agriculture

There are apps that make identifying plants, pests and diseases a snap.

It's a tough lesson but everyone who travels needs to understand that the United States Customs and Border Protection agents take their job very seriously.

Louisiana's sweetest crop is having maybe its sweetest year ever.

The process is easy and streamlined. If you're a member of the FFA in good standing, you qualify for the money.

Farmers are paying to join a USDA program that brings marksmen to shoot from helicopters at feral hogs.

Two floods have really impacted one of Louisiana's sweetest crops.

Newly opened trading opportunities with Cuba could mean a $400 million boost for Louisiana agriculture.

Flooding losses are still mounting for Louisiana's agricultural interests. It's estimated that $15 million plus could be the final total.

Could Louisiana's next big trading partner be the island nation of Cuba? One Louisiana Congressman is visiting Cuba today to lay the foundation.

Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham will journey to Cuba next month to seek trading partners for Louisiana businesses and agricultural producers.

Wild pigs are becoming an even bigger problem for agriculture producers throughout the state.

You can support American veterans who are also American farmers by looking for this special symbol where you shop.

Agriculture is a big part of Louisiana's economy. Funding Louisiana's Ag Centers was the question put to four of the candidates for Governor. See what each of them had to say.

Mother Nature is not playing nice with Louisiana's rice and soybean producers.

Experts speculate that this year's harvest will be about 7,000 pounds per acre. That is just off of last year's record crop by about 500 to 800 pounds per acre. Even though the yield is down from last year it is up considerably over yields of the past decades.

It's time when drivers need to pay special attention for slow moving farm vehicles and slick spots on the roadways in and around the cane fields.

Chances are when you were in high school there was an Ag teacher. Now a days the subject of agriculture is being pushed down the educational ladder as fewer and fewer qualified teachers are graduating into the field.

The rice harvest is underway in Louisiana and Acadiana. See what the experts are saying about this years crop and how it will compare to last year's incredible yields.

A Bob Odom boondoggle winds up costing Louisiana Tax Payers over 70 million dollars.

A sweet treat from North Louisiana might fall victim to an underground catastrophe. Not everything is peachy for Ruston Peach growers.