Tensions in the Middle East disrupting global energy markets are driving up fertilizer prices, creating new pressures for Louisiana farmers while boosting export demand through the state's ports.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing $52 million to help state and tribal governments encourage private landowners to allow public access to their land for hunting, fishing and other wildlife-dependent recreation through the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications through June 8, 2026 on Grants.gov for this program that benefits landowners and the public.
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Congressional leaders are preparing for renewed debate over the next Farm Bill. Producer organizations are pressing lawmakers to strengthen the farm safety net as growers face weak crop prices, elevated borrowing costs and uncertainty over export demand.
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Cotton prices (Dec futures), range-bound between 66-67 and 70 cents for a long time, have broken that barrier and now stand at over 80 cents. Price has improved roughly 12 ½ cents (or 18%) over the past seven to eight weeks or so.
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nformation overload is almost as high as price hikes in crude oil, diesel and fertilizer following conflict in the Middle East that has constricted the Strait of Hormuz, a faraway place farmers likely didn’t realize held agricultural profitability in a chokehold.
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The president of the National Corn Growers Association is criticizing several major energy companies for opposing legislation that would allow year-round sales of E15 fuel, a gasoline blend containing 15 percent ethanol.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for losses due to natural disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024.
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Wilder Blue Ranch in Louisiana brings rare Clydesdale horses to the South, offering visitors a unique farm experience and hands-on ag education.
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Davis Timber Company, Inc. announced it will invest $1.9 million to expand its Beauregard Parish operations with new production capabilities that will enhance efficiency and strengthen Louisiana’s timber industry.
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Today, ahead of oral arguments in Monsanto v. Durnell, members of the Modern Ag Alliance and several farmers said a potential Supreme Court decision could have wide-ranging effects on U.S. agriculture, particularly access to widely used crop protection tools like glyphosate.
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Southern University grows wine grapes in Baton Rouge heat, humidity to launch wine label
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Scattered strong-to-severe storms will return to the northern half of the state on Wednesday with a "SLIGHT Risk" for severe storms.
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The American Farm Bureau Federation says billions in federal aid are reaching farmers through the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, but warns financial pressures in agriculture are far from over.
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Last year, as part of Brooke Rollins’ initiative to Make Agriculture Great Again, the U.S. secretary of agriculture lauded the sentiment that farm security is a matter of national security. It builds upon an idea that has been around for decades, first presented at the 1974 World Food conference.
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A devastating parasite that burrows into the flesh of its hosts is inching dangerously close to the United States, the Texas Department of Agriculture warns. The New World screwworm has been found just 62 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border in Nuevo León.
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