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The National FFA Organization has officially opened applications for its 2025-26 scholarship program, offering nearly $2.5 million in financial assistance to FFA members pursuing their next steps in education.
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Support from the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage, county option (ARC-CO) programs for the 2024 crop year are currently being processed and distributed by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). Payments from PLC are expected to be triggered for peanut and seed cotton base acres enrolled in that program, while ARC-CO payments are expected in many counties for base acres of most crops if they were enrolled ARC-CO. Total PLC and ARC-CO support for 2024 is estimated to approach $2.6 billion for 2024, with 89% of total payments from ARC-CO.
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The American Farm Bureau Federation announced the next recipient of an award that recognizes veterans or service members for excellence in farming or agriculture and positively impacting local communities. Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Rutter of South Carolina is the second recipient of the Veteran Farmer Award of Excellence presented by AFBF with support from Farm Credit. Rutter served 22 years in the Army, where his service included leading intelligence operations across Europe and the Middle East.
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Have you ever been going about your daily grind, minding your own business, and then out of nowhere you catch a stray consequence of someone else’s actions?
That’s how some farmers and ranchers are feeling after the past few weeks’ actions — and words — coming out of Washington D.C.
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After nearly six months serving as LSU Interim President, I am pleased to share that I will be returning to my roles with the LSU AgCenter and College of Agriculture. Serving in the interim presidency has been a tremendous honor and an invaluable experience, but I am truly excited to return to leading LSU Agriculture and continuing the important work we’ve started together.
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High school and college students can now apply for the Charles and Rose Broussard Internship, which offers hands-on experience in agricultural research.
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With Congress passing another extension, some economists suggest a new reality may be setting in: the era of comprehensive Farm Bills could be ending, replaced by a piecemeal approach in Washington.
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Last week, eight USA Rice members and staff—including representatives from Southern Rice & Cotton, TRC, Producers Rice Mill, GF&P Zaunbrecher Farms, and Trinidad Benham Corporation—joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) largest-ever agribusiness trade mission here, which brought together more than 160 participants.
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The U.S. Senate broke a 41-day long stalemate on Monday evening by passing a funding bill to end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
The Senate bill would fully fund USDA through the 2026 fiscal year. The bill also extends programs under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the 2018 farm bill) until at least Sept. 30, 2026. That would give the House and Senate Agriculture committees more time to try again to complete the rest of the farm bill.
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Farmers continue feeling the impact of tariffs as their profits are cut and the cost to maintain equipment rises.
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St. Tammany Fire Protection District 11 is monitoring an active woods fire burning in Pearl River.
The fire is near the area that was affected last month in the area of Chris Kennedy Road and Charlene Drive.
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Agriculture is a $13 billion piece of the Louisiana economy. A new collaboration between LSU of Alexandria, the LSU AgCenter, and local Louisiana business Guardian Aerial is bringing precision agriculture to life, giving Louisiana farmers a new tool to add to their toolboxes. Precision agriculture utilizes technology, such as sensors or drones, to assist farmers.
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American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall today applauded the Senate vote to end the government shutdown and urged the House to act quickly.
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