Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening the enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, providing $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop producers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. The FBA enrollment period opens Feb. 23 and closes April 17, 2026.
Read MoreRice farmers have a new tool in their toolbox: a seed treatment that not only reduces herbicide injury, but also promotes better above-ground and below-ground biomass.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the administration’s use of tariffs.
Read MoreThe following letter was sent last week from Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry r Dr. Mike Strain.
Read MoreThérèse Harris delights in getting to know the unique personalities of the animals she raises on her family’s farm in Breaux Bridge.
Some cattle — like Juanita, the sleek black heifer Harris brought to this year’s LSU AgCenter Livestock Show — are pretty easy to get along with. Others, not so much.
Read MoreWet conditions that favor parasites like liver flukes are a reminder that herd health threats often develop quietly before becoming costly problems.
Read MoreFrom 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.
Read MoreA 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.”
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreU.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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreToday, 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreIn 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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