New flu strain spreading from pigs at county fairs
Livestock exhibits are a popular part of farm country fairs, but they're coming with a warning this year: Don't pet the pigs. And wash your hands well after exhibiting swine.
View Article11 North Louisiana parishes named drought disaster areas
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 11 north Louisiana parishes as disaster areas because of drought.
View ArticleVet: horses need encephalitis vaccination
A Lake Charles veterinarian says he has seen more than a dozen cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in the past three weeks — and the only horses that are still alive are the two that were vaccinated.
View ArticleUSDA: La. Crop Yields Set Records
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Louisiana's harvests this year include record yields for at least five crops — corn, soybeans, cotton, grain sorghum and rice. Sugarcane is still being...
View ArticleTexas Launches New Attack On Feral Hogs
The Texas Department of Agriculture is waging a new attack on the feral hogs that are running roughshod over the state. A new matching grant will help fund programs put together by multiple counties,...
View ArticleNew flu strain spreading from pigs at county fairs
Livestock exhibits are a popular part of farm country fairs, but theyre coming with a warning this year: Dont pet the pigs. And wash your hands well after exhibiting swine. Louisiana Agriculture...
View Article11 North Louisiana parishes named drought disaster areas
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 11 north Louisiana parishes as disaster areas because of drought. He says he was notified Wednesday...
View ArticleVet: horses need encephalitis vaccination
A Lake Charles veterinarian says he has seen more than a dozen cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in the past three weeks — and the only horses that are still alive are the two that were vaccinated....
View ArticleUSDA: La. Crop Yields Set Records
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Louisiana's harvests this year include record yields for at least five crops — corn, soybeans, cotton, grain sorghum and rice. Sugarcane is still being...
View ArticleTexas Launches New Attack On Feral Hogs
The Texas Department of Agriculture is waging a new attack on the feral hogs that are running roughshod over the state. A new matching grant will help fund programs put together by multiple counties,...
View ArticleLouisiana Farmers Apply — Then Wait — For Recovery Grants
Extreme flooding caused major agricultural damage throughout South Louisiana in 2016. Now, struggling farmers are hoping to get help from a $10 million recovery grant approved by Congress this year.
View ArticleTulane Awards $1 Million To Help Reduce Gulf Dead Zone
Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s an area where the oxygen is so low that aquatic mammals can't survive. This year the dead zone was the biggest on record. Tulane University...
View ArticleSoybean Tariff Hits Home For Louisiana Farmers
Soybeans are a $700-million dollar industry in Louisiana. It’s the second largest row crop industry, just behind sugar cane. So when China imposed a tax on imported soybeans, it put a financial strain...
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