Sweeten Your Day

“Sweeten Your Day” is a segment hosted by LSU AgCenter area sugarcane agent Renee Naquin and Katie Richard, an agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League. The program will highlight issues related to Louisiana’s sugarcane industry, and it will also focus on individuals and families who are involved in growing, transporting, milling and producing products using Louisiana sugar in a feature called the “Sugarcane Spotlight.

Read More
Sugarcanedon molino
These Women Are Turning a Remote New Orleans Oasis Into a Farming Hub

When Kelly Cahill isn't bartending, she tends to around 300 birds on her poultry farm — not in rural Louisiana, but just a short drive from the French Quarter.

The only poultry farmer with her own processing shop in New Orleans, Cahill runs a one-woman show in Lower Coast Algiers, raising, slaughtering and selling the pasture-raised chickens and ducks to farmers markets and restaurants around the city.

Read More
kristen oaks
As Markets Search for Clarity, USDA Says NASS Will Issue Key Reports in November Despite Government Shutdown

The federal government’s continued shutdown is no longer just a Washington standoff — it’s becoming a real-world problem for farmers and ranchers. As the days drag on without resolution, three Kansas State University economists warn that even with FSA offices back open, the absence of key USDA reports is rippling through every corner of the ag economy, from commodity markets to cattle prices and farm-level business planning.

Read More
USDAkristen oaks