The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program at the Gillis W. Long Center has received a grant for a new community garden. Community Resources Connection, Inc has collaborated with the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service to increase availability of local fresh fruits and vegetables within underserved communities. This collaboration supports the Department of Agriculture’s goal to feed all Americans.
Read MoreThe largest crowd to ever attend an LSU AgCenter sugarcane field day learned the latest news and research in varieties, soil fertility, biostimulants, weed management and plant pathology.
AgCenter Sugar Research Station coordinator Al Orgeron approximated that there were 280 attendees based on the number of lunches served.
Read MoreDonald Trump may return to the White House, but his old band won’t be getting back together. Former Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says he has no interest in returning to the Executive Branch. It’s a question he gets a lot these days.
Read MoreOn July 18, inspectors with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Livestock Brand Commission (LBC) arrested Ray A. Dunbar of Opelousas, Louisiana, for theft of livestock.
Read MoreThe USDA says old crop cotton export sales hit a marketing year low during the week ending July 11th. That low for cotton is partially due to questions over global economic growth, including growth in China, which would impact consumer spending on things like clothing.
Read MoreThere is currently an interesting contrast between the "union busting" efforts in conservative Republican states and the anti-labor movement in America. While many conservative states have been working to dismantle union-related processes through legislation and the courts, the recent speech by Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, at the Republican National Convention has created a dichotomy between these states and the national trend.
Read MoreSeven Southern University College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) students and two faculty members are among over 1,000 participants from 28 countries and regions participating in the 2024 Global Youth Conference & China-U.S. Youth Camp.
The conference, which is themed “Sharing Youth, Enjoying the Future,” is being held in Beijing, China. The conference began on July 11, 2024.
Read MoreHumble and honey-motivated black bears seem almost as harmless as their similarly destructive wildlife companions – white tail deer and wild hogs. Wildlife need not be natural predators to create detrimental damage to cropland, just moving near corn, wheat, soybeans and other tasty treats creates conundrums for landowners along the Mississippi River.
Read MoreLate last week, a group of Louisiana’s agricultural leaders sat down for a genuine conversation about the current state of agriculture in Louisiana and across the country with U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, at the Louisiana Farm Bureau (LFBF) office in Baton Rouge.
Read MoreThe nation's largest ethanol producer and one of the largest ammonia fertilizer companies are developing a pilot project to reduce the carbon intensity of ethanol and corn production using low-carbon ammonia as a fertilizer.
The so-called green ammonia is produced by CF Industries at a plant in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
Read MoreRose Fisher Greer and her daughter are the only basket weavers left in the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, a tribe based in Central Louisiana.
To practice her craft, Greer needs river cane. For that, she has to go into Kisatchie National Forest, and she’s the only person in her tribe willing to make the journey. At one patch just off the side of the road, a few feet into the forest, the river cane grows in clusters of green stalks several feet high.
Read MoreU.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy spent this past Friday afternoon traversing the rich soil of Liuzza Produce Farm in Independence, hearing concerns from owner Joey Liuzza whose family has owned the business for several generations.
Cassidy, along with Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, a fellow Republican, spent much of the day visiting with farmers and state agricultural leaders, being provided a firsthand account of the challenges farmers are facing in a changing landscape.
Read MoreSustainable aviation fuel and clean fuel production tax credits have the potential to benefit farmers while lowering America’s carbon emissions, but shortcomings in the provisions could put the benefits out of reach for many farmers in the U.S.
Four groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association and National Farmers Union, today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, asking them to ensure the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) works for U.S. farmers.
Read MoreGravity is a wonderful thing, especially when it helps rice farmers flood their fields using conventional levee systems, a practice also known as cascade irrigation.
Although farmers and researchers have developed new water-saving techniques for irrigating rice, conventional levee-gate systems remain the preferred irrigation practice for many Midsouth rice producers.
Read MoreAs part of the Louisiana Rural Water Association (LRWA) Convention held annually in Lake Charles, members of the water systems industry gathered to discuss the future of water in the state, and to obtain operation certifications via the Louisiana Department of Health.
Back in 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers graded Louisiana a D-minus when it came to drinking water. Several communities across the state have dirty drinking water, and there has been a huge spike in chemicals found in tap water.
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