Many people want agriculture to be perfect: perfectly sustainable, perfectly efficient, perfectly transparent. The challenge is that agriculture has never been, and will never be, perfect. This isn’t because farmers don’t care or aren’t trying for perfection, but because the very foundation of agriculture as a whole depends on so many variables.
Read MoreUSDA is asking farmers and other stakeholders to help examine how USDA can improve its data collection and analysis.
Read MoreA broad coalition of U.S. aquaculture, fishing, and seafood industry organizations, including Louisiana Farm Bureau’s Crawfish Advisory Committee, have submitted a letter to congressional leaders urging swift passage of the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act (H.R. 2715 / S. 3213).
Read MoreBrandi Shelley, a registered intensive care unit nurse at Ochsner West Bank hospital, has a passion for the bayou. She can't stay away from the water.
Shelley owns Shelley Farms, an oyster farm in Bayou Hertesa in Port Sulphur in Plaquemines Parish. She also part-owner of Terry Shelley's Shucking House with her brother and father. The oyster farm and distribution company services Louisiana, Texas and Kentucky.
Read MoreLouisiana farmers and agricultural leaders are responding to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, saying the ruling leaves an already volatile industry with more uncertainty.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday that several programs are now open to Louisiana farmers and livestock producers following January’s winter ice storm.
Read MoreA Northeast blizzard has delayed the full House Agriculture Committee markup of the new Farm Bill draft that was originally scheduled for today. Committee Chairman, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), says the markup will now happen next week. Because of this snowstorm rocking the northeast right now, the House and Senate have canceled floor votes for today.
Read MoreWith so much noise in the news cycle, it can be easy to stay stuck in the negative. But this weekend was a reminder that the next generation of agriculture is still showing up with grit, joy, and community.
Read MoreA woods fire originally sparking on Sunday night on Gum Swamp Road near Highway 42 has erupted into several small fires on Monday.
Read MoreNow that the Mardi Gras beads are mostly cleared from the utility lines and we are firmly in the Lenten season, Louisiana has shifted into a different kind of celebration—one built around backyard boils, spicy steam rising from giant pots, and tables covered in newspaper and crawfish shells.
Read MoreAs American households continue to face high food prices and farming communities contend with low margins, a new report from American Commitment argues that the most effective way to support American farmers and lower food prices is not through expanded subsidies or regulatory mandates, but through continued investment in U.S.-led agricultural innovation.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump said on Saturday he will raise a temporary tariff from 10% to 15% on U.S. imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program.
Read MoreThe next time you pour out a sack of boiled crawfish, bite into a sweet slice of king cake or buy a carton of fresh Louisiana strawberries, think about the work that happens long before those Louisiana staples reach your table.
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $150 million in assistance to American sugar beet and sugar cane farmers in response to temporary market disruptions and increased production and processing costs.
Read MoreCattleCon 2026, the premiere event of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, broke records for attendance in Nashville, with over 9,500 attendees. The event brought together cattle producers from all 50 states and across the globe to talk about national and international challenges and opportunities associated with cattle. Because the Delta does it just a bit differently, Farm Press caught up with state representatives from Arkansas and Louisiana to find out the challenges local cattle producers brought to the attention of national experts and strategists.
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