If you’ve got a craving for crawfish before spring rolls around, there’s hope on the horizon. According to Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, after a long stretch of drought conditions, recent rains mean good news for crawfish lovers across the state as Christmas draws near.
Read MoreAs farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing.
Read MoreAbout four inches of clear water pools around Mike Wagner's rubber boots as he wades into one of his rice fields in northwestern Mississippi on a rainy late summer morning.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is looking for the person who shot and killed a black bear last weekend in Concordia Parish.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced major updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, modernizing long-standing policies, and expanding access to critical risk protection beginning with the 2026 crop year. The Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) Final Rule streamlines requirements across multiple crops, responds to producer feedback, and strengthens USDA’s commitment to putting America’s farmers first.
Read MoreDuring a Dec. 2 cabinet meeting, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins indicated that a financial assistance package for farmers could be coming soon. Left unsaid is exactly what that package would look like. However, according to the secretary, those details should be released soon.
Read MoreA pair of commodity groups say the USCMA agreement is critical to providing reliable markets for American ag goods.
Read MoreRecently, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Louisiana Agriculture Commodities Commission (LACC) declared Nebraska-based grain dealer Hansen-Mueller insolvent. As a result of the company’s inability to pay claims, the LACC voted to open the Louisiana Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund to ensure Louisiana producers receive compensation.
Read MoreWith cooler temperatures setting in, drier weather is being traded for rainy weather in south Louisiana these days, making it easier for growers to attend annual winter meetings as they wrap up the season ahead of the USA Rice Outlook Conference and the upcoming holidays.
Read MoreRain fell across the Bayou State in multiple rounds from Nov 29 into Dec 2 in association with two frontal passages and low pressure tracking across the northern Gulf.
Read MoreRow-crop producers across the South faced another difficult year in 2025. Weather challenges led to wide yield variability across much of the region. Even where yields were strong, low commodity prices and persistently high input costs kept margins tight, leaving many operations near or below breakeven for a third straight year. Shifts in acreage were common, with corn gaining ground at the expense of cotton and, in some areas, soybeans.
Read MoreA truck loaded with cattle is in the I-20 West median at the 177-mile marker.
According to local law enforcement, a cattle truck has left the roadway and is in the median near Mound, Louisiana. Traffic is being diverted from 1-20 to the Mound exit and then onto Highway 80 to bypass the accident.
Read MoreState health officials want to set stricter rules for reusing shells in certain seafood dishes, which they say can risk exposure to a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that’s seen a resurgence this year.
But along the way, they have run into a stumbling block and a very Louisiana dilemma: What counts as a bisque?
Read MoreAfter a moderately dry and warm fall season, crawfish are starting to emerge from their burrows and land in boiling pots across Acadiana.
Read MoreBiological crop protection products are sometimes seen as a potential step for production systems, but experts say the biggest hurdle has been reliability. Growers facing tight spray windows, high disease pressure, and rising input costs need tools that perform consistently across regions, seasons, and application methods.
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