The soaring price of eggs is a ripple effect of an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, which ...

Two Plainview men were arrested in the theft of items from a Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry location, ...

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

Louisiana is expected to suffer about $100 million in crop loss from Hurricane Isaac, said LSU AgCenter Agricultural Economist Kurt Guidry. The state’s loss is minimal compared to previous storms and ...

While the true extent of damage won't be known for a few weeks, promising signs point to a healthy sugar cane harvest season.

Dr. Mike Strain, Louisiana’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, says the freezing temperatures caused damage to crops like strawberries and winter pastures, but snow cover helped protect ...

The Zachary High School Agriculture Department was recently awarded the $10,000 “Apprenticeship Project for Growing New ...

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.

None of his animals were lost during the winter weather event. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain said farmers may take a small hit on their bottom line because of the ...

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), designed to strengthen the market presence of ...