Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain gave an optimistic view on the nation’s future at the Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce Farmer’s Appreciation Banquet Thursday, Nov. 7.
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According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in Louisiana, there were 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, November 10, 2024. Topsoil moisture supplies were 0 percent very short, 25 percent short, 60 percent adequate, and 15 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were 3 percent very short, 28 percent short, 56 percent adequate, and 13 percent surplus.
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The first state to complete the 2024 soybean harvest was a surprise: Minnesota has finished harvest, the USDA said in the latest Crop Progress Report, released Nov. 4. The state was 5 percentage points ahead of its five-year average for Nov. 3.
This is a change from 2023, when Louisiana was the first state to get all of its soybeans in the bin.
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Farmers are putting the finishing touches on their second-crop rice harvesting across southwest Louisiana. Growing conditions were favorable, and yields have been good. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has the story from Acadia Parish.
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Marketing consultant The Directions Group has released a report titled Farm Bill Programs and the Role of Crop Protection Tools, exploring the consequences of losing access to glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, for U.S. agriculture and federal policy.
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U.S. food and ag sales to Mexico surged by 7% during the 2024 fiscal year, making the North American neighbor the No. 1 ag export customer, according to Census Bureau data tracked by the USDA. China, the leader since the end of the Sino-U.S. trade war, fell to third place, behind Canada, in export purchases.
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President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in his upcoming administration. This appointment signals a potential shift in environmental policy and regulatory approach.
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As President-elect Donald Trump releases his picks for key Cabinet and adviser positions at a historic pace, the parlor game of who will be named the next Secretary of Agriculture continues. The list of names is growing, but an unofficial “short list” for the next USDA Secretary has surfaced.
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Farm work comes with serious risks, from heavy machinery to large animals.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau is educating children on these dangers to keep them safe.
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The United States, Argentina, Australia, Canada and Ukraine submitted a counter-notification to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on India’s domestic support, input subsidies and market support prices for wheat and rice.
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two men for alleged deer hunting violations in Rapides Parish on Nov. 3.
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) announces the opportunity to participate in the Apprenticeship Project for Growing Beekeepers and Honey Producers in Louisiana. The LDAF will work in partnership with high school agriculture teachers to offer a beekeeping apprenticeship project to high school agriculture students.
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Louisiana Ag In The Classroom is a fantastic resource for teachers to incorporate, you guessed it, agriculture into lessons in the classroom. Louisiana AITC State Coordinator Lynda Danos joins Karl Wiggers in the studio this week to discuss those amazing resources and how AITC is continuing to find new ways to support and partner with teachers across the state.
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Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) has launched a new campaign calling on Congress to support a pathway for open ocean aquaculture in U.S. waters.
Fish farming in the open ocean is hindered in America today due to the lack of federal legislation to support industry growth – costing our nation an estimated $877 million and thousands of jobs.
U.S. sugar supply and use for 2023/24 are updated with final year data from SMD and FAS. Production is increased 171,190 short tons, raw value (STRV) based on larger than-expected production in September for beet sugar and for cane sugar in Louisiana.
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