I'm confident you've heard of wintry potential across Louisiana for the coming weekend. I'll let you know what I'm seeing, and add some links for you to use give yourself an idea on the threat for your immediate area. As always, I recommend everyone have a good, trusted, and local source that forecasts for your area. Let's take a look at things.
Read MoreIt has been a staple in Southwest Louisiana for the past 86 years, and now it's back to celebrate its 87th year. The Southwest District Livestock Show and Rodeo is coming back to Lake Charles.
Read MoreThe St. Tammany Parish Junior Livestock show, one of the parish's longest running events, will be held for the 90th time on January 22-24 at the Parish Fairgrounds in Covington.
Read MoreTen-year-old Jackson Laux hails from South Whitley, Indiana, a town of under 2,000 in northeast Indiana, west of Fort Wayne. Kendall Rae Johnson, also 10, calls Atlanta home. On the surface, the two have little in common besides age. Look a little closer, and the similarities run deep because of agriculture.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at the Congressionally created 1890 land-grant universities to pursue careers in food, agriculture, and natural resource sciences. The application deadline is March 8, 2026.
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today unveiled the Lender Lens on the Rural Data Gateway. This dashboard will make Rural Development’s entire commercial guaranteed loan portfolio available to the public, guaranteed borrowers and commercial lending stakeholders.
Read MoreLouisiana has long relied on science to guide how it manages its natural resources. From energy to agriculture to fisheries, legislators and regulators have invested in research, monitoring, and expert oversight to ensure decisions are grounded in evidence rather than assumption.
Read MoreThe January USDA reports, considered the most influential data releases of the year, delivered unexpected increases in corn yield, harvested acreage and total production, pushing the U.S. corn crop above 17 billion bushels and sending futures sharply lower.
Read MoreAmong the three appropriations bills the Senate is expected to take up this week is one that includes more than $350 million in earmarks for 51 projects in Louisiana. One of those projects would dedicate more than $137 million towards construction and maintenance for flood control work in the Atchafalaya River basin. Senator Bill Cassidy says preventing high water in the Atchafalaya River basin is critical.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture said a University of Louisiana at Lafayette research facility in New Iberia failed to follow federal regulations when it shipped monkeys.
Read MoreAt Captain Sid’s on Lake Avenue, customers are making their way in to get their first crawfish of the season. It’s still early, and prices are high — $8.99 a pound boiled and $7 a pound for live.
Read MoreEthanol Producer Magazine’s Erin Krueger reported that “U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by 9%, reaching a record high 1.196 million barrels per day the week ending Jan. 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 14. Stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by more than 3% and exports were up 5%.”
Read MoreThis week, the USDA agency primarily responsible for handling threats such as bird flu and New World Screwworm (NWS) named two new leaders.
Read MoreThis monthly market update contains a snapshot of the latest USDA supply and demand estimates for the corn, soybean, rice, and cotton markets.
Read MoreAgriculture groups sound an alarm about the economic crisis in rural America in a letter sent today to Congress. 56 organizations representing a cross-section of agriculture signed the letter, sending a strong message to Congress.
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