(WAFB) - Louisiana State Ag Commissioner Mike Strain said ... That’s not under agriculture, and so it’s not covered under the farm bill,” Strain explained. The drought and wildfires together ...

State leaders said most of them will ... None of his animals were lost during the winter weather event. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain said farmers may take a ...

Millions in USAID money has gone to some of the largest rice mill operations in the state, such as Supreme Rice in Crowley ...

He says sugarcane is crucial to Louisiana agriculture and the blanket of snow was an unusual blessing.

but state officials remain optimistic about recovery efforts. Dr. Mike Strain, Louisiana’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, says the freezing temperatures caused damage to crops like ...

Crawfish is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, so when snow fell in South Louisiana, there was a concern for this year’s season. “I ...

Much of the focus has been on the in-state crop of talent in the 2026 class that LSU is pursuing. The Tigers already have five committed players out of Louisiana and several more the program wants ...

Louisiana’s strawberry farms are rebounding after a historic snowstorm buried crops under several inches of snow and ice. At ...

The ratoon crop east of Houston was already hit hard ... according to Dustin Harrell, Louisiana State University AgCenter rice specialist. However, the northeast region of the state has just ...