Although grocery prices remain high historically nationwide, they have dropped for a second year in a row.
Louisiana consumers will spend even less this Thanksgiving. According to a statewide sample of prices for the 2024 American Farm Bureau Federation Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey, Louisiana residents should expect to spend $12.24 less than the national average for a classic Thanksgiving dinner for ten people.
Read MoreThe Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SU Ag Center) and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) have continued their partnership to enhance NMSDC’s 2025 Acres: Cultivating Equity in Black Agriculture program.
In its second year as NMSDC’s educational partner, the Southern University Ag Center will continue to provide instructors and course material for the Acres 12-week learning curriculum focused on growing program participants’ capacity to take on major national contracts with NMSDC corporate members.
Read MoreAs we move into the holiday season, we have much for which to be thankful when we look at the broader picture of the Louisiana sugarcane industry. The final report for 2023 shows that the industry remains strong as it enters its third century of sugar production. We’ve seen growth in both acreage and economic impact.
In 2023, sugarcane production expanded in a number of parishes, bringing the total acres of sugarcane planted in Louisiana to 532,000—an increase of 12,000 acres.
Read MoreGovernor Jeff Landry marked the close of the special legislative session on Tax Reform. When Governor Landry ran for office, he promised the people of Louisiana that he would work to achieve a government as good as the people of Louisiana. As Governor, he has focused on fixing crime, improving our education system, and rebuilding our economy.
Read MoreCars pack a gravel lot outside Hope Ministries, a Methodist nonprofit situated in the 70805 zip code, where the per capita yearly income is $18,340. The organization’s mission is to prevent homelessness and promote dignity.
A week before Thanksgiving, residents wait patiently for their turn at the organization's Client Choice Food Pantry.
Read MorePresident-Elect Donald Trump has made another pick for his Administration.
He has elected Brooke Rollins to hold the position of the new Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins served as president of the America First Policy Institute, an organization closely allied with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Read MoreThere is evidence the supply-side of the 2024/25 balance sheets for corn and soybeans is still a moving target, which means there’s potential for more market volatility in the next six weeks. On the demand side, questions remain as well.
Read MoreA trifecta of high input prices, high interest rates, and depressed crop prices have Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) bringing focus to the economic stress for farmers.
Earlier this week at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing: A Review of Disaster Funding, the senators asked colleagues to broaden the scope to include market loss assistance for the nation’s agricultural sector.
Read MoreThe Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act would provide farmers with a one-time assistance payment for the purchase of eligible commodities such as barley, corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, and wheat. Payments also can be used to pay down debt from the 2024 crop year.
Read MoreNovember 20 & 21, The LSU Agricultural Center is holding the annual ‘AgMagic Cenla’, an educational experience for third and forth graders to learn about agriculture and the environment.
Read MoreWhat a night at the 58th annual Country Music Association Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee.
Several of the big winners from this year’s CMA’s have ties to agriculture. For starters, one of the hosts, Lainey Wilson was raised on a farm in northeastern Louisiana. Luke Bryan grew up on a peanut farm in Georgia.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host its 82nd Annual Livestock and Poultry Show from Feb. 27 – March 1, 2025, at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena. In preparation for the show, the Livestock Show Office is now accepting pre-orders of non-processed choice meats from various livestock. All proceeds from the meat sales go directly to the participating youth as a reward for their hard work and financial investment.
Read MoreGetting into the drone space may seem intimidating. However, Cody Garrison, head of sales for Apexx Drone Solutions in Montgomery, Ind., shares that there are many options now to meet farmers’ and applicators’ needs. Here is a breakdown of what you need to get started. Most items are available at Apexx Drone Solutions.
Read MoreCooking a Thanksgiving feast for your friends and family will cost less than last year but will still be more expensive than before the pandemic. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 39th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic holiday feast for 10, which is $58.08 or about $5.80 per person.
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