The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Troy Romero of Sports Turf Specialists in Lacassine, Louisiana. Troy discusses issues he faces with his turf business, how those issues are related to farming, and his current campaign for State Representative.
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The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain. Dr. Strain discusses the takeover of Lakeland Cotton & Grain in Winnsboro by the LDAF this week.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Andy Brown, National Affairs Coordinator for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. Andy discusses the US Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA, and why it is important for Congress to pass it as soon as possible.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Dave Foster, CEO of Cattle Producers of Louisiana. Dave discusses the recent drop in the cattle market and how we're seeing the lowest cattle prices in Louisiana in many years.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information and a visit with Buck Vandersteen of the Louisiana Forestry Association. Buck discusses the recent LFA annual convention and issues affecting the Louisiana forestry industry.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Taylor Frey, state coordinator of the Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. Taylor discusses a new documentary recently released by the LGLCI and an upcoming bus trip they have planned for Louisiana livestock producers.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Greg Fox of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Marketing Association. Greg will take a look at the news affecting this week's grain markets.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Christen Wall of C&M Gator Farm in Livingston Parish. Christen talks about the process of farming alligators and the contribution they make to preserving the wild alligator population in Louisiana.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham. Dr. Abraham discusses his agricultural background and his current campaign to become governor of Louisiana.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Louisiana farmer and Horizon Ag Field Representative Michael Fruge. Michael says this is definitely a below-average year for Louisiana rice farmers, but it's hard to determine exactly why.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Pointe Coupee Parish farmer George LaCour. George discusses corn and soybean harvest, sugarcane planting, the massive drop in cotton prices, and his work with the National Cotton Council.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. Governor Edwards discusses his experience growing up on a Tangipahoa dairy farm, his work with agriculture during his first term and what Louisiana farmers and ranchers can expect from him in a second term.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news headlines, market information, and a visit with LSU AgCenter Agent R.L. Frazier. R.L. discusses harvest conditions in Madison and East Carroll Parishes and talks about his experiences helping farmers there grow peanuts for the first time.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Dr. Kenneth Gravois. Ken discusses the new sugarcane research beginning at the Dean Lee Research Station near Alexandria, making it the northernmost sugarcane planting in the world.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Iberia Parish sugarcane and soybean farmer Ricky Gonsoulin. Ricky is currently running for State Representative. He discusses the challenges he's faced with the 2019 sugarcane crop and why he decided to throw his hat in the ring for the Louisiana House of Representatives.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Greg Fox, grain marketing specialist for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Marketing Association. Greg will give us his insight on all the happenings in the grain markets this week.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Kane Webb of USA Rice. Kane gives us his take on the 2019 rice harvest...Is there a silver lining?
The latest Louisiana ag news and market information, plus a visit with Ron Smith, Content Director for the Delta Farm Press. Ron discusses the Farm Press "High Cotton" award and how Louisiana cotton producers can participate.
The latest ag news and market information, plus a visit with Rayburn Smith of Superior Livestock and the Red River Livestock Auction in Coushatta. Rayburn discusses the recent volatility in the cattle market caused by the fire at the Tyson packing plant in Kansas.
The latest national and Louisiana ag news and market information, plus a visit with Richland Parish farmer Dustin Morris. Dustin gives us a corn harvest update and a look at the condition of his soybean and cotton crops.
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On Episode #36 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we will dig deep into the class-action lawsuit that all Louisiana rice producers are now a part of. We’ll visit with Acadia Parish rice grower Jackie Loewer about the history of the suit and how we got to this point. Cotton prices have taken a nosedive over the last few months, so Don Molino will visit with LSU AgCenter Ag Economist Dr. Michael Deliberto about the factors that have weighed so heavily on the cotton market. Rice harvest...
Leslie Young is a farm wife from Franklin Parish. She tells us about growing up as a city girl and meeting her now farm husband while in college at Louisiana Tech. Starting off in the journalism industry, Leslie loves the life she lives in Small Town Louisiana, surrounded by agriculture. She tells us how she takes pride in having raised her children on a farm, and now getting to share that with her grandchildren.
Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana, and we have full coverage of Barry’s effects on Louisiana agriculture on Episode #35 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. In news headlines, we’ll hear from Louisiana farmers who were affected by Barry’s wind and floodwaters. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain gives us his assessment of Barry’s damage on Grassroots Government. We’ll go In the Field to Iberia Parish to check in with sugarcane farmer Ricky Gonsul...
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Episode #34 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast is loaded and ready to go! Louisiana crop conditions are looking very good, despite all of the weather challenges here in 2019. We’ll hear from LSU AgCenter Rice Specialist Dustin Harrel about the condition of the Louisiana rice crop. At the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention a couple of weeks ago we caught up with Louisiana’s own Craig Brown, who is currently the Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Council. Craig bro...
This is a special edition of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, coming to you from the 97th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans. Episode #33 is packed with news from the convention, including the address of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the keynote speaker at the convention’s General Session. We also have an interview with Reynold Minsky, President of the 5th Louisiana Levee District. Reynold brings us up to date on what’s happening along the ...
To read the article written about Phillip and Carey, click here . To watch the story on This Week In Louisiana Agriculture about the Tomlinsons, check out this video . For more about This Week In Louisiana Agriculture, visit our website . In this episode, we discuss the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. To learn more about the YF&R program, check out their Facebook page or website . To see who won each of the YF&R awards, visit the LFBF Convention website ....
To read the article written about Robert & Rachel, click here . To watch the story on This Week In Louisiana Agriculture about the Duncans, check out this video . For more about This Week In Louisiana Agriculture, visit out website . In this episode, we discuss the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. To learn more about the YF&R program, check out their Facebook page or website . To see who won each of the YF&R awards, visit the LFBF Convention website ....
