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Grower Interest And Potential Benefits Are Driving Factors ⋅ BY CARROLL SMITH ⋅ EDITOR The agricultural landscape in Louisiana is diverse. Its farmers produce everything from cotton, soybeans, corn, rice and sugarcane to crawfish, peanuts and other commodities.  In areas of the state...

The Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction is once again accepting nominations for its annual induction ceremony, which will be held March 24, 2022, in Baton Rouge. The nomination form can be obtained online at www.louisianaagriculturehallofdistinction.com or through any parish Louisiana...

A cold front blew through yesterday, chasing off clouds in the overcast sky and replacing them with sunshine and a crispy nip in the air. It was as if the stars had aligned just right on the first day...

Long-time Louisiana Agricultural Consultant Association full member and current executive board secretary Robert “Hank” Jones of RHJ Ag Consulting in Winnsboro, Louisiana, has been named an interim trustee on the National Cotton Council Foundation board. Jones also serves as chairman...

• By Sebe Brown and Tyler Towles • With Louisiana experiencing warm days and adequate moisture, much of the cotton has grown out of the thrips susceptibility stage (one- to four-leaf cotton) and is beginning to put on squares. Square initiation results...

The rain just keeps coming for farmers in Louisiana this spring. Planting for cotton is significantly behind, and the deadline for crop insurance is rapidly approaching. Louisiana State University AgCenter reporter Craig Gautreaux has this report. https://youtu.be/4c5lE8tjBSI

Kellon Lee, a fourth-generation cotton farmer, is advancing sustainability both by implementing conservation practices on his own operation in Louisiana and by promoting grower involvement in sustainability initiatives nationwide. For Lee, the sustainability conversation doesn’t end at the farm gate...

The Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association has moved its in-person meeting to virtual presentations, Feb. 10-11. Many of the former in-person conference presentations were kept intact. For time's sake, some had to be postponed until the in-person conference scheduled for February...

• By Olivia McClure • Daniel Stephenson, a Louisiana State University AgCenter weed scientist, has been named to the Jack Hamilton Chair in Cotton Production, effective Feb. 1. Stephenson has been with the AgCenter since 2008 and is based at the...

The Louisiana Master Farmer Program, a Louisiana State University AgCenter-led initiative that teaches about conservation, recently graduated its 2020 class. Five new Master Farmer certifications as well as 14 recertifications were awarded  recently during a virtual meeting of the Louisiana...

An LSU AgCenter project is examining the benefits and challenges of growing cotton on wider rows that line up with configurations used for other crops, potentially saving farmers money. Cotton rows are typically either 38 or 40 inches wide. But...

• By Bruce Schultz • The LSU AgCenter has named Matt Foster as the statewide specialist for cotton, corn and grain sorghum starting Jan. 19, 2021. He’s ready to go to work. “My first day is already planned out with a grower...

• By Darrell VandeVen • When we started picking cotton in the fall of 2019, my brother, Donnie, and I finally faced the reality that the crop just wasn’t working for us anymore. Our cost of production was too high, and...

In a year that has been described as the “devil’s scourge” by so many if not literally than figuratively, I believe it’s therapeutic to push aside the negative aspects and concentrate on the positives. As I wrapped up this...

Nearly two months after the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry first reported that Louisiana residents received unsolicited packages of seeds originating from China, there is an update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “According to our contacts at the...