The original Section 18 crisis exemption for Sivanto Prime in sugarcane for aphids/West Indian Cane Fly was set to expire July 18th. However shortly after, LDAF office of Pesticide Programs filed for a specific exemption to extend the use beyond July 18th.
Read MoreUSDA’s Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) is requesting your participation in a survey on the use of targeted pesticide application equipment and the incentives and barriers to adoption. The questions in this survey are focused on growers' use of targeted spray technologies for chemical pesticides (for example, See&Spray™, Greeneye™, SmartSpray™ and others). Targeted pesticide application technology has the potential to control weeds and other agricultural pests while reducing the overall amount of pesticide used.
Read MoreAn announcement from President Donald Trump has sparked excitement among sugarcane farmers and processors in South Louisiana. Coca-Cola is reportedly considering a switch from high fructose corn syrup to real cane sugar in its US-manufactured beverages.
President Trump stated that the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, which has a facility in Lafayette, has agreed to this change. The potential shift is creating a buzz in the local sugar industry, as it could boost demand for cane sugar.
Read MoreEthan Zoerb doesn't mind suiting up to head to Washington, D.C., if he can talk about his favorite subject: corn.
Zoerb serves on a NCGA action team that addresses how to best use checkoff dollars in communication and educational efforts. On the Hill, he met with legislators from Maine, Louisiana and Florida and felt the interactions were interesting and productive.
Read MoreMore than 1,500 attendees gathered in New Orleans in late June for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation’s 103rd annual convention, making it one of the best-attended sessions in the organization’s history. The event attracted a diverse crowd of farmers, ranchers, educators, policymakers and advocates from across the state, all united by a shared commitment to ensuring Louisiana agriculture has a viable future.
Read MoreFrom turfgrass to tea production and rain gardens to robotics, there was something for just about everyone at the LSU AgCenter’s annual horticulture field day July 18.
Cloudy skies and occasional mist provided a cool backdrop for the event at the Hammond Research Station, which is devoted to improving the horticulture industry through research and plant evaluations.
Read MoreSugar cane farmers and agriculture experts from Louisiana say President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that Coca-Cola had agreed to switch from using artificial sweeteners to real cane sugar could be good news for the industry.
Patrick Frischertz is a farmer at St. Louis Planting, a sugar cane and soybean farm in Plaquemine. He is getting everything ready at the farm, which has been operated by the same family for eight generations, for the start of sugar cane planting season.
Read MoreLouisiana’s seafood producers have long braved harsh conditions to bring their catches to our plates. Aside from the hazards of the job, they have also had to navigate increasingly challenging market conditions over the past two decades as cheap imports have flooded the U.S., pushing down prices. Since 2021, the U.S. shrimp industry has lost almost half of its market value, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance.
Read MoreU.S. corn producers are sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump’s efforts to switch Coca-Cola products away from using corn syrup in favor of cane sugar, claiming the change will wreak havoc on the agricultural industry.
Changes in demand for corn syrup, such as that used in Coke, would increase demand for cane sugar in Louisiana and Florida, as well as from Central and South America, where the sweetener is heavily tariffed.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, along with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, conducted a Longleaf Pine Restoration and Management Landowner Field Day and Workshop June 27 at the Marsh Bayou WMA in Evangeline Parish.
Longleaf pine forests offer a number of ecological and economic benefits. Longleaf pine savannahs are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world, with well-maintained sites providing optimum habitat for turkeys, quail, deer and numerous other game and non-game species.
Read MoreThe announcement of a new variety and the arrival of a potentially troublesome weed highlighted the LSU AgCenter’s annual Sugar Research Station field day.
AgCenter breeder Michael Pontif announced a new U.S. Department of Agriculture variety release, HoCP 18-803.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump announced that Coca-Cola has agreed to stop using high fructose corn syrup and start using real cane sugar in their beverages.
According to the American Sugar Cane League, Louisiana is one of America's largest cane sugar producers, 2nd only to Florida.
Read MoreThe tropical disturbance near the northern Gulf Coast continues to churn toward the west. The oddity of this system is that most of the heavy rain is confined to the west side due to its weak organization, and easterly wind shear. This disturbance should move inland over southeast Louisiana on Thursday and spread scattered heavy rain across parts of the state from Thursday through Saturday.
Read MoreToday on Louisiana Living, Ashley Doughty is joined by Kerry Heafner discussing the Watermelon Interior Quality Contest.
Read MorePerhaps the most ‘normal’ weather for farmers is the lack of any sort of ‘normal’ weather at all. Every year brings unique challenges and for rice farmers throughout the midsouth wet conditions are pulling pathogens to the forefront of management decisions.
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