The Southern University College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) Fashion Merchandising, Design and Textiles Program will hold its 2024 Quilt Design Summer Camp from June 17 – June 28, 2024.  The camp will operate from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Monday – Friday) for students aged 14 – 17 years old in Pinkie Thrift Hall on the campus of Southern University. READ MORE ..read more

By Sarah Walton The Reveille Saturday marked the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s 14th anniversary. The environmental disaster plagued the Gulf Coast for months when it began. Its consequences are still felt today.  The destruction of Louisiana’s coastal ecosystems is one of the most prominent effects of the disaster. The spill killed countless plants, weakening the strength of the coastline and accelerating Louisiana’s coastal erosion.  READ MORE ..read more

By Xi Zhang, Jeong, Changyoon LSU AgCenter The southern United States, which includes Louisiana, is one of the nation’s leading commodity crop planting regions due to its intensive crop production systems. Soil is a complex and dynamic living system that is critical to agricultural ecosystem functions and crop productivity. READ MORE ..read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the 2024 crop loan rate differentials for upland and extra-long staple cotton.  The differentials, also referred to as loan rate premiums and discounts, were calculated based on market valuations of various cotton quality factors for the prior three years. This calculation procedure is identical to that used in past years. READ MORE ..read more

By Chris Bennett Ag Web Hogzilla or Jaws? More humans are killed annually by wild pigs than by sharks, a startling new study reveals. By slice, puncture, hook, and gouge, the global number of fatalities from wild pig attacks is rising by the decade. READ MORE ..read more

By Krissa Welshans, Feedstuffs After collaborating with veterinarians, allied organizations, state and federal agencies, diagnostic laboratories and animal health officials on the 2024 emerging disease event affecting dairy cattle, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) will reference the newly emerging cattle disease that has stemmed from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as Bovine Influenza A Virus, READ MORE ..read more

By Tyne Morgan Ag Web The lingering effects of El Niño are still being felt in the U.S. The deluge of rains that fell across the mid-south, southeast and eastern U.S. are a reminder of that. However, one agricultural meteorologist says as El Niño fades, La Niña is already knocking at the door, and it could bring dryness to the southern U.S. The biggest question is now timing.  READ MORE ..read more

By Amanda McElfresh The Advocate Within a few hours of severe storms passing through the state in early April, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation members and volunteers were on the phone with each other, assessing damage and determining the next steps to protect the future of their crops and livestock. “By mid-morning, we had talked to at least six people in different areas of the state. We knew we had farmers with barns that were damaged by the wind and fields that were flooded. We were immediately figuring out what people needed,” said Robert Duncan, chair of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federati ..read more

Baton Rouge & Opelousas Stockyards SALE DATE: Average Report For April 15-16, 2024 Cattle Per Pound COWS UTILITY: 1.22-1.42 CANNERS: .90-1.18 FAT COWS: 1.10-1.25 THIN COWS: .45-1.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1.15-1.64 PAIRS: $750.00-$2,100.00 BREDS: $500.00-$2,000.00 STEERS 200-300 LBS: 2.25-4.20 STEERS 300-400 LBS: 2.18-3.50 STEERS 400-500 LBS: 2.05-2.98 STEERS 500-600 LBS: 1.70-2.85 STEERS 600-700 LBS: 1.44-2.67 HEIFER 200-300 LBS: 2.20-3.50 HEIFER 300-400 LBS: 1.80-3.02 HEIFER 400-500 LBS: 1.60-2.75 HEIFER 500-600 LBS: 1.50-2.45 HEIFER 600-700 LBS: 1.50-2.21 Horses Per Head HORSES: $160.00-$2,80 ..read more

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