A Louisiana Landowner Bought 300 Acres to Raise Cattle, but Repeated Floods Changed his Plans; he is Now Restoring Wetlands and Planting 183 Acres of Forest to Connect Wildlife Habitats
A Louisiana Landowner Bought 300 Acres to Raise Cattle, but Repeated Floods Changed his Plans; he is Now Restoring Wetlands and Planting 183 Acres of Forest to Connect Wildlife Habitats

A Louisiana landowner planned to raise cattle and grow soybeans on his property. However, repeated flooding from the Boeuf River made farming difficult. Michael Liles, who runs the land-development business 5L Land Development, turned to wetland restoration with help from the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The project covers more than 300 acres in Franklin Parish. It includes restoring water movement across 9.2 acres and establishing 183 acres of bottomland hardwood forest in February 2026. The restored land connects existing wildlife corridors and is intended to benefit species such as the Louisiana black bear and the endangered northern long-eared bat.

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Allie Shipley
From Farm Gate to World Stage: How Ports and Freight Keep Agriculture Moving
From Farm Gate to World Stage: How Ports and Freight Keep Agriculture Moving

What happens to a crop after it leaves the farm can be just as important as what happens while it is growing.

Avery Davidson sits down at the Port of New Orleans with U.S. Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary Michael Rutherford, Port NOLA Chief Commercial Officer Kristi App and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain to follow agriculture from the farm gate to the global marketplace.

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Louisiana Farm BureauAllie Shipley
Celebrating the Sweetest Farmers in America
Celebrating the Sweetest Farmers in America

This National Farmer’s Day, we celebrate all the sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers who work tirelessly to produce America’s sugar.

October marks not only spooky season, but it’s also harvest season for both sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers. While families across the country prepare for a Halloween filled with sweet treats, our family farmers are hard at work producing the key ingredient that makes it all possible.

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SugarcaneAllie Shipley