The highly anticipated Farm Bill continues its slow climb through Congress, offering hope to farmers facing mounting financial pressure, but many key details remain unresolved.
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A coalition of Louisianans who have harvested shellfish for generations says global investment bankers are responsible for the environmental damage caused by the liquefied natural-gas industry. They says LNG development over the past two decades has all but destroyed their ability to make a living in Southwest Louisiana.
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The USDA has designated 107 counties and parishes across seven states as Natural Disaster Areas, including the ArkLaMiss.
The seven states included in the declaration are Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
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The House is set to vote this week on legislation that would expand two financial support programs for farm and nonindustrial forest land owners impacted by natural disasters.
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Since 2006, children and adults wanting to learn more about crawfishing have visited Tallgrass Farm for a tour with Burt Tietje, a third-generation farmer on the land his grandfather homesteaded in 1890. Being a crawfish farmer wasn’t always in Tietje’s plan, but now he says he wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Louisiana agriculture has lost a giant.
Willie F. Cooper, a dedicated public servant whose career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture spanned more than half a century, has passed away, leaving behind a legacy that shaped generations of farmers and agricultural policy across the state.
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St. Tammany Parish firefighters are responding to a forest fire Saturday afternoon that has burned through 150 acres, St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 7 said in a Facebook post.
The fire is located in the woods near Dummyline Road and is moving toward Chris Kennedy Road. Officials are asking people to avoid the area while they contain the blaze.
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The new Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program from Rural Minds helps farmers recognize the warning signs of a mental health crisis, start conversations, and build resilience. Carol Anderson is the program director for Rural Minds.
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In an exclusive interview Thursday afternoon, AGDAILY spoke to Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce about key tax breaks for farmers resulting from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed last July.
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Louisiana lawmakers are advancing another package of bills aimed at giving state regulators more teeth against imported seafood and steering more public dollars toward local catch.
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The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the war with Iran.
I study how institutions affect businesses and supply chains, and I expect food prices to rise next, with high prices lasting even after whatever point hostilities end.
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A farm is a place where family comes first for those with two legs and those with four.
Miles Sinagra has been farming since he was a kid. Sinagra Family Dairy, in Amite, is his home, and he has lots of experience out in the fields.
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I wish I had good news. Unfortunately, I have more of the same for most of Louisiana. It does look like northwest Louisiana at least has some chance for some rainfall as we get into early next week. Elsewhere, it’ll be isolated showers, and many of us not seeing any rain for the next week.
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With a record corn crop on hand, the search for new demand isn’t slowing down. And one of the most unexpected opportunities might be hanging in your closet with athleisure clothing.
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It’s time, once again, for the 54th annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.
Kicking off Friday, April 10, and running through Sunday, April 12, the “largest free harvest festival” in Louisiana is set to celebrate the hard work of the strawberry farmers.
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