Feral hogs continue to be a scourge on U.S. agriculture, causing an estimated $1.6 billion per year in damage, which includes damage to property and crops as well as predation and diseases inflicted on domestic livestock.
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The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is still accepting nominations through Nov. 19 for its induction ceremony, which will be held Feb. 26, 2026, in Baton Rouge.
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There's a lot going on in the world of weather, so I wanted to update you on the things you probably already know, and add some things you might not know. First off, there's a freeze warning for most of the state Tuesday morning. I'm confident you all know that since you're very tuned into the weather, and this will be the first freeze of the year for some. The freeze warning gets way down south to Houma and Abbeville, but I think immediate coastal areas will stay above freezing. After that, we will see a quick warm up, with temperatures approaching 80 by Wednesday.
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First, a report on the high costs and tariffs hammering U.S. farmers. Then, what happens when research funding for universities is cut. And, Margaret Atwood: The 60 Minutes Interview.
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On Friday, President Donald Trump directed the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the nation’s largest meat-packing companies for potential collusion, price fixing, and price manipulation.
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With harvest now in the rearview mirror in many areas, farmers are focusing their attention on fall tillage. The soil type you’re working in and where you farm are making a big difference on how fall tillage is going, according to Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
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For generations across South Louisiana, the Farmers’ Almanac has held a constant place in gloveboxes and kitchen drawers. From planning crawfish boils and outdoor weddings to checking moon phases before a duck hunt, many here still consult it like clockwork. That’s why the announcement hit so hard: the 2026 Farmers’ Almanac will be its last edition, and the website will wind down by December 2025.
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The South Louisiana Rail Facility has shipped 11,000 metric tons of high-milling-yield long-grain rice from what’s known as the Turning Basin of the Port of Lake Charles, La., to Honduras.
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If the start to the work week was your rude awakening weather-wise, there will be more where that came from tomorrow morning. High temperatures today won’t get out of the 50s, and LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says it’ll be a little longer before this cold snap is over.
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As temperatures drop, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine reminds pet and livestock owners to take extra precautions to keep animals safe and healthy during the coldest months of the year. Cold weather can worsen medical conditions such as arthritis, and animals—like people—have different tolerances for low temperatures. LSU Vet Med veterinarians encourage owners to schedule preventive care exams to ensure pets and livestock are ready for winter.
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Registration for the inaugural 2026 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation joint leadership conference, Rooted in Leadership, is now open! The conference will be held January 23–24 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Each year, while the LSU Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks fight for glory on the football field, we take the battle off the field to see which college of agriculture has the most supporters.
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For Wendy Johnson, a livestock and organic grain farmer in Charles City, Iowa, October is usually the time she visits her local Natural Resources Conservation Service office.
There, she’ll sit down with one of their employees and go over the practices she implemented on her farm over the past year, along with documentation that proves she met the requirements of whichever U.S. Department of Agriculture contract she was operating under. Once that’s done, she gets paid for the work she did.
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One of the most anticipated events at the State Fair of Louisiana returned this week.
The Junior Livestock Sale hosted by the ArkLaTex Agricultural Council wrapped up Wednesday at the fairgrounds.
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