Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge’s annual controlled harvest is underway this week.
Four hunters will be tasked to hunt 1,000 gators in seven days.
Because of the harvest, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will close the refuge until noon each day. After noon, the public will be allowed to enter the refuge and utilize recreational areas until official sunset.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on USDA’s net farm income data, which shows a 23% drop in on-farm income since 2022.
"The drop in net farm income is not just an economic hiccup, it’s evidence of an agricultural downturn. High inflation, severe weather and plummeting crop prices should serve as a wake-up call for Congress to finally step up and do the right thing by modernizing the farm bill.
Read MoreExtension agents from both the LSU and Southern University agricultural centers came together at the Baton Rouge Mariott to learn and create new connections at the Louisiana NCH Extension Conference Aug. 28 to 30.
On Aug. 29, attendees went to different presentations, luncheons and ceremonies to learn more about NCH — or nutrition and community health — programs and to connect with other agents they may not have met before.
Read MoreThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) for fiscal year 2025 as part of President Biden and Vice President Harris’ Investing in America agenda. Administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, the program helps landowners and other eligible entities conserve, restore, and protect wetlands, productive agricultural lands, and grasslands at risk of conversion to non-grassland uses. Healthy wetlands, grasslands, and farmlands sequester carbon and provide many other natural resource benefits. Today’s funding is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in climate action in history.
Read MoreThings are looking pretty good overall, we’re done with corn harvest, most of my guys are harvesting rice right now, some of the guys are getting close to the end of rice harvest. Overall, I’d say, we’re in the middle to the other side of rice harvest. Soybean harvest is in full swing, making a lot of progress there. Just starting to defoliate, I guess about ten days into defoliating some cotton.
Read MoreResidents of McHenry Gin Road in Monroe attended the Ouachita Parish Police Jury’s meeting Tuesday to oppose a new solar farm development on U.S. Hwy 165.
“On July 15, you passed Ordinance No. 9489,” said Kevin Hopper, whose property is behind the solar farm. “That has changed our lives from our quiet country homes that we’ve been living in for many years overnight. Today, it’s a construction zone. There’s heavy equipment running in the early mornings and late in the afternoons when we get home. It affects my neighbors here and my friends here.”
Read MoreRegardless of whether or not you’ve ever set foot on a farm, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act would impact you.
The Farm, Food and National Security Act is the U.S. House of Representatives’ version of the Farm Bill. It is a key piece of legislation that has the potential to affect an array of agricultural and food policies.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center’s Youth Development program will host its first Drone Demo Daze event on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at the M. A. Edmond Livestock Arena Multi-Purpose Building, located at 14600 Scenic Hwy. in Baton Rouge, La.
The event will introduce the Ag Center’s drone program to 13-17-year-olds by providing information on careers in the drone industry, drone safety information, and ways to monitor the weather to determine if it is safe to fly a drone. The students will also have the opportunity to fly a drone.
Read MoreTwo-spotted spider mites are a top concern for strawberry farmers. These tiny insects attack plants, causing leaf cells to collapse and die.
The bugs grow less than a millimeter in length, but accurately counting the pests can help farmers decide the optimal method for controlling them.
Read MoreThe sprawling historic Beaumont Rice Mills, situated at 1800 Pecos Street in Beaumont, Texas, loomed bleak and large, dominating the landscape as I approached for an interview with the mill president, Louis Broussard, Jr. His son, Jacob, arrived just in time to direct me to the third-story office where the business of the mill was being wrapped up.
Louisiana’s rice boom started around 1884 with the introduction of mechanical harvesting equipment, but due to pricey Louisiana land, many of the farmers headed across the state line to Texas, where land was abundant and cheap.
Read MoreThe USDA Farm Service Agency is looking for a Loan Assistant/Specialist (Agriculture) to work out of the office in Oak Grove, La. Anyone interested has until September 9, 2024 to apply.
Read MoreWith the late-summer sun beating down on them, attendees of the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station’s annual field day Aug. 29 stood before a plot where every couple of rows was marked with the name of a different variety.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for September 2024, which are effective Sept. 1, 2024. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreEach crop year presents a different set of challenges, prompting many producers to recall the number of experiences they have had in farming as opposed to how many years of experience they have farming. The 2024 growing season is running ahead for most by about a week based on USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information reports released the end of July. Some regions are running as much as two weeks ahead of the last five-year average. This certainly calls for an evaluation of your harvest aid strategy and program.
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