Click below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
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The Cotton Consultant of the Year (CCOY) Award recognizes a consultant who has made great contributions to the cotton industry through outstanding customer relations, leadership and innovation.
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Louisiana experienced unprecedented hot weather last summer, which carried into the fall and winter months, this being known as drought.
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Every five years, Congress takes up the sprawling farm bill, a laden piece of legislation that impacts millions of Americans nationwide and has broad ramifications for agricultural and other policy.
Many Louisianans are anxiously awaiting congressional action.
The state's more than 400 sugar farmers are at the top of the list. Since 1981, the bill has provided a number of supports to Louisiana's two-century-old sugar industry through subsidies, price-floors and loans that protect local farmers from inexpensive imported sugar.
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The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service has announced a product recall from Bonneval Foods, LLC based in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Cajun Country Rice and Rouses Supermarkets are joining together for Louisiana rice lovers.
Cajun Country Rice is made right here in Crowley by the Falcon family. Falcon Rice Mill proudly maintains their status as the only rice mill owned and operated by the original family. They started it decades ago, and one of the only mills that continues to support local agriculture by keeping Louisiana rice farmers at the heart of their operation.
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The first half of May was wet for much of Louisiana’s cotton belt, which kept many farmers from planting. Now, the pendulum has swung, and farmers are racing to get their cotton planted before it gets too dry.
If all intended acres of cotton are planted, Louisiana could see one of its largest crops in the past decade.
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Safe and active ways to get to everyday activities, such as walking or biking to the supermarket or bank, was the focus of the second Louisiana Rural Complete Streets Summit.
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The 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.
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Nearly 200 people have suffocated in grain bins in the U.S. in the past 30 years, according to Texas A&M.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau and the Louisiana Fire and Rescue Academy have compiled a list of all grain safety rescue tubes in the state. There are 25 in the state and only one here in Southwest Louisiana.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2024. The cooperative agreements, using remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, are jointly administered by USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Selected projects will develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans and are part of USDA’s broader efforts to support urban agriculture.
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The general concept of Fullness Farm is simple.
Grant and Allison Guidroz grow seasonal, organic produce and vegetables, pick it, wash and bag it, and then bring it to weekly distribution points for their subscribers to pick up.
What sounds easy requires a lot of work leading to the end product, but the Guidrozes aren't complaining. This is what they signed up for in college.
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They love the adventure and the atypical day. Field trips are a fun and casual way to learn new things and create core memories. We’ve decided this will be the summer of field trips for the Career Center. We need to get out, see the awesome things happening around campus, and have a little fun as a team.
First up – The Dairy Store.
The LSU Dairy Store has been around for a LONG time but just got a glow-up with a new facility in the Spring. It’s no secret the ice cream is delicious, but we had no idea how big of an operation this was.
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In the first report of soybean conditions for the growing season, USDA said at least 75% of the crop in these five states are rated good/excellent.
According to USDA’s Crop Progress report for the week ending June 9, Louisiana had the largest percentage of soybeans rated good/excellent, at 83%. Louisiana is the only state of the top-producing states that does not have any soybeans rated less than fair.
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Nutrien on Wednesday said it was no longer pursuing its clean ammonia project in Louisiana and would also be reviewing strategic options for its stake in an Argentinian fertilizer company as it looks to rein in expenses.
The top potash producer had halted work indefinitely on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, Louisiana, in 2023 due to rising costs and uncertainty around the timing of emerging uses for clean ammonia.
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