As sugarcane planting nears completion across south Louisiana and growers prepare for the start of harvest season, farmers are facing an additional challenge in their fields in the pasture mealybug.
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Sugarcane farmers across Acadiana are wrapping up this year’s planting season, but a dry spell, high fuel prices, and pest problems in the fields have some growers bracing for a smaller harvest than last year.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement regarding small refinery exemptions, which impact biofuel demand by exempting refineries from blending renewable fuel as required under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
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Broadband construction in Louisiana is advancing and moving quickly, with construction for nearly 15,000 broadband serviceable locations projected to be complete by the end of the first quarter of 2027 across 23 parishes.
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In accordance with the emergency provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:962, and under the authority of R.S. 3:4608 and 4680, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry declares an emergency to exist and adopts by emergency process the attached regulations for the suspension of rules governing the sale of gasoline with ethanol blending limits and reid vapor pressure (RVP).
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Rice imports are on the rise and U.S. stakeholders are leery about the potential consequences to national markets. Leaders from Riceland Foods and Producers Rice Mill met with U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, recently to discuss growing concerns over rising rice imports, international trade policy, and federal actions needed to protect the competitiveness of U.S. rice farmers.
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As markets and growing conditions continue to disappoint producers across the country, turning profit on the farm remains a challenge. A closer look at the numbers suggests planting decisions play a role in farmers' ability to break even.
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Tropical Storm Edouard will make landfall near the Texas Louisiana border later this afternoon. This system is going to be fairly compact, so I don’t expect far reaching impacts across Louisiana, but there will likely be some coastal flooding, heavy rain, and gusty wind over southwest Louisiana.
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Tropical Depression Five formed over the northern Gulf Monday afternoon and is expected to strengthen before reaching the southwest Louisiana or Upper Texas coast Tuesday.
The National Hurricane Center designated the system Tropical Depression Five in its 1 p.m. Monday advisory.
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Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Ranchers First Initiative, a sweeping package of actions to continue rebuilding the Great American Beef Herd and put America’s ranchers back at the center of our nation’s food supply. Building on USDA’s October 2025 Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry, the Trump Administration is delivering again.
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For farmers staring down another planting season of fertilizer prices, supply uncertainty and geopolitical risk, a groundbreaking ceremony along the Mississippi River in Louisiana may offer a glimpse of a very different future.
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From information to action, the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s (SUAREC) Growing Rural Opportunities through Workforce and Business Development, Louisiana (GROW LA) initiative made a measurable impact during its Opelousas pilot, connecting 27 farmers, producers, and small business owners with practical guidance, trusted resources, and hands-on technical assistance. GROW LA is designed to help Louisiana farmers, producers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners access the information, programs, technical assistance, and relationships needed to strengthen and grow their operations.
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The beef production cycle is a long-term process that takes several years to complete.
Cattle farmers' daily decisions affect the beef supply and prices for years to come.
America's beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since the 1970s, reflecting the years of depressed prices, high input costs and persistent drought conditions ranchers have faced.
There are concerns over SpaceX’s $100 billion rocket launching facility and what it will mean for hunters and fishermen in Vermilion Parish. In an interview with Talk 107-3, Governor Landry expects Louisiana Starbase will enhance Sportsmen’s Paradise as SpaceX has committed to building up the marshes that are home to a lot of wildlife.
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Ruston, Louisiana built its identity around Louisiana Tech University and a peach farming tradition dating back generations, with the surrounding Lincoln Parish countryside still home to working peach orchards that supply the annual Louisiana Peach Festival, a June event drawing visitors from across the state for a celebration built entirely around a crop most people don’t associate with Louisiana agriculture at all.
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