Tariff Aid Payments Could Backfire, Boosting Fertilizer Prices, Analyst Warns
Farmers are fully immersed in fall fertilizer application season. While there was talk of some farmers coming back, demand has surprisingly stayed relatively stable. With fertilizer prices remaining elevated, StoneX fertilizer expert says there’s little relief in sight. Despite speculation USDA and the White House could issue additional tariff aid payments to offset ongoing trade and input challenges, one fertilizer expert says that cash could actually trigger another round of price inflation.
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Louisiana FFA Excel At The 98th National FFA Convention & Expo
FFA members from across the country participated in the 98th National FFA Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1. Louisiana FFA members participated in many competitive events and were recognized numerous times.
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Sweet Success: Lafourche Cane Farmers See Strong Harvest
In the fall, tall, bright green sugarcane stalks reach up to meet deep blue skies along Bayou Lafourche.
It's harvest season on the Naquin family farm.
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Alexandria Area Farmers Markets Have Plethora Fall Vegetables Available
This time of the year is the perfect time to buy vegetables at local farmers markets. The summer vegetables are still coming in, and the fall vegetables are now in season.
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Louisiana Asks Fifth Circuit to Ax Heat Restriction on Prison Farm Labor
The state of Louisiana asked a Fifth Circuit panel Wednesday to overturn a federal judge’s order requiring special protections for prisoners doing farm labor at the state’s notorious Angola prison when the temperature reaches a certain threshold.
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USDA Misses Fifth Crop Progress Report as Shutdown Drags Into November
The USDA was expected to publish the 31st Crop Progress report of the growing season today, but the report was not published for the fifth week in a row because of the continued government shutdown.
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Anhydrous Ammonia: One Small Mistake Can Have Life-Changing Consequences
Farmers are likely to apply more NH3 this fall, given its availability and price point relative to other nitrogen sources. Chase Dewitz shares a recent experience that occurred on his farm as a reminder that the product deserves to be handled with careful attention and respect.
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New Orleans Shrimp Festival 2025 Ensures 100% Local Gulf Shrimp, Supporting Louisiana’s Seafood Industry and Enhancing Tourism
The Louisiana Shrimp Festival & Shrimp Aid in New Orleans, one of the city’s most anticipated food events, has once again passed a key test for authenticity. For the second consecutive year, every food vendor at the festival was verified as serving local, wild-caught Gulf shrimp, thanks to rapid DNA testing conducted on-site during the mid-October event. This year’s festival stands as a beacon for sustainability, transparency, and support for local Louisiana shrimpers, ensuring that visitors to the event can enjoy genuine local fare while simultaneously contributing to the region’s thriving tourism and seafood industries.
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Backyard Chickens in Bossier City Can’t Catch a Break
The Bossier City Council on Tuesday rejected an ordinance that would have allowed residents within city limits to raise chickens for personal use and egg production.
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US Farmers Still Need Aid Despite New US/China Framework, Expert Says
The co-director of the Ag and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M says U.S. farmers still need federal assistance despite last week’s new trade framework between the U.S. and China.
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Farm Bureau Welcomes Next Era Of Supporting Farmer Mental Wellbeing
The American Farm Bureau Federation is expanding the reach of its landmark Farm State of Mind initiative to a broader coalition of food and farming sector partners by joining forces with the Farm Family Wellness Alliance to launch the Farm State of Mind Alliance.
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From Swamp To Spotlight: LSU Student's Innovative Dress Earns National Recognition
An LSU senior, majoring in textiles, apparel and merchandising, won the prestigious International Textile and Apparel Association Blanche Payne award for a garment she designed using alligator leather.
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Cow Country Reporter: November 2025
November is an eventful month and by the time you read this article we will have set our clocks back 1 hour on Nov. 2 and we went to the voting polls to do our civic duty, Nov. 4. Looking forward, we celebrate those that are and have given their service for this great country on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 and we give thanks for all our many blessings living in this great country on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27.
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Why Louisiana Ranchers Deserve a Seat at the Table
Growing up on a poultry and cattle farm in Calhoun, Louisiana, I learned early that when you care for animals, you care for more than a product — you care for a way of life. Today, that way of life is facing new challenges, and not all of them come from droughts, prices, or hurricanes. Some come from policy decisions made far away from our pastures.
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Bitcoin Set to Revolutionize US Agriculture?
Pebble to landslide, Bitcoin is approaching agriculture and its impact will be seismic, echoing the benchmarks of farming history, including cotton gin, steel plow, mechanization, and biotech crops. Or will it?
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