Gillian Eggleston, director of the LSU AgCenter’s Audubon Sugar Institute, has become only the third woman to win the prestigious Crystal Award for Achievement in Sugar Technology since its inception in 1961.
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LSU alumni celebrated their Southern roots by boiling 750 pounds of crawfish in front of the Empire State Building.
The event, held at the LSU alum-owned Legends bar across from the iconic skyscraper, was organized by the local NYC chapter of the LSU Alumni Association.
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On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture convened to consider its version of the 2024 Farm Bill, formally known as H.R. 8467, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, ultimately passing the measure by a bipartisan vote of 33 to 21.
This “markup” process allows Committee members to vote to accept or reject amendments offered to the bill by other members of the Committee. The session lasted approximately 11 hours, with the Committee approving a handful of amendments that aren’t directly impactful to the U.S. rice industry.
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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.
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House 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.
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Since 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.
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Congressman 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.
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As 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.
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This report includes Number of Workers, Hours Worked, and Wage Rates by Type of Worker…
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Hurricane 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.
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A 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.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Tiger Lake Livestock Auction.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
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Click below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
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The 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.
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