September National Rice Month (NRM) is always a whirlwind of activity in Louisiana! There are so many celebrations, cooking contests, and charitable donations during NRM that they don't all fit. Stay tuned for the 88th International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana, October 16-19.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a second Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) payment to eligible producers for the 2024 crop year. Of the authorized $10 billion in ECAP assistance, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already provided over $8 billion in payments to eligible producers to mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made the announcement yesterday at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City.
Read MoreOnce again, we are hearing rumblings about transportation along the Lower Mississippi River. Anyone south of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers will tell you we haven’t had much rainfall in the region since the start of July.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Strategic Partnerships and Veteran Outreach program will host a Farmer Resource Fair on Thursday, October 9, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. It will be held at the LSU AgCenter’s Red River Research Station located at 262 Research Station Drive in Bossier City.
Read MoreGrand Isle, Louisiana, U.S.A.-based oyster brand Grand Isle Jewels has landed a distribution deal with Tucker, Georgia, U.S.A.-based Inland Foods, a national supplier of specialty products.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival is bringing excitement and tradition back to New Iberia with its annual celebration. This beloved event, honoring sugar as a key local commodity, promises a variety of activities for attendees.
Read MoreFederal officials have not yet made public the list of hazardous materials present at a Tangipahoa Parish petroleum products plant that caught fire and exploded last month, saying that doing so might reveal “confidential business information.”
Read MoreThe sugarcane crop development in Louisiana shows improving crop ratings for this time of year. The percentage of the Louisiana sugarcane crop that is rated good or excellent was falling closer to the bottom of the five-year range but has rebounded quickly over the past several weeks (Figure 6). However, summer is the critical period for both crops in terms of putting on sugar content.
Read MoreA new partnership with the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop chain to promote National Rice Month (NRM) throughout September will increase consumer exposure to U.S.-grown rice and highlight the U.S.-grown difference to the restaurant’s customers.
Read MoreChinese importers kept up a hectic pace of Argentine soybean purchases after the South American supplier's move to abolish export taxes temporarily made its prices competitive, traders said on Wednesday.
Read MoreAs grinding season starts, the American Sugar Cane League and all of our mills continue to work closely with Louisiana State Police (LSP) on proactive safety initiatives.
Read MoreDeer depredation is not a new challenge for farmers across the Mississippi Delta. In 1958, the Tensas deer herd across Madison, Tensas and Franklin parishes in Louisiana experienced an “eruptive” explosion. Does outnumbered bucks by a nearly 3-1 ratio, and the population increased by 40% year over year.
Read MoreThe September 2025 issue of the Louisiana Crops Newsletter by the LSU AgCenter is now available online.
Read MoreThere have been several cases of green stem reported in mature (R8) soybean fields. A Science for Success factsheet (Understanding Green Stem in Soybeans) explains that green stem is a disorder where the stems of a soybean plant stay green after the pods have fully matured. The exact cause of green stem is unknown. However, it is generally associated with any factor that reduces pod and seed development. This is because the developing seeds are the "sinks" that draw nutrients from the plant's "sources" like the leaves and stems.
Read MoreIn the USDA Crop Progress report released on Sept. 15, 11 states reported soybean harvest. Harvest progress across those states was 5%, which is 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Here’s a closer look at the states reporting soybean harvest.
Read More
