The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, the leading program for responsibly grown U.S. Cotton, today released its 2024/25 Annual Report, a pivotal five-year milestone confirming its more than 1,500 grower members have achieved meaningful gains across all six of its sustainability metrics against a 2015 baseline.
Read MoreA mouthwatering bowl of gumbo is not just an iconic dish, but an invitation to learn about the foodways of Louisiana.
Read MoreAcross the country, before FFA members went home for the Thanksgiving break to enjoy meals with their own families, many ventured out with their chapters to live out the organization’s mission: growing leaders, building communities, and strengthening agriculture. Students are proving that service is not an extracurricular activity — it’s a way of life — as they packaged by the thousands meals for food-insecure families and deliver warm lunches to farmers during harvest.
Read MoreThe Trump administration expects to announce an aid package for U.S. farmers within two weeks and a deal on Chinese soybean purchases, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday, without providing further details.
Read MoreLouisiana timber titan Roy O. Martin III, who's retiring as CEO of his family's century-old forestry products empire Jan. 1, was honored for his ongoing advancement of the industry with an honorary doctorate of humanities from Louisiana Tech University.
Read MoreReuters' Karl Plume reported that "two cargo vessels were headed for grain port terminals near New Orleans on Monday to load with the first U.S. soybean shipments to China since May, according to a shipping schedule seen by Reuters. A third vessel was en route to a Texas Gulf Coast grain terminal to be loaded with China-bound U.S. sorghum in the coming days in what will be the first American shipment of the feed grain to China since mid-March, the shipping schedule showed."
Read MoreSome members of the ag industry say a financial aid package could help farmers navigate on-going economic pressure.
Read MoreWe are nearing the very end of cotton harvest here in Louisiana, with the exception of a some later planted acres. So far, growers have reported picking around 1,200 lbs. to 1,600 lbs., with some reports nearing or surpassing 2,000 lbs. per acre. We will have a better estimate on a state lint yield average once turnout numbers start rolling in. Regardless, we are looking well on track to smash the state yield average from the past few years.
Read MoreThe hurricane season ended Sunday and for the first time since 2015 a hurricane did not make landfall in the U.S. There were 13 named storms, five hurricanes and four major hurricanes. Colorado State research scientist Phil Klotzbach says atmospheric conditions protected the U.S.
Read MoreTwo cargo vessels were headed toward grain port terminals earlier this week near New Orleans to load with what will be the first U.S. soybean shipments to China since May. A third vessel is moved toward a Texas Gulf Coast terminal to be loaded with U.S. sorghum bound for China, marking the first American shipment of the feed grain since mid-March.
Read MoreThere were two precipitation events during the 7-day monitoring period, both linked to frontal systems: the first on Nov 21-22 and a more significant event (particularly across northern Louisiana) on Nov 24-25
Read MoreThe co-founder of AgMarket.net says he expects U.S. farmers to plant fewer corn acres in 2026.
Read MoreSeth Meyer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief economist since 2021, will leave the agency to work for the University of Missouri's food and agricultural policy institute, the university said on Tuesday.
Read MoreArcher-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) has confirmed the sale of two shipments of U.S. long-grain rice totaling 88,000 metric tons for delivery in January and March of 2026, officials with the USA Rice Federation said.
Read MoreThe Real Christmas Tree Board says the majority of wholesale growers aren’t planning on raising prices this year.
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