by Olivia McClure, LSU AgCenter
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana and Mississippi county agent associations held their joint annual professional improvement conference in Natchez, Mississippi, on May 24 to 26.
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Louisiana is full of historic sites and state parks, and you don't have to look very far to find a beautiful plantation filled with agriculture history. In fact, the beautiful Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, was once home to a 3,500 acre cotton farm.
This past week, Louisiana Farm Bureau fought to protect Louisiana farmers and ranchers that depend greatly on large trucks to get their crops to market. Louisiana Farm Bureau Legislative Specialist Joe Mapes says that agriculture specifically was left out of the discussions leading to this legislation, and that isn't good for Louisiana farmers.
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Across Louisiana, drier weather is allowing farmers to plant much of the state's soybean crop. Soybeans are the state's largest crop in terms of acreage, and LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has the story from central Louisiana.
Wet, cool conditions this spring have Louisiana rice farmers playing catch-up in getting their fields planted and their crops up and growing. LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux has this report.
March 29, 2018
