More Heavy Rain Potential Wednesday Issues Flood Watches, With Widespread Showers Likely the Next Several Days in SWLA
It’s starting to get pretty soggy in SWLA, with more heavy rain on tap showing little sign of backing off.
Heavy Rainfall started Wednesday off for many as several complexes developed down the coastline in Texas before moving into our area. This activity will likely continue through lunchtime, but might see more breaks during the afternoon. Either way, you will definitely want some rain gear heading out the door. In addition, due to the potential of rainfall over 2 inches, a Flood Watch has been issued for Calcasieu and Cameron parishes until 7 AM Thursday.
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Meat Madness: How American Farmers Almost Became Hippo Ranchers
Noah’s Ark crashed into American agriculture—almost. In what ranks among the wildest plans ever hatched by the federal government, hippos were once on the cusp of introduction to U.S. rivers, lakes, and farmland. Simply, hippopotamus farming almost became a reality.
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Message to Webster Parish Livestock Supporters
Thank you for the continued support through the years of supporting Webster Parish 4-H and the Webster Parish Livestock Programs, especially the livestock sale. We at the Webster Parish Extension office could not have the wonderful programs without the continued support of our communities. Once again thank you.
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Agents Cite Five Subjects for Theft of Crawfish in Lafayette Parish
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 Took a Field Trip!
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.
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Leadership Lessons on The Rice Stuff Podcast
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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Staff, Counselors, Volunteers Are ‘Heartbeat” of 4-H Summer Camp
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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Sugar Cane Farmer Says New Delta Biofuel Facility Comes at ‘The Perfect Time’
"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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Clemson Professor Leads $6 Million Study That Aims To Develop Sustainable Ways To Increase Soybean Yields in Heat and Drought
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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Louisiana Crop Progress and Condition: July 22, 2024
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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Louisiana Milk Production
This report contains the results from the 2024 July Milk Production Report.
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Corn Standoff: When Could U.S. Growers Have an Answer on Mexico’s GMO Corn Ban?
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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LSU AgCenter Researchers Are Part of $6 Million NSF Study on Developing Climate Resilient Soybeans
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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Twenty-Two Participants Complete Louisiana Master Cattleman Program in Opelousas
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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American Farmers’ Next Hot Commodity Is Canola for Biofuels
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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