Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall responded to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that one case of New World Screwworm has been detected in a calf in South Texas.
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched the Small Processors Action Plan (PDF, 2.3 MB), a new set of actions to better support small and very small meat and poultry processing plants, improve customer service, and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining strong food safety protections for consumers.
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El Niño is expected to develop during this year’s hurricane season, and while El Niño years typically produce fewer storms across the Atlantic and generally lower the risk for Louisiana, it does not eliminate the threat of tropical weather.
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Farmers could see reduced grain hauling costs and fewer transportation bottlenecks under a proposal moving through Congress that would permit heavier six-axle semitrailers on interstate highways. The measure is designed to improve freight efficiency for agricultural shippers who routinely face rising input costs, limited truck availability during peak harvest periods, and continued pressure on rural logistics networks that move large volumes of grain to market.
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The hardest thing to grow on an American farm right now isn’t corn or soybeans — it’s a profit margin. Between competition from Brazil, Argentina and other countries and the unpredictable nature of trade deals, many U.S. growers are finding survival, much less profitability, an uphill climb in 2026.
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President Donald Trump has announced tariff reductions on certain agricultural and industrial equipment, a move that could help ease some cost pressures facing farmers and machinery dealers.
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LSU student Keana Howard, who will begin as a master’s student at the College of Agriculture this fall, was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship on May 1. The award is given to undergraduate or graduate university students that demonstrate notable achievements in their research and complete a comprehensive application process.
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The Feliciana Forestry Association, one of the oldest forestry associations in Louisiana, has been connecting landowners across the Felicianas since 1994.
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President Donald Trump on Monday adjusted tariffs on some steel, aluminum and copper imports, lowering some tariffs on farming equipment and extending the lower rate to other equipment.
In an executive order, Trump lowered tariffs on agricultural equipment, including combines and harvesters, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, to 15% from 25%.
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Louisiana will soon see tougher regulations on imported seafood with the passage of a slew of laws designed to support the state’s shrimpers, whose industry has struggled for decades to compete with cheap foreign imports.
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A provision in the House-passed farm bill is drawing criticism from farmers and renewable energy advocates who say it could limit opportunities for solar development on productive agricultural land.
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The June 1, 2026 USDA NASS national crop progress database shows that while Louisiana's corn and cotton crops are steadily progressing, they have experienced different impacts from recent weather.
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The cotton market trudged through the week, looking for even a sliver of the bullish momentum it had enjoyed the prior two-plus months. Yet it finds itself stuck in the high 70s and unable to break above the 80-cent barrier, which has now become a rather stiff price resistance level. The only fundamental of consequence at work in the market is Mother Nature.
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China is increasing agricultural support for Cuba through rice aid and technical projects, adding a food-security tie in the region. Retired USDA economist Fred Gale reports Chinese rice shipments to Cuba rose sharply during the first four months of 2026
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Bloomberg's Josh Sisco reported that "the Federal Trade Commission recently launched an antitrust investigation into the rising costs of fertilizer in the US, the agency's head said at an event in Texas on Thursday."
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