It is amazing that no matter how much you know about rice or whom you know in our industry there is always something new to learn and someone new to meet. This was definitely the case during Session II of the Rice Leadership Development Program as we traveled throughout Missouri, Mississippi, and Arkansas, all states with which I am very familiar as my territory with Horizon Ag covers northeast Arkansas and Missouri, and I was raised on a rice farm in the Mississippi Delta.
Read MoreFarmers have until July 19 to submit nominations for the 2025 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest. This is the seventh year of the contest which is supported by Nestlé Purina PetCare and celebrates farm dogs and the many ways they support farmers and ranchers.
The grand prize winner – Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year – will win a year’s worth of Purina Pro Plan dog food and $5,000 in prize money. The winner will be recognized at a Farm Dog of the Year award ceremony at the American Farm Bureau Convention in San Antonio, in January 2025.
Read MoreThanks to Buck Leonards and the staff at Louisiana Farm and Ranch for providing the digital edition of the latest issue.
Read MoreTo most, it looked like a bunch of run-down pig pens. But Nick Adams fell in love with the worn-out facilities at Franklin High School. Although he knew it was going to take a lot of work, all he could see was opportunity when he said yes to becoming the new FFA adviser in Franklin, La.
“When I came here, nothing was how it needed to be facility-wise,” Adams says. “We’ve made such a big transition over the years, in facilities alone, whether it was getting them cleaned up or getting new things built.”
Read MoreHurricane Beryl slammed into the Texas coast this week, leaving many farmers and ranchers to assess damages to crops, equipment and facilities.
“Living and growing up on the coast, it starts to become second nature preparing for a hurricane or tropical storm, but you’re still never ready,” Hailey Hayes, a farmer in Port Lavaca, said. “You take things one at a time and prioritize.”
Read MoreThe Baton Rouge community is invited to participate in the “Real Preparedness for Real People” community emergency preparedness event on July 17, 2024 at 9 a.m. at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center, located at 2013 Central Road in Baton Rouge, La.
The Southern University Ag Center’s JAGriculture program and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) have partnered to host the event.
Read MoreChairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing on the consequences of EPA's actions on American Agriculture:
Read MoreThe Rice Leadership Development Program gives future leaders a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. The class attends four one-week sessions over a two-year period that encompasses studies of all aspects of the rice industry through firsthand observations. They also attend seminars and workshops designed to strengthen leadership skills.
Read MoreState lawmakers want Gov. Jeff Landry to declare an emergency to address millions of dead and dying pines that insects have infested and now pose a risk to people, property, power lines and roads.
But officials say not much help is available to homeowners who want to remove trees that are certain to fall down and cause damage.
Read MoreGovernor Jeff Landry signed a State of Emergency Executive Order due to the effects from Tropical Storm Beryl.
The storm advanced from Texas into Western Louisiana throughout the day on Monday, July 8, 2024. The outer connective bands from the tropical storm spread throughout Louisiana causing one fatality, major damage to homes and businesses, as well as massive power outages.
Read MoreCenla camps are keeping children active this summer. On Monday, July 8, Ol’ Mel’s Farm Day Camp began, teaching kids about gardening, allowing them to meet animals and showing them how to saddle a horse.
These activities keep kids engaged and learning about farming during the summer. Children will spend time outdoors on the farm feeding animals, interacting with them and even petting and holding them.
Read MoreThis Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.
Read MoreIndustry coalition Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) today sent an letter signed by more than 50 leaders in the seafood industry to leaders of the House Natural Resources Committee in a demonstration of growing support for expanding aquaculture in U.S. federal waters to increase production of healthful, sustainable and affordable seafood in American communities. There are currently three offshore aquaculture related bills awaiting Committee action.
Read MoreA long-held vision of Don Welge is now a reality. LSU has unveiled a new online graduate certificate in agribusiness designed to strengthen the resilience and efficiency of the national food supply chain.
The late Welge saw this as a need for the food industry. Welge earned a degree from LSU in agricultural economics and was the CEO and president of Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation — a private-label food manufacturing company.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, July 10, at 4 p.m. the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine will reveal its spectacular new Food Animal Service area in the large animal hospital attached to the LSU Vet Med building on Skip Bertman Drive in Baton Rouge during a ceremony celebrating this state-of-the-art facility. This $4.125 million renovation began in October 2022. More than 9,000 square feet of space was renovated, and another 3,875 square feet were added.
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