At first glance, it would be difficult to tell much of a difference between the rice fields sitting on either side of a dirt road running through Wyatt Hardee’s farm near Kaplan.
But as attendees of a recent field day heard while touring the farm with Hardee and a team of LSU AgCenter researchers, the two rice fields have been subjected to vastly different production methods.
Read MoreThe recent 2024 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature committed $230.5 million to Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) infrastructure projects, including the port’s new downriver container terminal, the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) and the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor, which is envisioned to connect the $1.8 billion LIT to the interstate system and deliver a road that has long been sought after by St. Bernard Parish leaders and residents.
Read MoreLast week, Franklin’s FFA Chapter attended the 95th Louisiana FFA State Convention in Alexandria, LA and was recognized for numerous achievements!
A’larryen Fuselier and Benjamin Robicheaux were elected to serve more than 13,000 FFA members as State Officers this upcoming year. A’larryen will serve as the State President and Benjamin will serve as State Parliamentarian.
Read MoreWhile there are more than 60 species of mosquitoes in Louisiana, temperature and precipitation are most often the primary drivers of annual changes in presence and abundance. On the cold extreme of temperature, the entering and exiting of winter hibernation, called diapause, can be fatal to a mosquito if it’s not prepared.
Read MoreUNUM One Foundation is hosting the Horizon Global Summit on June 12 and 13, and today, Tina Taylor and James Monnat joined Good Morning ArkLaMiss to talk about the event.
Taylor says the summit is the premier event for Louisiana’s agriculture, technology and investment industries from across the world. She says many people will be coming to Monroe to provide business training, grant information and more.
Read MoreNutrien, a leading crop inputs and services provider, recently committed $1 million over four years to support sustainable agriculture practices for rice growers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and California.
Through the USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited decade-long Rice Stewardship Program (Rice Stewardship), we have built a field team of partners who have worked on more than 1,000 rice farms spanning nearly one million acres, improving agricultural and environmental performances.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on Senator John Boozman’s release of a farm bill outline in the Senate Agriculture Committee.
“Farm Bureau appreciates Senator Boozman’s release of an outline for a new, modernized farm bill that increases investments in the farm safety net and advances voluntary conservation efforts. His plan, combined with Senator Stabenow’s previously released outline, brings into better focus each party’s vision for this important legislation.”
Read MoreMisery loves company and cotton had a lot of company this week. Yet, cotton trading should not have been that bad. The old crop July contract, trading with just over two weeks before first notice day, fell into the 73’s, while next year’s hope – the new crop December futures contract – fell into the 72’s. The 74-cent area appeared to be the holding station for July futures and still may be, but market/government fundamentals could push it lower.
Read MoreRespectable humidity? In June? in Louisiana? Yeah, it looks that way! Lower humidity also means low, or no rain chances, depending on where you are. North of I-10 looks mostly dry through Saturday. After that, tropical moisture deepens across Louisiana, and rain chances will ramp up.
Read MoreBloomberg’s Clarice Couto reported this past Friday that “a surprising tax change in agriculture powerhouse Brazil has the potential to make soy grown in the world’s largest bean exporter less competitive with supplies from the US, according to a report from risk management firm Amius Ltd. The provisional measure, signed Tuesday by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, limits the ability of Brazil’s commodity exporters and processors to monetize tax credits. To compensate, merchants will likely raise soy prices, making beans grown in Brazil less competitive with American soy, at least in the short term.”
Read MoreAccording to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Louisiana, there were 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, June 9, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 2 percent short, 59 percent adequate, and 39 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 60 percent adequate, and 39 percent surplus.
Read MoreFrom the farm fields of Franklin Parish Louisiana to the most famous stage in country music.
Lainey Wilson becomes the 229th member of the Grand Ole Opry!
Read MoreA bill legalizing the sale of raw milk in Louisiana is set to become law, despite warnings from state and federal agencies that consuming it is risky amid an outbreak of H5N1, or bird flu, in cattle.
Read MoreThe Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center has partnered with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) to host the 2nd annual Soul of the Soil.
The event themed, “Rooted in the Future: Cultivating Tomorrow,” will be held from 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. on July 3, 2024 at Harrah's Hotel and Casino, 228 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130.
Read MoreAgricultural producers should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline after planting is complete. July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but acreage reporting deadlines vary by county and by crop.
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