USDA announced they’re opening the Stage 2 portion of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) a week from today, November, 24, 2025. This is the remaining piece of the total $16 Billion that Congress appropriated in December 2024 that we advocated so hard for. This program includes some key pieces that LFBF has led the way in fighting for including coverage of quality losses (for program crops, specialty crops, and forages), a milk loss program, and on-farm stored commodities.
Read MoreWhile harvest might be behind us, several stressors still weigh on farmers today, from finances to trade tensions. Emily Krekelberg with the University of Minnesota Extension talks about some of the significant signs of mental health distress and health resources rural Americans should keep in mind.
Read MoreRice farmers in southwest Louisiana are wrapping up the harvest of their second crop of rice. This year’s second crop is one of the best ever, and producers certainly needed it.
Read MoreLSU AgCenter extension agents hosted a tour of two farms implementing practices designed to be sustainable in a local market.
Read MoreFor 50 of the past 52 years — two years were wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic — the Brunett family in Loranger has opened the door to a past when plows were pulled by horses and not tractors, when biscuits were cooked on wood-burning stoves and wagon trains were the mode of transportation and not electric vehicles.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed Waters of the United States rule.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreMost 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.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreFog 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.
Read MoreSoybean 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.
Read MorePrices 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.
Read MoreThis 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).
Read MoreWild-caught Gulf shrimp may be a delicacy, but for many of the people who catch them, it no longer pays the bills.
Read MoreA 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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