Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA) delivered an official letter to President Trump requesting tariffs on rice imports from India, Thailand, China, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
“Our American rice farmers and mills contribute more than $34 billion to the U.S. economy through jobs, investment, and sales to produce and process high-quality, safe rice,” wrote the lawmakers.
Read MoreOn the fifth day of the LSU AgCenter Livestock Show,LSU AgCenter and 4-H leadership came together to commend a significant donation to the Louisiana 4-H Foundation.
Jeannette Thomason donated $250,000 for renovations of bathhouses at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center in Pollock, which hosts 4-H camp programs.
Read MoreHay acreage declined in the southeastern United States in 2024, but the region's hay production rose 2%, and was up 17% in Arkansas, according to the Crop Production Summary from National Agricultural Statistics Service.
In the southeast -- a region comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia -- hay stocks on May 1 reached 2.80 million tons, up 15% from the previous year.
Read MoreThis past weekend, the Louisiana rice industry came together here for the Louisiana Rice Council and Louisiana Rice Growers Association Joint Annual Membership Meeting, followed by the Louisiana Rice PAC (LaRPAC) Annual Rice Ball.
The historic Grand Opera House of the South was the setting for the industry’s gathering, and a grand time was had by all who were in attendance. Despite the late afternoon weather causing issues for some, the room was filled with rice growers and industry representatives as the festivities got under way.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is warning anglers about a newly discovered threat to the state’s waterways—the invasive Northern Snakehead fish. Found recently in Concordia Parish, this predatory species poses a risk to Louisiana’s native fish populations and ecosystems.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is hosting an upcoming summer internship for juniors, seniors and grad students.
This is a paid summer internship with 20 positions available throughout Louisiana.
Read MoreU.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.6 million cotton acres this spring, down 14.5% from 2024, according to the National Cotton Council’s 44th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
Upland cotton intentions are 9.4 million acres, down 14.4% from 2024, while extra-long staple (ELS) intentions of 158,000 acres represent a 23.5% decline.
Read MoreAnother Arctic blast is on its way with precipitation in the forecast prior to the arrival of the coldest air.
(Un-)Fortunately, no sneaux with this system.
Read MoreThe Federation of Employers and Workers (FEWA) along with several allied organizations has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the H-2 community against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over a new rule governing the H-2A and H-2B guest worker visa programs.
Read MoreThe U.S. cotton industry is robust, and Missouri ginner Jeff Lindsey understands that very well. Now that he is in the final weeks of his presidency of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association (SCGA), he even better recognizes the grand scale.
Read MoreIn an initiative to make Mardi Gras more sustainable, LSU has created 3-D printed biodegradable Mardi Gras beads.
The beads contain seeds people can take home to plant, which helps break down the beads.
Read MoreThe US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price of eggs.
Zoetis, the manufacturer behind the vaccine, announced the conditional approval Friday, saying in a news release its scientists had begun updating its existing avian flu vaccine in 2022.
Read MoreAs we approach the 2025 regular session of the Louisiana legislature, beginning April 14th and ending June 12th, many people wonder when is the best time to connect with their legislator to educate them regarding issues important to agriculture. The answer is all year long. You should be talking to your legislators in their office in your district, in your churches, grocery stores, and your festival grounds any chance you get.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed more than 400 USDA staffers, stakeholders and friends and pledged to bring greater efficiency to USDA to ensure it better serves American farmers, ranchers, and the agriculture community. She reviewed findings from the Department of Government Efficiency and welcomes the opportunity to optimize the USDA workforce and stop wasteful spending.
Read MoreSome 450 employees of a Natchitoches Parish paper mill will lose their jobs by the end of April after their parent company announced the facility’s pending closure Thursday.
International Paper is shutting down its Red River Mill in Campti that makes containerboard, as well as a recycling plant in Phoenix, a box-making plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and sheet feeder facility in St. Louis.
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