Agriculture

From left: Greg Van Dyke, Dustin Harrell, Paul Johnson, Hudgens Jeter, Collin Holzhauer, Nat McKnight, and Nicole Creason.

Rayne resident among Rice Leadership class members

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 1:09pm Jim Butler

The seven members of the 26th Rice Leadership Development Class were announced during the USA Rice Outlook Conference annual luncheon here this last week. The program is an intensive two-year study of all aspects of the rice industry and includes media training and leadership development.

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A combine harvests second-crop rice at the Live Oak Farm in Vermilion Parish. Many farmers had excellent second crop harvests in 2014. (Photo by Bruce Schultz)

Second-crop rice harvest called outstanding

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 9:57am Jim Butler

LSU AgCenter rice specialist Johnny Saichuk said this year’s second rice crop in south Louisiana was outstanding.
“Based on all the reports, it seems to be a record second crop yield,” he said.

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Decade-long project improves characteristics of Brahman cattle

Fri, 11/21/2014 - 1:11pm Jim Butler

The LSU AgCenter and the American Brahman Breeders Association started the national carcass evaluation project in 2001 as a way to evaluate marbling, tenderness and yield in the Brahman breed.

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Burning sugarcane removes plant trash, which improves harvest efficiency, sugar recovery and succeeding stubble crop yields. Photo by John Wozniak

Prescribed burns a $120 million tool for sugarcane farmers

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 9:35am Jim Butler

Sugarcane is one of Louisiana’s most valuable agricultural commodities, contributing about $771 million to the economy in 2013.

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Pecan crop still recovering from drought of 2011

Thu, 11/13/2014 - 1:03pm Jim Butler

As the weather cools off and the holidays get closer, “we buy pecans” signs are cropping up at gas stations and small stores along Louisiana highways.

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Agriculture

Rayne resident among Rice Leadership class members

Second-crop rice harvest called outstanding

Decade-long project improves characteristics of Brahman cattle

Prescribed burns a $120 million tool for sugarcane farmers

Pecan crop still recovering from drought of 2011

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