The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for April 2026, which are effective April 1, 2026. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
Read MoreBrazil’s 2025-26 soybean crop is projected to reach a record 6.6 billion bushels, according to USDA. But can the world’s largest soybean producer efficiently export that crop?
Read MoreFarmers across the U.S. — whether they use cover crops, formerly used them, or have never planted covers — are invited to share their insights on cover crops in an online survey currently being conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), the USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program, and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). This is the eighth survey in the research series, which began in 2012.
Read MoreCotton’s month-long rally continues to give. The trend calls for higher prices as the world market feels pressure from the potential for adequate supplies for the 2026-27 marketing year.
Read MoreFarmer Jack Dailey says that the drought over the last few days has not impacted his crops yet, but if it continues much longer it could create challenges.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Legislative Rural Caucus has appointed State Senator William “Bill” Wheat, Jr. (R-Ponchatoula) to the Executive Committee for 2026-27.
Read MoreOn Friday, President Donald Trump hosted hundreds of farmers for the Great American Agricultural Celebration, which has been dubbed “the single largest gathering of American farmers the White House has ever seen." The event hosted farmers and ranchers from across the country, including rice farmers from Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Missouri, who witnessed the unveiling of several farm policy developments.
Read MoreU.S. farmers are expected to plant fewer corn acres this spring and shift more land to soybeans as rising input costs continue to pressure farm budgets, analysts say. Higher fertilizer and diesel prices, driven in part by global geopolitical tensions, have made corn more expensive to produce than soybeans, which require less nitrogen.
Read MoreUSDA Tuesday released its 2026 Spring Prospective Plantings Report.
Read MoreLouisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is now accepting applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, funded through the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service.
Read MoreU.S. farmer competitiveness in the global marketplace, the cost-price squeeze of inputs and commodity prices, and market consolidation and corporate power, were top of mind concerns for most individuals responding to a recent survey conducted by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association of attendees to the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.
Read MoreRural America is in crisis. What is at stake goes well beyond the future of American farms; it’s blue-collar manufacturing jobs, small businesses on Main Street, and the homegrown, made-in-America food on our grocery shelves and kitchen tables.
Read MoreAt the edge of a sand arena, two Catahoula leopard dogs hang suspended in mid-air, legs cartoonishly churning as they’re held by two squatting men. It's a hot and dusty Saturday afternoon at the Winnfield Fairgrounds in the third week of March. Bees, barefooted children, and “hog dog” trainers from as far as France and Australia swarm the surrounding wooden bleachers.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Crawfish Festival is back in St. Bernard Parish this weekend, drawing crowds with its mix of food, live entertainment, and family-friendly attractions.
Read MoreRobert Little and Jamie Edwards farm on opposite sides of the Corn Belt, but they have at least two things in common. Both have participated regularly in the National Corn Growers Contest. More importantly. both articulate key strategies that allow them to grow corn successfully.
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