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Could Louisiana farmers’ crops be affected by historic snowstorm?
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 ...
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Louisiana Corn Sees Record Corn Yields As Harvest Nears the End
In Louisiana, a state not known for corn production, yields are 27 bushels per acre higher. For producer Kyle Lemione, the 2017 corn crop could be the best he’s ever had. Favorable conditions ...
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Clay Higgins, Julia Letlow ask President Trump for tariffs to protect this Louisiana crop
Two Louisiana Republican members of Congress have asked President Trump to levy stiff tariffs on imported rice to protect one of the state's most important crops. U.S. Reps. Clay Higgins of ...
Louisiana commercial poultry untouched by bird flu, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says
The virus is in the state, killing wild bird populations. The key, experts say, may be Louisiana cattle. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending $1 billion in a five-pronged approach to ...
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Harvey Takes Big Bite at Ratoon Rice in Texas, Louisiana
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 ...