The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association is hailing the Trump administration’s draft plan to hold seven lease sales off Louisiana’s Gulf coast. The plan would open more than 1.2-billion acres to oil and gas exploration. President Tommy Faucheux says it’s a welcome commitment to furthering America’s energy dominance.
Read MoreThe Henderson Project 4-H Community Club recently demonstrated the true spirit of service by feeding homeless people in Monroe, through a partnership with The Simple Project — an outreach that provides meals, clothing and compassion to those less fortunate.
Read MoreRain has been a tough commodity statewide, with nothing in the last week, and most areas seeing less than half of our average over the last 30 days. That has brought some parts of Louisiana below normal for the last year and we’d been running a surplus for some time. That’s why parts of Louisiana are now in a severe drought, with 5% in that category, and 43% in moderate drought. There is some hope, though I tend to think models are a bit overdone on their current forecasts for rain. I’ll explain.
Read MoreAfter a rain-free 7-day stretch for Louisiana (Nov 12-18), today's updated U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) depiction for the Bayou State shows additional degradations with more than 40% of the state now posted as "in drought" (D1+D2).
Read MoreAgricultural bankers are growing increasingly concerned about the financial stress facing row crop producers heading into 2026.
Read MoreThe administration of President Donald Trump will soon announce details of payments to farmers hurt by low crop prices and trade disputes, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.
Read MoreA St. Landry Parish man was arrested for livestock theft on Nov. 19 following an investigation by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Livestock Brand Commission.
Read MoreWhat is better than the smell of fresh pine and twinkling lights?
With Christmas just around the corner, here are some local Christmas tree farms where you can bring magic home for the holidays.
Read MoreHansen-Mueller Co. is a nationwide grain merchandiser and processor with nine elevators across five states. It also operates port terminals in Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Earlier this week, the Omaha-Nebraska based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Read MoreA dedicated group of researchers are behind the sweet potato casserole that will grace many Louisiana tables on Thanksgiving. At the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station, scientists have developed sweet potato varieties that have ample sweetness for consumers, ideal shape for processors and high yields for farmers.
Read MoreA Thanksgiving family feast to feed 10 people in Louisiana this year is more affordable than any other state in the U.S. except for Arkansas, according to the annual American Farm Bureau cost survey.
Read MoreAlright y’all, let’s talk crawfish. Because down here in Louisiana, asking “When is crawfish season?” is kinda like asking “When’s that cold front hittin’?” Everybody’s got an answer, but nobody’s real sure till it shows up.
Read MoreChina bought at least four more cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Tuesday night, two China-based traders with knowledge of the deals said, extending a wave of hefty purchases earlier in the week that pushed Chicago soybean futures to a 17-months high.
Read MoreBrownfield Ag News’ Nicole Heslip reported that “the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture says trade deal negotiations during the shutdown could impact the possibility of farmer assistance this year. During a call with reporters on Monday, Stephen Vaden said dynamics have changed since the end of September.”
Read MoreThe ARC and PLC programs for 2025 are currently projected to make over $13.5 billion in payments. Those payments will be made in October 2026. A challenge facing policymakers is to balance the immediate need for financial assistance facing many farm operations with the fact that 2025 ARC/PLC payments will not be determined and paid until next year.
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