A meeting of the Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board has been scheduled for November 19-20, 2025 and November 21, 2025 in Baton Rouge, LA.
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Most of the Bayou State didn’t receive any precipitation during the 7-day period; the exception was mainly over southeastern and south-central portions of the state during the frontal passage of Nov 8-9.
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New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month after a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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Fog mixed with smoke from a Vacherie sugar cane field burn created superfog Friday morning in St. James Parish, marking the second morning in a row the phenomenon appeared.
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Soybean futures tumbled from 17-month highs and corn futures also dropped sharply after USDA crop production and yield numbers, the agency’s first updates in over two months, failed to live up to bullish expectations built into the market during recent rallies.
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Prices for centerpiece turkeys are up, but overall, consumers are likely to see a mixed bag of price increases and decreases as they shop for traditional Thanksgiving holiday meals.
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This is a reminder that the Invasive Pests Workshop will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM at the State Evacuation Center (8125 US-71 Alexandria, LA 71302).
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Wild-caught Gulf shrimp may be a delicacy, but for many of the people who catch them, it no longer pays the bills.
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A new kind of farm equipment took to the skies Thursday in St. Martinville, as Drone Manufacturing Plus Research (DMR) showed off its Field Ranger X50 spray drone.
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When we talk with farmers across the country, from cotton fields in Mississippi and cornfields in Iowa to apple orchards in Washington, the theme is the same: uncertainty. The past few years have tested even the most seasoned farmers. Facing rising input costs, unpredictable market access and many other challenges, farmers and ranchers are working harder while margins grow thinner.
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Marking the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history, President Trump on Wednesday signed a spending package to reopen the government.
Agricultural groups and politicians have been responding to the developments all week, using the opportunity to advocate for farmers across the nation. From commending and applauding, to calling the developments “the bare minimum,” here’s what they’ve been saying.
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Through her work on the House Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2 million in Community Project Funding to boost flood mitigation efforts in South Louisiana.
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Louisiana is nowhere near as dry (yet!) as the circumstances that developed during 2023 … but we are seeing some pockets of “critical” dryness in sections of the state. Note that the LA Drought Team introduced two areas of D2 (‘Severe Drought’) to the latest Weekly Drought Monitor. It’s the first time that any part of the state was tagged with D2 since late 2024.
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After several weeks of uncertainty surrounding Iraq’s 2026 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) rice purchases due to the delay in approving the FY26 Iraqi budget, ADM Rice has confirmed the recent purchase of two vessels of U.S. long-grain rice totaling 88,000 metric tons. These shipments, scheduled for January and March 2026, mark a positive development for U.S. rice exports and help move the newly harvested crop.
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When the Seafood Processing Demonstration Lab first opened at the LSU AgCenter Iberia Research Station in 2022, the goal was to develop and promote technology that benefits fishermen, seafood packagers and wholesalers by adding value to their product and diversifying to expand market opportunities. The lab hosts Beyond the Boat seafood field days to accomplish these goals.
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