Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is calling on Congress to increase the borrowing authority of a key federal funding mechanism used to support farmers during economic stress. Rollins said the current $30 billion limit for the Commodity Credit Corporation may be insufficient to address rising production costs, market volatility and potential disaster relief needs.
Read MoreWith the quarterly Grain Stocks, annual Prospective Plantings, and April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports now in the rearview mirror, market attention has shifted toward weather and outside macro events. Most notably, the energy and fertilizer markets — driven by ongoing concerns over the war in Iran — remain major question marks for corn.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is calling on the federal government to investigate what it describes as unfair foreign trade practices impacting the U.S. crawfish industry.
Read MoreThe amazing thing about a crawfish boil is that there are so many different ways to make it delicious.
A traditional boil typically includes fat, juicy crawfish, boil seasoning, a bundle of aromatics like onion, garlic, bay leaves and citrus, and hearty additions to round out the meal — your potatoes, corn and sausage.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter Macon Ridge Research station holds land in Winnsboro with 7,000 plots to grow crops and do research studies on different strands.
Each year they hold a wheat, oat, and cover crop field day to showcase the studies they are doing, which all aim to serve farmers across Louisiana.
Read MoreAg committee lawmakers returned to Washington after the Easter recess with continued optimism that passage of a new, five-year farm bill is on the horizon.
Read MoreThe last place you might expect to find a cooked crawfish is atop a mound of ice cream, but that is exactly what an ice cream shop in Houston, Texas, serves during peak crawfish season in the spring.
Read MoreLivestock producers are invited to attend the Pasture Monitoring and Management: Tools and Techniques for Healthier Pastures Field Day hosted by the LSU AgCenter in partnership with USDA NRCS. This hands-on field day will focus on practical tools producers can use to evaluate pasture health, improve management decisions, and increase grazing efficiency.
Read MoreCrowds filled the streets of Ponchatoula over the weekend for the annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, one of Louisiana’s largest spring events.
Read MoreFertilizer and fuel prices are rising due to the recent war in Iran.
LSU Ag Center Soil Fertility Specialist Dr. Leo Vieira says this has created challenges for farmers especially for those planting corn.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing over $2.5 million in payments through the On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program (OFSCLP) to producers who suffered losses of eligible harvested commodities stored in on-farm structures in 2023 and/or 2024 due to a qualifying natural disaster event.
Read MoreThis report contains the latest supply and use estiamtes for the corn, soybean, rice, and cotton markets.
Read MoreThe Trump administration appears ready to take on one of the world’s largest fertilizer manufacturers.
Read MoreThere’s hope on the horizon! It starts this weekend, and it’s possible that we could see a decent rain late next week into next weekend. I don’t like to get too specific, or excited about stuff that 8-10 days out, but it’s better to see solid hints for rain than nothing at all.
Read MoreOn April 7, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) livestock brand inspectors arrested 21-year-old Kivon L. Hollins. Hollins was arrested on a warrant charging him with two counts of theft of livestock in Pointe Coupee Parish. His bond was set at $50,000. At the time of his booking in Pointe Coupee Parish, a hold was placed on Hollins for an additional warrant regarding further allegations of transactions of stolen livestock in St Landry Parish.
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