I'm quite pleased to bring a Farmer's Forecast that isn't all bad news! We are getting into the dog days of summer, even though we are still about a month away from the beginning of summer. That's how Louisiana does summer, as you all know quite well. Fortunately for soybean and cotton farmers, it looks like heavy rain will avoid the state for the next week. Of course, we don't want too much, or too little of a good thing, but a nice balance is always welcome.
Read MoreHouse of Raeford has awarded $80,000 in college scholarships to 32 students through its 11th Annual Scholarship Program. This year marks a record number of recipients, reflecting the company's commitment to supporting education for its extended family, including employees' and farmers' families.
Each $2,500 scholarship was awarded based on academic excellence, leadership, community involvement, work experience, and personal goals.
Read MoreSince the detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in March, USDA has worked swiftly and diligently to assess the prevalence of the virus in U.S. dairy herds and to use the latest scientific data to learn about the virus and to quickly contain the disease event. As part of this multifaceted approach, on May 10, USDA announced several financial assistance options for producers with affected herds.
USDA is announcing the expansion of some of these support options to include dairy producers whose herds have not tested positive for H5N1.
Read MoreCongressman Clay Higgins (R-La) recently announced the United States Department of Agriculture will be assisting crawfish farmers throughout the state following the recent droughts impact on their season with help going to the farmers. Deep water crawfishers are left without any help after their seasons were negatively impacted as well.
Read MoreAs we near the end of May, most rice growers have their 2024 rice crop in the ground. Overall, reports have this year’s crop in pretty good standing so far, despite several rounds of inclement weather, severe in some areas of the south over the last few weeks. It’s also that time of year when growers take the opportunity to attend various field day events hosted by research and extension staff who provide updates on current crop conditions and progress reports on research projects.
Read MoreThis report includes Number of Workers, Hours Worked, and Wage Rates by Type of Worker…
Read MoreHurricane season is once again upon us, and the LSU AgCenter has recommendations to mitigate potential damage and losses to yards, homes and animals as well as tips for keeping food and cleaning supplies on hand.
As the fourth-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, 2023 saw 20 named storms — including seven hurricanes, three of which were major. However, wind shear caused by El Niño prevented most of the storms from strengthening to a high level.
Read MoreA man was medevacked to a burn center in Galveston after the skid steer he was operating caught fire.
Ward 6 Fire responded to a call of a fire on Alston Road at 3:40 p.m. on Monday, May 20, where crews found a skid steer on fire in a pile of burning logs.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
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Read MoreThe Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office, Caldwell Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Livestock Brand Commission are investigating the death of two cattle.
According to RPSO, the incident happened off Highway 561 near the Beouf River sometime between May 11 and May 17.
Read More“We are turning 40, Come join us to celebrate!” declares the Mudbug Madness website. What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana's largest Cajun festivals. Lasting three days, it uses two stages to host 30 bands playing country, pop, blues, and zydeco music.
There are art vendors, a children’s area and of course the main attraction, that little red mudbug served with corn and potatoes.
Read MoreThirty-nine percent of the 880 million acres of U.S. farmland in 2022 was rented or leased, a similar rate to that in 2017, according to new data from the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
Read MoreLouisiana Farm Bureau President Jim Harper issued a statement in support of the proposed 2024 Farm Bill presented by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson of Pennsylvania.
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