The red-cockaded woodpecker, which lived on the edge of extinction for more than four decades, is making a comeback in central Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest.
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Progressive Tractor & Implement Co., one of the region’s most respected agriculture and equipment dealers, has been named a Community Partner with Building a Better Avoyelles, strengthening a shared commitment to cultural, educational, and civic outreach across Avoyelles Parish.
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A new elementary school, complete with a working farm, is on track to open in Baton Rouge in the fall after winning preliminary approval to operate, despite a negative review by an independent evaluator.
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Rains over the course of the 7-day period (6-13 Jan) took a bite out of the developing drought for parts of Louisiana, with one-category improvements (Drought Category reductions) across the Florida Parishes and near/along the I-20 corridor in northern Louisiana. Yet nearly two-thirds of the state remains "in drought" with more than 20% of Louisiana in "Severe Drought" (D2).
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With social media promoting the potential … and South Louisiana residents remembering Sneaux-mageddon of January 2025, I wanted to get on top of the current forecast(s) for Saturday evening into early Sunday morning as of this morning (Thursday AM).
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We've chipped a little of the severe drought away, but rain is still very much needed across a large part of Louisiana. My main concern is that we don't want to be dry when things start to warm up. 90 degree days, and dry ground aren't a good thing. I do have some short term hope.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! May the year 2026 find you happy, safe, healthy and prosperous! We started the year 2025 with 2% less cattle and calves and ended the year selling 2% more cattle through our 6 Louisiana auctions (Mansura closed July 1, 2025). If we used the last week’s sale in December 2025 and compared it to the first sale in January 2025 in the USDA Southeast Region, 400-700 lb. calves were $500.00-$600.00 per head higher. Throughout the marketing year calves and feeders reached record highs.
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Seafood spots in New Orleans are beginning to boil mud bugs, but some say they are facing a unique challenge.
Farmers are reporting that their immigrant employees are opting out of work due to the ongoing federal immigration crackdown across Louisiana. As a result, farmers say production is slower due to reduced staff.
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Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management.
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Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration continues to address labor challenges that are facing America’s farmers and ranchers.
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After the feasting that happens in November and December, many people resolve to eat healthier in January.
The LSU AgCenter partnered with a rural restaurant in northeast Louisiana to help locals make healthy choices when dining out.
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Just as the cotton market has remained stagnant and subdued throughout 2025, so too has enthusiasm for planting the crop as the nation’s producers look ahead to 2026.
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The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement’s crusade against pesticides is creating divisions in the Republican Party, as some members back the industry while others stand with MAHA activists.
As the MAHA movement, spearheaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., gains power and influence within the GOP, efforts to limit liability for the pesticide industry are also growing on numerous fronts.
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Nik Patel steered a series of astonishing agriculture-related scams and racked up a whopping 52-year prison sentence.
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The USDA on Monday projected a record-breaking 17-billion-bushel corn supply in 2025–2026, shocking the market and “raising alarms among the nation’s corn growers,” according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).
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