A multidisciplinary team of researchers recently received a $1.6 million award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to support a variety of projects centering on the troubling phenomenon of roseau cane die-back.
Read MoreRay Young, who with his wife, Dorothy, were the benefactors of the Young School of Business, died Sunday, Jan. 21, at his home surrounded by family. He was 94.
Read MoreBe sure to mark February 6-7 on your 2024 calendar. Those are the dates of the annual meeting of the American Sugar Cane League. The League, founded in 1922, depends on the continued support of the sugarcane industry’s growers, millers and landowner members and we’d like everyone to be there.
Read MoreThe 2023 Louisiana Outstanding Master Farmer Award, one new certification and nine recertifications were presented during a meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts Jan. 9 in Baton Rouge.
The Louisiana Master Farmer Program is a multiagency effort led by the LSU AgCenter that encourages conservation and environmental stewardship. It was created more than two decades ago to help producers improve soil health, water quality and sustainability.
Read MoreLouisiana’s new Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Madison Sheahan wants to bring a great customer service experience to hunters and fishermen. Sheahan says since taking on her new role two weeks ago, she’s been meeting with staff to see how the state agency can run more efficiently.
Read MoreA Louisiana woman set a record for growing the state’s largest cabbage, weighing in at more than 44 pounds.
Home gardener Jenny Bourg, of Bourg, about an hour southwest of New Orleans, grew the giant Sapporo cabbage in her backyard, according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Read MoreIt's been nearly two years since the start of the worst avian flu outbreak on record — but Louisiana has avoided any commercial or backyard flock infections.
Read MoreLouisiana’s crawfish harvest is expected to hit a historic low in 2024, attributed to adverse weather conditions including drought.
The scarcity of the harvest is anticipated to drive prices up.
Read MoreA celebration of the life of Mayther Ray Young will be held at First Baptist Church of Wisner at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Read MoreThe U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol celebrated notable progress in 2023, with an increase in enrolled planted cotton acres – up 25% from the previous year. Since the program’s launch in 2020, grower enrollment has successively increased by 120%, further advancing the Trust Protocol’s commitment to meeting environmental goals while sourcing sustainable, American grown cotton.
Read MoreFrom 2014 to 2019, we considered, facetiously, renaming our cost of production program from Profit Manager to Least Loss Manager. There were some ugly years in there, many of which would have been substantial losses without insurance or government payments.
Read MoreMarshal Sewell, a strawberry grower in Plant City, Florida, is spotlighted in new Ad Council public service announcements encouraging farmers and rural residents to get mental health help.
Read MoreWe’ve already learned that the 2024 crawfish season is going to be one of the worst ever in terms of supply and prices due to the severe drought. And now LSU Agent Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley warns the outlook for next year isn’t promising either.
Read MoreAfter retiring from the National Football League, Duriel Harris felt drawn to the country lifestyle. Originally from Texas, the former Miami Dolphins wide receiver had always dreamed of having his own ranch, and what started as a few cows in a pasture turned into a full-blown cattle operation in the span of just six years.
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