Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited five Breaux Bridge men for alleged crawfish violations on July 10 and 14 in Lafayette Parish.
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Louisiana Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program usually helps bring agriculture into the classroom.
However, the second annual Lousiana Ag in the Classroom Fast Food Farm Day recently took educators to the field.
Leadership changes are all around us these days, and it’s not just national politics; USA Rice makes leadership changes every two years during the USA Rice Summer Meetings.
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Reagan Fraze has spent much of the summer tooling around the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center in a golf cart, crisscrossing the grounds to attend to the many needs that pop up when hundreds of fourth through sixth graders are in town for Camp Grant Walker.
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"This is a byproduct of cane—this is our trash—and you're converting that trash into energy, creating jobs, it's a win-win for everybody."
Out with the old and in with the new, renewable energy production on a full-scale is coming soon in Iberia Parish.
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Mukhtar will lead a team of researchers in the Southeast — a region already disproportionately affected by the changing climate — studying how heat and drought affect soybeans, from the cellular level to the entire plant (known as single cell to field-based phenomics), and the associated microbial communities and soil. He and scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Mississippi State University and the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center aim to identify natural biological solutions through the microbiome that allow soybeans to survive and thrive despite extreme heat and drought.
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According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Louisiana, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, July 21, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 27 percent short, 57 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 26 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus.
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This report contains the results from the 2024 July Milk Production Report.
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The ongoing dispute with Mexico over genetically engineered corn has been a significant issue for some time.
U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Doug McKalip reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to resolving the issue, expecting a decision this fall. The dispute began after Mexico’s plan to block genetically engineered corn imports triggered concerns among U.S. corn growers. McKalip emphasized the broader impact on ag trade saying, “We cannot allow trading partners to play loose with the science.”
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An extreme drought across Louisiana last year showed how vulnerable soybeans are to stressful climate conditions. LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Jong Ham has been investigating how soybean seeds treated with bacterial agents can help soybean plants fight stress. His research is part of a larger study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to determine how heat and drought affect soybeans.
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On Thursday June 13,2024, the latest class of Master Cattleman completed their final class and joined a long list of participants who have completed the Louisiana Master Cattleman Program. The Louisiana Master Cattleman Program is offered in each of the five LSU AgCenter regions across the state. It was developed to help beef and forage producers enhance their production and profitability.
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A growing number of energy and agriculture firms in the U.S. have been boosting spending in an effort to plant and crush more canola, an oilseed that could play a big role in the nascent renewable fuel markets.
Chevron and Bunge’s own flexible plant meant to handle a wide-range of oilseeds, including canola, is set to start operations in Louisiana in 2026.
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China is facing an oversupply of soybeans as record high purchases boost stockpiles at a time when animal feed demand remains subdued, with prices of products such as soyoil and soymeal set to sink even lower.
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The Rice Farmer of the Year, Rice Industry Award, and Rice Lifetime Achievement Award deadline has been extended to August 1, 2024.
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This year’s annual field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station drew a large crowd of participants eager to hear updates on topics ranging from sugarcane varieties to crop management strategies.
One stop on the farm tour, led by AgCenter soil scientist Brenda Tubaña and postdoctoral researcher Bruno Nicchio, highlighted biostimulant research and practices that improve soil fertility.
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