The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced that for the first time in 20 years, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef, ending decades of bureaucratic red tape and prolonged negotiations that have prevented American cattle producers from accessing the Australian market. NCBA thanks President Donald J. Trump for delivering yet another trade win for America’s cattle farmers and ranchers.
Read MoreThe National Hurricane Center has highlighted an area of potential tropical development near the northern Gulf Coast. I don’t think it will develop, but I do expect elevated rain chances from Thursday through Saturday across Louisiana. The highest rain chances and amounts will be in the southern half of the state, but I think everyone will see at least some rain by the time the weekend is over.
Read MoreIt is roughly 500 miles from the farm fields of north Louisiana to Nashville, Tennessee.
Country star Lainey Wilson has made the trek not only as a fan, but as an artist with her own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Read MoreA pilot is dead after a helicopter crash near Thibodaux Wednesday morning.
According to Lafourche Parish officials, the crash happened about a mile from LA-308 near Laurel Valley Road.
Read MoreDowntown Farmerville is gearing up for the 62nd Annual Louisiana Watermelon festival, which is set to take place on July 25 and 26.
The event will feature more than 150 vendors this year, making this the largest vendor turnout in festival history.
Read MorePackaging and paper company Hood Container Corporation announced it will invest $118.9 million to modernize its paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The company said the project would boost production capacity and quality.
Hood Container expects the development to retain 295 positions and add 819 indirect jobs.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment its proposed registration for three end-use dicamba products for broadleaf weed control in dicamba-tolerant cotton and dicamba-tolerant soybean. EPA has conducted a robust human health risk assessment for these proposed products and has not identified any human health or dietary risks of concern.
Read MoreYesterday evening, President Donald Trump announced the freshly inked trade agreement with Japan that would allow for additional duty-free sales of U.S. rice. USA Rice supports Trump’s major milestone in U.S.-Japan agricultural trade relations and creating new opportunities for U.S. rice exports. The agreement follows just a few short months of negotiation stemming from the Liberation Day announcement on April 2, 2025.
Read MoreFrom July 15 to 18, Seeds to Success: The Louisiana Farm to School Program brought together four dedicated school teams for a multi-day educational retreat at the Wesley Center in Woodworth, LA.
This year’s teams represent the Diocese of Lafayette, Breaux Bridge Elementary School, Central Community School System and Einstein Charter Network.
Read MoreCongressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Information Act.This bill directs the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) to include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its weekly and monthly reports, consistent with other fuel types that the agency regularly tracks.
Read More“It’s at work every day; it doesn’t get tired; and it’s consistent,” says Mark Pousson, manager of the South Louisiana Rail Facility in Lake Charles, La. “And it does it quickly – it gives you the measurements you need in about 60 seconds.”
Pousson, who also grows rice on his farm near Lake Charles, was referring to the MachVision Rice Analyzer technology that he’s been working with at the Rail Facility and at the Port of Lake Charles for two years.
Read MoreAmid the business of summer, many farmers take a break from field chores to attend a field day. The opportunity to see firsthand the latest research that can help improve their profitability is a tradition that goes back to the 19th century and continues today.
Seaman A. Knapp planted the seed for Extension by pioneering the idea of demonstration agriculture. Considered the founder of Cooperative Extension, Knapp saw the power of teaching farmers modern, research-based techniques.
Read MoreCoca-Cola announced today it will release a new version of its classic soda sweetened with U.S. sugar, which could benefit Louisiana’s sugarcane industry. Louisiana ranks second in the country in sugar cane produced, nearly 14 million tons of sugarcane each year. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is excited about the news.”
Read MoreHay! Sign up for Grassland CRP to conserve grasslands while also continuing most grazing and haying practices on your working lands. The sign-up runs through Aug. 8, 2025.
The Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is part of CRP, a federally funded voluntary program that contracts with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive agricultural land is not farmed, but instead used for conservation benefits.
Read MoreThis year’s annual field day at the LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station featured a stop that highlighted several conservation practices.
Kenneth Gravois, AgCenter sugarcane specialist, joined Brenda Tubaña, AgCenter soil scientist, and Bruno Nicchio, AgCenter postdoctoral researcher, to explain how sugarcane farmers can benefit from implementing these practices. The July 16 event drew a record-breaking audience of more than 300 people.
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