Click below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
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The 70th Louisiana Cotton Festival held its annual Queen’s Pageant at the Northside Civic Center on Saturday, September 21. In the top left photo, Emma Rose McElwee, daughter of Archie and Melissa McElwee of Many, was crowned Queen Cotton LXX by outgoing Queen Cotton LXIX Amelia Claire Mickal as contestants Laken Hodge and Ashley Gorrell look on. Also at the pageant, Le Roi et La Reine of Heritage Manor were crowned. Clanis Freeman, 54 of Lafayette, was crowned Le Roi.
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We recently sat down with Farmer Kyle, a dedicated Louisiana farmer who has been working with the Farmers Rice Milling Co. for over 30 years. As one of the key figures in Farmers Rice operations, Kyle has witnessed the evolution of the company and the industry firsthand. During our conversation while on the tractor plowing fields, Kyle shared his experiences, the changes in farming practices, and what it truly means to be a part of the Farmers Rice family.
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Established in 1949, the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station in Chase, Louisiana, stands as a testament to over seven decades of dedicated research, innovation and service to the sweet potato industry. Spanning 308 acres, this facility has been at the forefront of advancing the sweet potato industry in the United States, transforming its trajectory from a humble crop into a thriving specialty crop with a diversified market base.
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As part of a multi-year partnership, today Wrangler® launched its highly anticipated apparel collaboration with country superstar Lainey Wilson, the first ever for the Grammy-winning recording artist. Next-generation country icon Lainey Wilson’s creative energy saddles up with Wrangler’s Western heritage to bring consumers a joyful patchwork of contemporary cowgirl style.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted the Final Equity Convening to celebrate the work of the USDA Equity Commission and the progress the Department has made under the Biden-Harris Administration to improve access to and inclusion in its programs and services. Held at the USDA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., this event represented a culmination of the National Equity Summit and eight regional equity convenings hosted by the Department throughout this year, as well as an opportunity for discussion around how equity and inclusion are a central focus of USDA’s programs.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day by hosting events at four locations across the state this Saturday. LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan says the event showcases what LDWF does daily.
“Last year we saw a little over a thousand people at our Woodworth property, as well as our Baton Rouge, and Minden as well as Bobcau. So we are really excited about this weekend.”
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September is National Honey Month, a tradition started by the National Honey Board in 1989, according to the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture.
In the United States, honey collection season typically ends in September as the bees begin to secure their hives and prepare for winter.
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According to The United States Department of Agriculture, 1 in 7 people in Louisiana struggle with access to healthy foods. Beauregard Parish is one of the most affected by food insecurity.
”If you’re comparing it to other communities around the country it’s not very good. We have one of the highest rates of food insecurity,” Paul Scelfo, Chief Regional Officer of Second Harvest Food Bank, said.
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On Monday, September 23, 2024, the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana received a donation in honor of September being National Rice Month. Officials reported that 4Sisters Rice Farm of Mer Rouge, La. donated several pallets of rice.
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The LSU AgCenter is taking significant steps to address obesity in Louisiana. More than 35% of adults in the state are affected by this condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New CDC maps show that Louisiana is one of 23 states where adult obesity rates are at or above 35%.
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The Seafood Processing Demonstration Lab is inviting people involved in seafood production to attend an open house at the facility on Oct. 22.
The lab is located at the LSU AgCenter Iberia Research Station, and the event will start at 10 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. Lunch and product sampling will be provided. The address is 603 LSU Bridge Road in Jeanerette
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As of Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) long-awaited updates to the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs are officially in effect. These changes, part of the Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans rule, are designed to increase financial flexibility for agricultural producers, allowing them to grow their operations, boost profitability, and build long-term savings.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2024 (fiscal year 2025).
USDA offers commodity loans to processors of sugar beets and domestically grown sugarcane to provide interim financing to producers so that sugar can be stored after harvest when market prices are typically low and then sold later when price conditions are more favorable.
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In February 2020, Kerry Heafner left his office in West Monroe and drove about an hour northwest to the Union Parish hamlet of Marion to carry out one of his ordinary duties as an LSU AgCenter horticulture agent: giving a talk to a garden club.
Heafner’s visit that day, however, took a turn for the extraordinary when a woman named Lula Shurtleff approached him after his presentation.
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