Just down the street from each other, groups representing the nation's veterinarians and state agricultural directors are both raising concerns about the growing shortage of rural veterinarians who treat food animals.
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Walking through Mardi Gras World, I didn’t expect to find a connection to agriculture. I was there to learn how the Mardi Gras parade floats are designed and built. As it turns out, some of the designs include agriculture themes. Many of the floats are pulled by tractors instead of horses or mules.
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Louisiana farmer Edward Greer who farms 8,500 acres of land in and around Rayville and Start, La., has been selected the 2024 High Cotton Award winner from the Delta. He also raises rice, soybeans, wheat, grain sorghum and corn.
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Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals made the decision to vacate the label for over-the-top (OTT) use of dicamba, which will negatively impact Louisiana soybean and cotton producers.
In response to the court’s decision, Louisiana Farm Bureau President Jim Harper wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, emphasizing the consequences this ruling and requesting the enactment of the Existing Stocks Use Rule for OOT dicamba.
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In 2023, Louisiana experienced one of its driest and hottest years on record. More seasonal rain patterns have returned the past two months, but the state is still in recovery mode. LSU AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has the story from northwest Louisiana.
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Regardless of which team you’re rooting for, your football party will be the real winner this Sunday thanks to a team of 2 million farm families working on your behalf. Pro football championship Sunday ranks among the top days of the year for food consumption in the United States.
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When Kim Rider and her team contact a former student, they aren’t just checking in — they’re also gathering data.
Rider oversees career and technical education in Allen Parish, a region of rural Louisiana known for pine forests and the state’s largest casino. The 4,000-student school district offers classes in agriculture and health sciences, courses in coding and welding, and internships at the hospital and the district offices.
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Jay Grymes, chief meteorologist for WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, will serve as interim Louisiana state climatologist, effective Feb. 15, while LSU conducts a national search for a permanent state climatologist. The search will begin immediately, and Grymes will also maintain his role at WAFB.
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Experts are predicting a drastic shortage of crawfish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and in response, U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) is seeking federal financial relief.
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Adam Timmerman was born and raised on a farm in Cherokee, Iowa. He went on to play college football at South Dakota State University earning Division II All-American and Academic All-American honors, and the opportunity to play in the Division II all-star game: the Snow Bowl.
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Here in Louisiana, we all have different techniques and recipes when it comes to our crawfish boils, but we're pretty sure you've never seen anyone in Acadiana boil crawfish like Gordon Ramsay does.
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The Grant Program, administered by the Delta Agriculture Research & Sustainability District (DARSD), will provide funding to individuals and small businesses to support food growing efforts throughout the district. As a poor, rural area access to healthy food is a major obstacle for many residents in the region. By providing micro-grants financing tower gardens to individuals, we can reduce the access gap and provide needed healthy food to families and neighborhoods by providing an easy-to-use system that can be used indoor or outdoor. By providing these grants to small businesses, we can provide needed funding to expand existing operations to increase the available food in the region.
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Bobby Hanks, a Louisiana rice miller and chair of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee, testified before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, at a hearing entitled, Advancing America’s Interest at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13). Hanks was one of five witnesses providing feedback to legislators and the only witness strictly representing the interests of agricultural producers.
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Louisiana's sugar cane production is booming.
Despite a severe drought, the state's 2023 harvest produced more than 1.8 million tons of sugar. The number of acres of sugar cane harvested has been increasing over the past few years, as has the tons of sugar per acre, due to more sugar-intense varieties.
It's not just Louisiana.
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Hopefully Lainey Wilson has more space on her mantle for another award.
The Baskin native took home a Grammy Sunday, Feb. 4, at the annual awards show.
Best Country Album was presented to Wilson by Kacey Musgraves. During Wilson’s acceptance speech, she paid homage to her community.
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