Senate lawmakers are beginning work on the next phase of the 2026 farm bill after the House approved its version last week, setting up negotiations over commodity programs, conservation funding and livestock regulations.
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The U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional 2026 recreation fee-free day on June 6 in celebration of National Trails Day, providing no cost use of all standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands.
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Global rice production is set to decline for the first time in a decade, tightening supplies of one of the world’s major food staples.
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This week, Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging a Section 301 investigation into unfair practices harming the American seafood industry.
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The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the USDA recently released 2025 county yield estimates for corn, soybeans, and winter wheat. County yields tended to exceed the national average in the main Corn Belt region of the Midwest, while yields tended to be below the average in other areas. The number of individual U.S. counties with yield estimates reported has continued to decline.
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Farmers are starting to harvest from the spring crops and getting ready for the summer season.
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The fertilizer and fuel price spikes squeezing U.S. agriculture are not a regional story. They are reshaping farm balance sheets from the Mid-South to the Midwest, and an LSU agricultural economist says the relief producers are hoping for is unlikely to come fast.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall urged House lawmakers this week to pass legislation to allow year-round sales of fuels blended with 15% ethanol, known as E15. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, as reported from the Rules Committee.
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When Leah Carter visits rural towns across Louisiana in her role as the LSU AgCenter’s community and economic development specialist, she makes it a point to ask residents what issues they believe are holding their communities back.
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Federal agriculture research and crop policy remain major issues as lawmakers continue discussions surrounding the 2026 farm bill and USDA priorities.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on Bureau of Land Management actions to update grazing regulations and rescind the misguided Conservation and Landscape Health Rule.
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Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Carter (D-LA) penned a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging a Section 301 investigation into unfair practices affecting trade in seafood products.
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Louisiana congressmen are leading an effort to investigate foreign seafood importers engaging in harmful trade practices.
Reps. Clay Higgins, R-La., and Troy Carter, D-La., sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging a Section 301 investigation into unfair practices affecting trade in seafood products.
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Rice fields do more than feed people—they help fuel one of nature's greatest journeys. Along major migratory flyways, flooded fields act as surrogate wetlands, offering critical resting and feeding grounds for shorebirds and waterfowl. In Louisiana, rice farmer Joseph Arcaneaux manages his fields in ways that benefit birds without disrupting his operation.
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The 2026 Louisiana black bear hunting season will take place from December 5th to the 20th; and this year, bear hunting will be allowed in all seven of the state’s black bear management areas. LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks says 42 tags will be tentatively issued for the hunt.
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