Growing up in scenic upstate New York, Todd Johnson thought he wanted to write for a living, finding inspiration in nature.
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The forecast for the remainder of the week keeps temperatures across Louisiana well-below normal with freezes likely each morning for a majority of northern parishes. However, afternoon temperatures are expected to get above freezing ... and sunshine for the next few days should encourage steady ice melt.
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Southeast Louisiana is just a few weeks away from peak crawfish season, and cold temperatures are slowing down supply and could drive up prices. Crawfish needs warm water to grow and when temperatures drop, they burrow into the ground, becoming harder to catch.
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Winter Storm Fern will go down in the record books with a large swath of the U.S. and farm country blanketed with a foot or more of snow, ice and record-breaking cold.
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Agriculture is at the mercy of the weather gods. And even though it’s winter — between harvest and planting season — for a lot of crops in the south, the record cold and ice still left a mark on some of the local agricultural sectors.
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Today, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced the appointment of Marjory Walker and Liz Hershfield as Co-Directors, serving on the Executive Leadership Team. Together, they will accelerate the program’s growth by advancing market adoption, developing new market-driven offerings, and fostering greater collaboration across the entire cotton value chain.
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On a cloudy day in Leesville a group of 16 ropers crowded around Matt Sherwood, a two-time world champion of roping. Sherwood spoke to the group, made up of children, men and women from 10 to 70 years old, about the dedication needed to succeed in roping.
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Since January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump has been working around the clock to put American Farmers First after inheriting one of the toughest farm economies our country has faced in decades. Here in Louisiana, farmers and ranchers know the challenges firsthand – rising input costs, volatile markets, extreme weather, and years of policies that prioritize bureaucracy over producers.
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The West Carroll Parish Ag Expo took place at the Lingo Center in Oak Grove, celebrating rural life and agricultural innovation. Organized by the West Carroll Parish Tourism Commission, the event focused on providing support for farmers facing challenging times.
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Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden (last week) accused Nutrien and Mosaic of working to ‘collude’ to limit U.S. fertilizer supply and control prices, suggesting that the administration could take future action to inject more competition into markets, if necessary.
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A rare and relentless winter storm left north Louisiana reeling this weekend, as hours of frozen precipitation placed extraordinary stress on farm infrastructure across the region. Poultry houses, barns and sheds were among the structures reported collapsed under the sheer weight of accumulated sleet and ice — damage that farmers say is the worst to hit since Winter Storm Uri in 2021.
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A historic winter storm that swept across much of the United States this weekend is causing widespread disruption to agriculture, with ice, snow, and bitter cold resulting in barn collapses, power outages, livestock evacuations, and mounting economic losses expected to exceed $100 billion.
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More than 120,000 people are without power because of the deadly ice storm. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, who represents all of North Louisiana, says Monroe is the hardest hit area of the state as more than 45,000 customers in the parish do not have electricity. Campbell says the buildup of ice on tree limbs has led to many of the outages.
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Has your agricultural operation been impacted by a winter storm? USDA is here to help you prepare for and recover from blizzards, freeze, frost and other cold weather events.
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Conditions slowly improving across the state ... almost all of south Louisiana is ice-free.
After a bitterly cold start to Monday, most of the southern half of the state should get above freezing during the day, albeit just barely.