When a Louisiana farmer noticed that his eyesight was failing, he realized he couldn’t hunt or fly an airplane anymore. So he happened on a new hobby, one that has kept him busy and delighted visitors for three decades.
Kelly Hundley’s father bought his first John Deere tractor in April 1965, a model built in 1949. Now, Kelly Hundley continues to add to a remarkable collection of toys associated with the farming equipment giant, as Dave McNamara finds in the Heart of Louisiana.
Read MoreA well-known Mississippi Gulf Coast seafood wholesaler with deep ties to Louisiana restaurants has pleaded guilty to a decades-long scheme of mislabeling imported seafood as locally sourced premium varieties. Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc. (QPS), the largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and two of its managers admitted to the fraudulent activity in a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read MoreOn the night of August 24, Vernon Parish volunteer fire departments and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) fire crews were dispatched to the area off Highway 465 north of Simpson. Investigators say that on August 23, after the logging crew left for work, several pieces of logging equipment and timber caught fire.
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the Louisiana Farm To School Conference to be held October 2 from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. at the Pennington Biomedical Center in Baton Rouge.
The annual Louisiana Farm to School Conference will gather participants from across the state for an opportunity to learn, celebrate, share and inspire the movement of bringing healthy, local, sustainably grown foods to the minds and plates of students in Louisiana and beyond! The event is for all people who desire to increase access to local food and food education in their school communities.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Forestry Association is hosting its annual convention around a year after the state saw unprecedented damage from several wildfires, including one here in Southwest Louisiana known as the Tiger Island Fire.
Read MoreAn unsolicited proposal from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind for two commercial leases for wind energy development off the coast of Texas and/or Louisiana has raised significant new concerns for the U.S. shrimp industry.
Read MoreLouisiana leads the country for soybeans dropping leaves. Soybean maturity in the state climbed 10 percentage points to 40% the week ending Aug. 25. That’s just ahead of the five-year average of 37%.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter will hold a field day focusing on best management practices for rice production Sept. 26 in Kaplan.
Read MoreAn LSU graduate student recently won an award from one of the leading professional organizations of food technology. The Institute of Food Technology awarded Ivannova Lituma first place in its Graduate Research Video Competition.
Read MoreConfused over this year’s ever-shifting cotton acreage and production numbers? We are, too. So we asked Dr. O.A. Cleveland to explain.
Read MoreSoybean harvest has progressed very rapidly. We’ve desiccated probably 90% of the soybeans, and I’m going to say 80% have been harvested. Yields are about average, cutting anywhere from 50 to 95 bu/A, irrigated, obviously, are the ones that are yielding higher. Things are just about over with in regard to soybeans.
Read MoreIn this episode of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Podcast, Karl Wiggers sits down with Richard Fontenot, the newly elected Louisiana Farm Bureau President and they discuss his busy first month in the new role.
Read MoreA farmer in Nebraska celebrated his 80th birthday in a unique way – with a display of over 50 tractors on his family farm.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery will open to state hunters beginning Aug. 29 and run through Sept. 25, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.
The bear hunt, administered by LDWF, will be confined to Bear Management Area 4, which includes Tensas, Madison, East Carroll and West Carroll parishes and portions of Richland, Franklin and Catahoula parishes. The season will begin Dec. 7, 2024 and run through Dec. 22, 2024.
Read More4-H, FFA and Jr. MANRRS members, save the date to join us at the 2025 AFBF Convention in San Antonio, Texas on January 26th for the Youth Leadership Program! Stay tuned for information on how to register this fall.
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