Ag Commissioner Mike Strain Heading to the U.K.
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is set to visit the UK to promote Louisiana spices, meet agricultural officials, and tour farms and other agricultural sites. Strain highlights the UK’s extensive agricultural land, with 71% dedicated to farming, focusing on staple crops like wheat, barley, oats, and potatoes. He also notes that UK’s top export is…
“…Beverages…oh yeah. So maybe there might be a little Guinness there I heard. Maybe, a little Guinness and a few other things.”
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Farm Credit Council Sends Unanimous Letter to Congress
The Farm Credit Council sent a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for action before year-end to provide emergency funding for agricultural producers recovering from disasters and enact a 5-year Farm Bill providing an enhanced safety net for farmers and ranchers. We are proud to share the letter was signed unanimously by all 61 Farm Credit institutions, sending a powerful message to Congress.
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Eunice Chamber Names ‘Eunice’s Best’
The Eunice Chamber of Commerce presented its first Eunice’s Best honors on Tuesday at the LSUE Mumphrey Center.
Michael Fruge is named Farmer of the Year. “... a second-generation rice, soybean, and crawfish farmer from Eunice, Louisiana, whose remarkable contributions have left a lasting impact on both agriculture and the health-conscious consumer market.
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Dairy Max Names Agriculture Industry Veteran as its New CEO
Grand Prairie-based Dairy MAX, a regional dairy council representing more than 900 dairy farmers across eight states, has named Keira Lombardo of Southlake as its new chief executive officer.
Dairy MAX was founded more than 40 years ago and is one of the leading regional dairy councils in the United States, representing more than 900 dairy farmers and serving communities in eight states: Texas, Colorado, southwest Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, western Oklahoma, and Wyoming.
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Louisiana Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farms
Finally, a cold front has passed through Louisiana taking the heat and humidity of summer away from the cities of Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. Yeah, the whole state should actually enjoy the "feeling of fall" this weekend.
And interspersed with the clanging of gumbo pots this weekend there will no doubt be, at least preliminary, discussions concerning "the installation and decoration of the Christmas Tree".
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Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Deer in Jeff Davis Parish
Chronic Wasting Disease has been found in a deer in Acadiana, officials said.
LSU’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, in coordination with the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, confirmed a positive CWD test Nov. 7 from a deer carcass at a deer farm in Jeff Davis Parish.
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One Parish Retains Burn Ban, According to LDAF
Recent rains across the state have allowed most parishes to lift burn bans.
According to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry website, East Baton Rouge Parish is the only parish that has retained its ban on open burning.
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Kinder Livestock Auction: November 11, 202
Click below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
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Red River Livestock Auction: November 13, 2024
Click below for the market report from the latest Red River Livestock Auction.
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Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Event Coming to New Iberia
Saddle up and get your wallet ready! The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a Wild Horse & Burro Adoption event at the SugArena in New Iberia this weekend, from Thursday, November 14 through Saturday, November 16.
The event aims to find homes for wild horses and burros while cutting costs for the BLM.
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Trump Trade Policy Seen As Wild Card for U.S. Soybean Farmers, Opportunity for Crushers
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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EPA Announces Members of the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee
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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Cool Schools: Farm-To-Table at Acadiana High
Lafayette Parish Reporter Christina Mondragón takes us to Acadiana High School where the fun of learning goes farm-to-table.
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SU Ag Center Receives $2 Million Grant to Establish Urban & Community Tree Nursery for Urban Greening in the State’s Disadvantaged Communities
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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Farm Bureau Invites 4-H, FFA and Junior MANRRS to ‘Step Up, Drive Forward’ at 2025 Convention
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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