Natural resource conservation management (NRCM) majors at McNeese State University are living out the dreams of nature lovers.
The NRCM major is ideal for those passionate about all things nature, wildlife and conservation. A typical Monday for NRCM majors might include electrofishing, observing species at a refuge or conducting soil surveys.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the election of Donald Trump to be the 47th President of the United States of America.
“Farm Bureau congratulates President-elect Donald Trump on his election to lead our great nation, as well as the representatives and senators elected to serve in the 119th Congress. We are committed to working with our nation’s leaders to strengthen agriculture and rural America, and we look forward to continuing that work in the days ahead.
Read MoreThe Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office, along with the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, is trying to spread the word about an arson case that happened Sunday, November 3, in Lyons Point.
Officials with these organizations are partnering with Acadia Parish Crime Stoppers, hoping that by spreading the message, they will find the person or persons responsible for setting multiple bales of hay on fire.
Read MoreADM Rice just finalized another sale of 44,000 metric tons of U.S. long grain rice to Iraq, with shipment expected in January 2025. This sale follows the one from August, helping to bring certainty and predictability back into this market.
“We are grateful to see another shipment to Iraq, as our farmers are finishing harvesting this year’s crop,” said Keith Glover, Chair of USA Rice. “We look forward to being able to supply the full 200,000 tons for this year’s MOU.”
Read MoreThe Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is still accepting nominations through Nov. 18 for its induction ceremony, which will be held March 6, 2025, in Baton Rouge.
The nomination form can be found online at www.louisianaagriculturehallofdistinction.com or any parish LSU AgCenter extension office.
Read MoreThe Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SU Ag Center) and the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) have partnered with SU Athletics to host an Ag Game on Nov. 9 against Bethune-Cookman College in A.W. Mumford Stadium. The campus has planned a week of events for the community and agriculture students leading up to the game.
Festivities will kick off on Nov. 4 with Jagie’s Research Rampage: A Social Media Adventure, which will highlight some of the Ag Center’s research projects, will be held throughout the day on the SU Ag Center’s social media platforms.
Read MoreLawmakers are expected back on the Hill after tomorrow’s election, and farm groups are hoping they take action for America’s producers.
“A new farm bill would have taken care of a lot of these issues. But because we don’t have that farm bill, we have different needs across the country that have not been met by Congress,” said Joe Gilson.
Read MoreFollowing meetings with Representative Rick Crawford (R-AR), Panama has reopened its market for U.S. milled rice under the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). This milestone marks a renewed opportunity for U.S. rice while reinforcing trade ties after a protectionist trade agenda under the previous Panamanian administration. Since 2021, Panama has unilaterally converted the milled rice portion of the TPA’s tariff rate quota to rough rice and have only allowed rough rice to enter duty free.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Dean Lee Research and Extension Center near Alexandria is named in his honor, and so is a road south of LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge. Scholarships bearing his name have been awarded to College of Agriculture students.
Dean Lee must have been an important person for his name to be on so many things. So who exactly was he?
Read MoreAs we have noted over the past few months, there is growing pressure to complete a farm bill in advance of the 2025 crop year and to provide economic assistance for 2024 losses given the low levels of support being provided by the current farm bill extension. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have also resulted in renewed calls for natural disaster assistance for the 2023 and 2024 crop years.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) would like to remind waterfowl hunters that the harvest of mottled ducks is prohibited in the first 15 days of the regular duck season in both the East and West zones. In the final 45 days of the season, the daily bag limit is one.
Waterfowl hunting begins Nov. 9 in the West Zone and Nov. 16 in the East Zone. Nov. 24 would be the first day in which a mottled duck could be harvested in the West Zone and Dec. 1 in the East Zone.
Read MoreThis past weekend Addalynn Dugas, an 8-year-old from Centerville, killed her first deer in the marsh. As the story goes, father and daughter got in the stand just before daylight. The morning was foggy, and the two hunters earnestly scanned a lane where they normally see deer.
Hunting deer in the fog just before sunrise can be a unique experience.
Read MoreUSA Rice released the annual U.S. Rice Domestic Usage Report today, tracking domestic shipments and consumption of U.S. milled rice from August 2022 through July 2023. This year’s report has added rice flour as a new category under rice delivered to industrial food processors. Additionally, this year’s report continues to include consumer research data that gives a clearer picture of who is eating rice, where they are consuming it, and where they are buying it. These changes have provided better representation of the industry, and a more accurate picture of which types and how much rice is consumed in the U.S.
Read MoreAccording to the findings of the 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey, American farmers produced and sold $9 billion worth of edible commodities directly to consumers, retailers, institutions and intermediaries. This represented a 3% increase in direct food sales since 2015.
Read MoreSuccessful Farming’s Chuck Abbott reported recently that “the lame-duck session of Congress offers a last chance to enact the new farm bill this year, but it would require compromise on a number of nettlesome policy disputes and an agreement among House and Senate leaders on how much to spend, said farm policy experts. The bill could also be sidetracked by overarching issues such as passing a government funding bill, they cautioned.”
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