The Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports Team are once again reigning national champions after defeating competitors from across the United States.
The team has placed first in four out of the past five national competitions, including 2019, 2021 and 2023, with a second-place finish in 2022 and the 2020 event being canceled due to COVID restrictions.
Read MoreLandowners need to be very careful when approached by solar power developers and do their due diligence before signing on the dotted line, advised an energy expert attorney at the June 29 sugar commodity meeting at the 102nd Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau convention at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel.
Only about 25 percent of all the proposed solar projects will ever come to fruition said Emory Belton, an energy attorney from Baton Rouge.
Read MoreLouisiana rough rice stocks in all positions on June 1, 2024, totaled 4.14 million hundredweight (cwt), up 25 percent from June 1, 2023. Stocks held on farms totaled 310,000 cwt, up 29 percent from last year. Off farm stocks totaled 3.83 million cwt, up 25 percent from last year.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for July 2024, which are effective July 1, 2024. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreThe USDA recently released its annual Acreage Report which provides markets a more accurate idea of spring planting progress and what potential supply implications may be in store for the 2024 crop year. On the demand side, USDA also released its Quarterly Grain Stocks report which shows usage rates between March 1, 2024 and June 1, 2024. These changes in supply levels will impact 2023/24 ending stocks and 2024/25 beginning stock levels which will subsequently be reflected in the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.
Read MoreOn Friday June 28th the USDA released its annual Acreage report. The report estimates planted acreage of principal crops based on producer surveys conducted in the first two weeks of June. Nationally, principal acres planted were estimated at 315.177 million acres, up 1.866 million acres compared to the March Prospective Plantings report and 4.424 million acres lower than last year (Table 1). Southern states accounted for 22.8% of principal crop acreage.
Southern states account for 75% of rice production nationally, with Arkansas the largest producer. Rice acres planted were unchanged in Texas and Mississippi, declined 30,000 acres in Arkansas and increased 30,000 acres in Louisiana.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Agricultural Workforce Development Program (LAWDP) is now accepting applications for the 2024 – 2025 program year from qualified agricultural and forestry businesses interested in participating in the program.
Read MoreThis memo provides a comprehensive overview of programs available to crawfish farmers and crawfish fishermen, the barriers we are working to address with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the actions the Higgins Congressional office has taken to encourage federal and state government policy to assist the crawfish industry in Louisiana.
Read MoreMany state Farm Bureau organizations are holding their annual meetings.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau just wrapped up theirs where everything from crawfish to row crops are discussed.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5.2 million in 17 new grants that support urban agriculture and innovative production. Grant recipients, including SPROUT NOLA FARM in Louisiana, will increase food production and access in economically distressed communities, provide job training and education, and allow partners to develop business plans and zoning proposals. These grants build on $46.8 million invested in 186 projects since 2020 and are part of USDA’s broad support for urban agriculture through its Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP).
Read MoreKPLC was named Television Station of the Year at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation’s 102nd Annual Convention Thursday evening.
Read MoreWhile it’s fun to soak up the sun, it’s important to remember that just like humans, livestock also need protection from the scorching high temperatures.
Read MoreMike Pearson takes a look at the potential for a "feral swine bomb" to hit as the feral swine population grows and spreads to more than 25 states in the USA.
Louisiana reports the most damage with $90 million in damages there alone. Farmers have reported a 70 percent increase in sightings and damage on farms from feral hogs.
Read MoreAaron and Jamie Lee of Vermilion Parish have been named the 2024 Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award Winners, the highest honor given by the Louisiana Farm Bureau to individual farmers each year.
The Lees won the award during the organization’s 102nd Annual Convention here at the Marriott on Canal St. Thursday night during the Organizational Awards. The young couple are sixth-generation sugarcane, livestock, rice, and crawfish farmers who will now go on to compete for the national title in January 2025 at the American Farm Bureau convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation culminated the opening night of its 102nd Annual Convention with Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau capturing the President’s Award for the fifth straight year.
The President’s Award recognizes the parish Farm Bureau that excels in membership, advocacy and communications over the past year. Louisiana Farm Bureau President Jim Harper presented the award to Vermilion Parish Farm Bureau President Bryan Simon Thursday night at the New Orleans Marriott.
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