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In Morehouse Parish, the Black Farmers and Landowners Association recently hosted a field day, showing off the latest in ag technology and educating farmers from three states. As TWILA's Tammi Arender tells us, it was also a way to encourage the next generation to take a second look at agriculture as a career.

Louisiana corn farmers are racing to harvest a stellar crop this season. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, harvest is a quarter done, with a whopping 87 percent is in the good to excellent category. Corn stands in contrast to many crops in the state, where the incessant rains have hampered everything from planting to growing to harvesting.

March 30, 2016

Congressmen Heading to Cuba to Forge Agriculture Ties→

March 30, 2016/ LFB Information & Public Relations

by WRDW-TV, Augusta, GA

Congressmen Ralph Abraham (R-LA) and Rick Crawford (R-AR) will make their way to Cuba next week in hopes of forging a mutually beneficial trade relationship. Their agriculture-heavy states have plenty of supply, and the Congressmen want to satisfy Cuban demand.

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Louisiana's sugarcane crop seems to be in good shape despite seeing excessive rainfall. A new insect pest has been found that could threaten sugarcane and other crops.

Farmers are in the early stages of harvesting corn and rice while waiting on their soybean and cotton crops to mature. Overall, crops look to be in decent shape with some better than others.