “What Farm to School Means to Me.”
Read MoreDespite phenomenal rice production in 2023, rice milling yields were especially disappointing. Experts point to a host of environmental factors, including a dry fall harvest with high humidity that contributed to lower milling quality.
Summer brought about prolonged periods of extreme heat and high nighttime temperatures. This was the case throughout the Rice Belt – from the Coastal Bend of Texas, over to south Louisiana, and upwards through Arkansas.
Read MoreFarmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021 may be eligible for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program. This program is an important step in delivering on USDA’s commitment of providing financial assistance to those who have faced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter and LSU College of Agriculture announced the winners of their annual faculty and staff awards during a joint ceremony with the Southern University Ag Center and Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences Dec. 13 at the LSU Union Theatre.
Read MoreRepresentative Julia Letlow says Congress is working on ways to help farmers who have been impacted financially by this year's drought.
Read MoreLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three men on December 6 for alleged deer hunting violations in Webster Parish.
Read MoreA forestry forum held in conjunction with Ag Expo will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 12, 2024, at the West Monroe Convention Center, 901 Ridge Ave., West Monroe.
Read MoreWhen it comes to crawfish in Louisiana we lean on the LSU AgCenter for official information and updates on how the season is going. Right now, Crawfish Season 2024 is showing some signs of promise. Todd Fontenot with the LSU AgCenter told This Week in Louisiana Agriculture that some farmers are seeing crawfish starting to emerge.
Read MoreFor a second year, K through 12 students across the state were invited to participate in the Louisiana Farm to School Art Contest by submitting unique pieces of artwork that captured the theme of “What Farm to School Means to Me.”
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