Egg prices have dropped sharply from last year’s record highs as national laying flocks continue to recover from widespread losses tied to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
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State lawmakers have advanced a variety of new proposals to continue Louisiana’s crackdown on the mislabeling and misrepresentation of imported seafood.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s call on Congress to pass a farm bill and to provide market relief for America’s farmers and ranchers.
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The U.S. EPA has granted a Section 18 Quarantine Exemption allowing the use of Courier insecticide (buprofezin) from April 15, 2026 through March 19, 2029 to control rice delphacid (insecticide label below). Courier is registered at 9.0–13.6 fl oz/acre with up to two applications allow per year. Several studies have demonstrated effective control of delphacid nymphs with Courier applied at 13.6 fl oz/acre.
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First South Farm Credit announced today that it will distribute $23.2 million in patronage refund checks to its member/borrowers in April. A patronage refund is a payment from a cooperative to a member/borrower based on its earnings and financial performance in proportion to the borrower’s use of the cooperative.
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Louisiana has received no rain in the last 7 days. I mean, it's possible there was a trace here or there, but as I look at the data over the last 7 days, I'm not seeing anything more than a couple drops. It looks like we have more dry time on the way, along with low relative humidity this weekend. That means high fire danger, especially on Saturday, and worsening drought conditions as we start to heat up.
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The LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station’s latest newsletter highlights current research, industry trends, and upcoming events in rice production. It covers topics like grain quality and market alignment, extension’s role in a changing industry, weed and perennial grass management, and nitrogen use, along with recognizing achievements such as a new “Champion of Rice Research” award. The edition also features graduate research, staff and employee highlights, and updates on station activities.
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Applications are now open for the Southern University College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) Beginning Agricultural Youth Opportunities Unlimited (BAYOU) Summer Program.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially deregulated a new genetically engineered corn trait designed to combat one of corn growers’ most persistent pests: corn rootworm.
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The agricultural community is widely praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow sales of the higher-ethanol E15 gas blend during the summer. The decision comes as consumer fuel prices have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will announce actions to help U.S. farmers on Friday, as the White House prepares to host hundreds of farmers, ranchers and executives for an event highlighting the agricultural sector.
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Spring is peak season in Louisiana for crawfish, the hard-shelled star of outdoor parties. But a shortage of foreign workers is dampening the mood.
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For the Holley Family, farming is more than a job. It is a family legacy that runs more than a century deep. Charles Holley of Produce Ridge has a deep connection to his land. He grew up on the farm and learned to cultivate the land from his parents.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall called for EPA’s summer waiver to allow sales of fuels blended with 15% ethanol, or E15, to be made permanent amidst growing urgency and calls for the passage of legislation.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2025, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026
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