American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies.
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On Nov. 13, U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of 6 members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee.
One new member included Stephen Logan from Giliam, Louisiana.
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Lafayette Parish Reporter Christina Mondragón takes us to Acadiana High School where the fun of learning goes farm-to-table.
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The Southern University Ag Center has been awarded a $2 Million grant to build an “Urban and Community Tree Nursey (UCTN) to Provide Planting Stocks for Urban Greening in Disadvantaged Communities in Louisiana.
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The American Farm Bureau Federation is excited to offer special programming for youth active in 4-H, FFA and Junior MANRRS at the American Farm Bureau Convention, Jan. 24-29, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas.
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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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