Wet conditions that favor parasites like liver flukes are a reminder that herd health threats often develop quietly before becoming costly problems.
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From row crops to livestock and sweeteners, the latest projections from the 2026 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum point to a familiar theme for the year ahead: slightly tighter supplies offer modest price support, but upside remains limited by global competition, demand shifts, and structural market pressures.
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A Republican state representative has filed a trio of bills targeting carbon capture. The lead measure Pineville Representative Mike Johnson has filed is the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act, which would eliminate eminent domain for carbon capture projects. Johnson notes that eminent domain is an important tool for “public necessary purposes.”
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A Louisiana state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow the state government to seize and destroy seafood that violates state law in the latest effort to crack down on imported seafood – particularly shrimp.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) intent to purchase up to $263 million in dairy and agricultural products from American farmers and producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country.
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The end of the Mardi Gras season means the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, it’s a season of restraint and fasting, which includes not eating any meat on Fridays, but for some New Orleans residents, that’s not necessarily a tough ask.
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Today, USDA released the Grains and Oilseeds Outlook for the 2026/2027 crop year. The outlook pegged U.S. soybean acres higher year-over-year and corn and wheat acres lower. The outlook assumed normal weather conditions for the planting and growing seasons.
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The Ruston Farmers Market began in 2007 as a simple conversation during a local book club. The idea sparked an effort to develop a thriving market powered by local volunteers, farmers and neighbors who believed in the project. The market grew from a small parking lot market, into an indoor renovated warehouse, weatherproofed and designed for vendors, customers and community events.
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A major ice and sleet storm on 24-25 Jan 2026 crippled much of the northern half of the state and brought I-20 to a standstill in places. For a number of parishes, freezing rain and sleet accumulations were as substantial as those which occurred in 2021 and 1973 according to locals.
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In the tiny town of Richard in Louisiana, Savoy Farms has 1,600 acres dedicated to raising crawfish. When we visited the farm near the beginning of this year’s crawfish season, farm owner David Savoy said his crop had a way to go.
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The U.S. government is elevating agriculture to a core national security priority, a shift officials say reflects growing concerns about foreign ownership of farmland, supply-chain vulnerabilities and global food instability.
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) announced the conviction of a Rapides Parish resident in connection with a 2023 wildfire that burned approximately 27 acres of young pine plantation west of Glenmora.
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Rural America is facing a mental health crisis. While Texas boasts the nation’s largest rural population and most farms and ranches — nearly 250,000 — it ranks dead last among states with access to mental health care. Neighboring Oklahoma is not far behind, highlighting a broader issue across the rural countryside.
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For the middle schoolers at the Northwest Region 4-H Challenge Camp last week, teaming up to play cornhole, kickball and giant volleyball wasn’t just fun and games.
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Consolidation in ag, higher input prices, land access issues and other obstacles are making it hard for young farmers to gain a foothold in U.S. agriculture.
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