by Tobie Blanchard, LSU AgCenter
BATON ROUGE, La. – Twelve students from Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, spent April 9-15 in Baton Rouge learning about agriculture in Louisiana and getting a taste of the local culture.
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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.
