Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), funded through the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS).
Read MoreThis Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.
Read MoreSevere weather, high expenses and global uncertainty are hitting farmers from all sides, squeezing them to the breaking point. Fifty-four agriculture groups laid out the challenges facing rural America in a letter to President Trump today.
Read MoreTriticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye and can be used as a food crop, animal feed or cover crop. Researchers with the LSU AgCenter are working on developing a variety that can give farmers the most benefits.
Read MoreA forest fire near Hudson and Sikes in Winn Parish burned thousands of acres on March 18, forcing approximately 250 residents to evacuate before crews fully contained it by 8:30 p.m.
Read MoreLast month’s oil spill from a terminal operated by the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, or LOOP, is threatening the state’s oyster industry. Last month, a cargo transfer hose at the terminal located 18 miles offshore in Terrebonne Bay sprang a leak, spewing more than 31,000 gallons of Venezuelan crude into the bay. Mitch Jurisich, the chairman of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force, says the oil has now made contact with the coast, which can spell disaster.
Read MoreIn the heart of Cajun country, Allen Mclain farms about 3,000 acres of rice together with his wife, father, and two younger brothers. Much of their crop, all south of LA-14, is under threat. Saltwater from the Gulf is slowly, and some days quickly, making its way up through marshes, bayous, and over levees.
Read MoreA historic labor strike at one of the country’s largest beef processing plants is sending early warning signs throughout the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Both producers and consumers may feel the impact.
Read MoreAn explosive upturn in energy prices — with crude oil recently reaching $119 per barrel (from the mid- $50s a month ago) and a strong influx of speculative money into the commodity complex — is providing underlying support for numerous contracts. Among these are corn, soybeans, and wheat.
Read MoreState health officials have closed multiple oyster harvesting areas in coastal Louisiana as concerns grow over the impact of an oil spill near Port Fourchon.
Read MoreMayors from Minnesota to Louisiana traveled to Washington earlier this month with a bipartisan message that protecting the Mississippi River is not just an environmental issue, it is a matter of national security.
Read MoreAt last year’s National Farm Machinery Show in Kentucky, XAG’s E150 spray drone caught farmers’ eyes.
With its 154-pound payload capacity and 18.5-gallon liquid tank, the 2024 Chinese-made E150’s advanced radar system and rapidly charging battery represented cutting-edge ag spray drone technology. However, XAG’s presence at trade shows this year was clouded by regulatory uncertainty.
Read MoreLouisiana is known for its culture, and that includes sports, food, the outdoors, and so much more. Knowing that, one of the recent trends at wedding receptions has been to have a themed cake for the Groom on his big night, and one local bakery seems to have perfected some of the desired Louisiana themes.
Read MoreIs this real? In two of the past three weeks, cotton commitments have established record high marketing year weekly export sales. Additionally, the weekly On-Call report first favored stable prices, and now, three weeks later, reflects a definite, albeit modest increase in prices.
Read MoreBrazil is projected to produce a record 6.5 billion bushels of soybeans in the 2025-2026 crop season. However, despite the big crop, farm margins are predicted to decline to their lowest level in nearly two decades.
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