The cost of inheriting the family farm will increase dramatically at the end of the year if Congress doesn’t take steps to extend the elevated estate tax exemption. American Farm Bureau economists analyzed the estate tax cliff in a Market Intel this week.
Read MoreAs grain producers face increasingly hot growing seasons, new research reveals promising news: rice plants exposed to high temperatures during a critical growth stage can produce offspring better adapted to future heat.
Read MoreIt looks like another day of scattered rain and storms for Friday, followed by a nice stretch of dry weather through the middle of next week. Warm weather will continue, probably for the next 6 months or so, but you knew that already. I don’t see widespread 90s on the way just yet, but we should stay in the 80s through the first week of May. Our next round of rain is going to hit around Thursday of next week, so if you need things to stop, I think you’ll get 4-5 days of little to no rain after Friday.
Read MoreCommercial fisherman Ryan Bradley said business is booming at the Pass Christian Harbor, with fresh and bountiful oysters this season.
“They’re beautiful, they’re tasty,” Bradley said.
Bradley said he and other fishermen are harvesting up to 30 sacks a day — the best yield they’ve seen in years.
But he fears the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may open the Bonnet Carre Spillway to alleviate flooding along the Mississippi River.
Read MoreOn Friday, April 4, 2025, St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau held a special event to recognize the invaluable contributions of farmers and ranchers across the parish. Over 150 community members gathered for the inaugural St. Martin Parish Farm Bureau Agriculture Appreciation event.
Read MoreIt is a rare sight indeed to see two poles in Louisiana's stark political divide come together on any topic.
That's why we were heartened last week to see two of the state's dedicated political footsoldiers — Democratic Rep. Troy Carter and Republican Rep. Clay Higgins — join together to sponsor a bill that would increase the power of federal regulators to confiscate and destroy seafood that has been found to be contaminated, adulterated or misbranded.
Read MoreWe're in the peak of crawfish season, so we went behind the scenes in Louisiana with the experts to learn more about the mudbugs' journey from their pond to your plate.
Before they’re served up at a restaurant or at your broil, crawfish spend months growing in rice fields.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Master Farmer Program’s primary purpose is to address environmental concerns and enhance agricultural production through best management practices for farmers and landowners. Since its inception in 2001, the program has had more than 4,100 participants in at least one phase of the program.
Read MoreEvangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office said two people were arrested following an investigation into the reported theft of chickens from a secured chick coop in an unincorporated portion of Evangeline Parish.
Read MoreClick below for the market report from the latest Kinder Livestock Auction.
Read MoreRanchers and farmers across the country are calling for simpler water rules following decades of uncertainty regarding the definition of what is a federally regulated waterway.
On April 22, the American Farm Bureau Federation submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency urging it to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” pursuant to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. EPA in 2023.
Read MoreSoybeans and livestock rally early, with corn and wheat lower.
Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, says soybeans are seeing follow through buying on the de-escalation of the China trade war.
Read MoreJefferson Parish is doubling down on a growing aquaculture industry wth hopes of making Grand Isle oysters a premium brand on menus across the country.
Armed with a $140,000 grant from the state, parish leaders announced a new branding campaign for cultivated off-bottom oysters. The goal: introduce the world to “Grand Isle Jewels.”
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply due to health concerns, Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced Tuesday.
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