Purina Livestock Scholarships Worth $30K Open March 18
Students with hands-on experience raising livestock, poultry, or equine will have an opportunity to earn financial support for college through the Purina Animal Nutrition Scholarship starting March 18, a program established by Land O’Lakes, Inc. to support the next generation of agricultural leaders.
The scholarship program awards up to 10 students each year with $3,000 scholarships to help cover undergraduate education expenses at accredited two-year or four-year colleges, universities, or vocational-technical schools in the United States.
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Stability and Structure for 1890 Land-Grant Universities: Why Funding Continuity Matters
When Congress introduces legislation to prevent funding disruptions at public institutions, it signals that stability may no longer be assumed.
That reality frames ongoing conversations surrounding federal oversight of funding tied to 1890 land-grant universities. While the broader land-grant system is often described as one of American agriculture’s greatest structural achievements, its history has not unfolded evenly across institutions. The 1890 universities, established under the Second Morrill Act to serve Black students in segregated states, were created not as expansions of privilege, but as remedies to exclusion.
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Possible Sale of ULL Lab, Farm Alarms Students and Faculty
After layoffs and budget cuts, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is weighing selling off some of its property to extinguish what remains of a $50 million budget shortfall.
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Rooted in Plaquemines Parish: A Life in Louisiana’s Menhaden Industry
Along Louisiana’s coast, the menhaden industry has quietly powered local economies for generations – providing industrial jobs, rebuilding communities after disasters, and allowing families to stay rooted in rural coastal parishes. The small, silvery fish harvested in the Gulf are processed into high-protein fish meal and nutrient-rich oil used in aquaculture, pet food, agriculture, and other essential products. In Plaquemines Parish, that work supports families, schools, and small businesses.
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US Pushing For Fair And Predictable Agriculture Trade With China
The chief ag negotiator with United States Trade Representative says the administration is working to ensure a fair and balanced relationship with China.
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Surgeon Demonstrates Precision Of Medical Robot By Peeling Boiled Crawfish
Crawfish season has everyone getting their hands dirty, including advanced medical robots.
Dr. Justin Rudd, a General Surgeon at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, wanted to see whether their da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system (dV5) was as precise as they thought.
In true Louisiana fashion, he and his crew put it to the test by using it to peel a crawfish.
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Low Prices Push Arkansas Rice Industry Toward Crisis..30% Planting Cut Expected
Leading agricultural lenders and cooperatives in Arkansas are warning that low crop prices may push farmers to plant roughly thirty percent less rice this year, and that could do permanent damage to the state's rice industry.
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Learn About The Importance Of Louisiana Agriculture At AgMagic
The LSU AgCenter’s annual educational event, AgMagic, is returning to Baton Rouge and the Greater New Orleans area this spring. The interactive program teaches visitors about Louisiana agriculture with hands-on exhibits and activities
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Share Your Input To Help Shape The Future Of Rice Farming
Rice farming is changing. To ensure that growers’ experiences and priorities are understood, researchers from the Louisiana State University (LSU) are talking with farmers across the southern U.S. rice-growing region to ensure grower perspectives guide future support for rice production.
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Opens Grower Enrollment for 2026 Crop Year
New this year, in addition to full program benefits growers can evidence regenerative farming practices through the Field Partner Program, expanding opportunities for those demonstrating responsible production with measurable data.
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Kentwood Cattle Farmer Builds TikTok Following by Keeping It Real
Most TikTok videos look polished once they hit your screen, but Macy Rushing says her setup on the farm is far from fancy.
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A Surge of Seismic Activity
A rash of earthquakes in and near Red River Parish over the past 24 months, with the strongest inland LA earthquake on record occurring this morning.
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Repeat Wildfire Offender Convicted In Allen Parish
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) has announced the conviction of Timothy L. Caudle for causing a wildfire on September 9, 2025, along Cherry Winche Road in Allen Parish.
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Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain Expresses Frustration as Crawfish Industry Faces Labor Shortage Due to Caps on Work Visas
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the state’s crawfish industry is dealing with a significant labor shortage. Strain told state lawmakers that crawfish processing plants do not have enough workers to peel and package crawfish, because the federal government has put a cap on foreign guest workers.
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House Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill Package
The continuing partisan divisions within the House Agriculture Committee flared again as lawmakers worked through a full day of marking up the latest attempt by Congress to pass a farm bill.
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