Children and adults alike can learn about the importance of agriculture at upcoming AgMagic events on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge and in the Greater New Orleans area.
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This set of material on USDA FSA ARC-CO and PLC farm programs is intended to present the operational mechanics of each program as well as identify work done by the LSU AgCenter to create Microsoft Excel based decision tools that allow growers to estimate their potential farm program payment under alternative MYA price and yield conditions.
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Manufacturers are under pressure to improve sustainability and reduce textile waste, which is a problem globally.
The goal of sustainability in cotton is moving beyond the field to the entire supply chain. The focus is shifting to put more focus on the manufacturing process and chemistry.
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It’s National Future Farmers of America Week, and today, FFA members from West Ouachita High School Colin Sebren and Tracee Wickham joined Good Morning ArkLaMiss to talk about what this week means.
Sebren says this week is an opportunity for members to get other people involved. He says the purpose of FFA week is to advocate for agricultural education and FFA.
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Breaux Bridge, Louisiana is known as the Crawfish Capital of the World, and today, the town is buzzing with anticipation for the 8th Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish.
Hosted by Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, this event marks the start of crawfish season in the Gulf South.
This event is always held the Tuesday following Mardi Gras.
Louisiana is lacking in small farmers. That's something Grow Louisiana is trying to change.
The program, returning after a yearlong hiatus, trains dedicated and budding farmers. It's free, lasts for a year, and encourages applications from farmers with less than 10 years of growing experience.
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Louisiana lost more than 2,000 farms between 2017 and 2022, driven by the continued nationwide trend of fewer but larger farms, a new federal report shows.
While the number of individual farms fell, the amount of land used for farming in Louisiana has remained roughly the same over the last five years.
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The Louisiana agriculture industry lost one of its greatest champions when Ray Young died last month after more than half a century of service to the farming community. Yet his legacy lives on through the Ray and Dorothy Young Endowed Graduate Student Award in Field Crop Integrated Pest Management.
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USDA and the National Cotton Council both released their initial acreage projections for U.S. cotton plantings in 2024. The variations in those projections reflect the uncertainty remaining among cotton producers as they finalize their 2024 plans in the face of economic, market, regulatory, and weather challenges.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is inviting grant applications from organizations to provide hands-on assistance to agricultural producers applying for Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding, which will lower energy costs and make energy efficiency improvements in rural areas.
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The United States, one of the agricultural powers of the world, has the smallest number of farms — 1.9 million — since 1850, when there were only 31 states and four territories, said the USDA Census of Agriculture on Tuesday. Nearly four of every 10 farmers were over the age of 65 in 2022, when the data was collected, an abrupt surge from the 2017 census, when one in three farmers was retirement age.
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Youth from throughout the state will gather at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena from February 29 – March 2, 2024 to compete for a chance to be named grand champion during the Southern University Ag Center’s 81st Annual Livestock and Poultry Show.
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Feral hogs are trampling, digging and eating their way through a growing number of farms, causing more than $90 million worth of damage to Louisiana-grown rice, sugar cane and other crops each year.
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The summer drought is having lasting effects on this season’s crawfish. The population is low, and the prices are high.
It’s not just mother nature that’s causing the price gauge, though. One local seafood retailer said foreign seafood imports have been ravaging the entire seafood industry for over two decades.
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After years of working in the hospitality industry, Ryan Anderson quit his job to start Little Moon Oyster Ranch.
“It takes a lot of care. It takes a lot of patience," Anderson said, “There’s [sic] a lot of scary times. There are a lot of rewarding times, but I think as long as you’re passionate and driven about something, you can usually find a way to make it work.”
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