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Oct 16, 2008 9:43 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In late September, it was estimated that Louisiana had sustained $700 million in hurricane damage to its agriculture and forestry industries....
Oct 16, 2008 9:33 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Louisiana sugarcane harvest won’t be nearly as sweet after hurricanes lashed the state. ...
Oct 16, 2008 9:26 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Hurricanes aren’t only impacting Louisiana row-crops and infrastructure....
Oct 9, 2008 9:26 AM
The LSU AgCenter is working closely with the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, state Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana Farm Bureau to get affected cattle producers back on their feet along coastal Louisiana following hurricanes Ike and Gustav....
Oct 3, 2008 9:55 AM
The effects of late-season hurricanes have left Louisiana agriculture in a bad spot. ...
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Oct 16, 2008 9:43 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
In late September, it was estimated that Louisiana had sustained $700 million in hurricane damage to its agriculture and forestry industries....
Oct 16, 2008 9:33 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The Louisiana sugarcane harvest won’t be nearly as sweet after hurricanes lashed the state. ...
Oct 9, 2008 9:26 AM
The LSU AgCenter is working closely with the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, state Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana Farm Bureau to get affected cattle producers back on their feet along coastal Louisiana following hurricanes Ike and Gustav....
Oct 3, 2008 9:55 AM
The effects of late-season hurricanes have left Louisiana agriculture in a bad spot. ...
Sep 30, 2008 10:24 AM, By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The news from the Louisiana cotton fields keeps getting worse. ...
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Aug 27, 2008 10:48 AM
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay have put Louisiana farmers in a wait-and-see mode. ...
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Aug 19, 2008 9:52 AM, By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Three years ago, in late July, the Southern Cotton Ginners Association met at Biloxi, Miss....
Jan 26, 2007 12:00 PM, By Elton Robinson Farm Press Editorial Staff eltonrobinson@farmpress.com
Attendance at this year's 2007 Beltwide Cotton Conferences was the lowest it's been in a while (2,800 registrants), some of which could be owed to trepidation...
Oct 31, 2006 9:33 AM
As the human residents continue to rebuild after last year’s Hurricane Rita, feathered visitors to southwest Louisiana will find a bounty of food resources this winter....
Sep 26, 2005 8:07 AM, By David Bennett
South of New Orleans, damage from Hurricane Katrina is primarily due to water. North of the city, most damage is from wind. Wind or water — pick your poison. Asked to describe the rural area south of New Orleans, Jason Rowntree doesn’t flinch: “Hell. It looks like Hell.”...
Sep 21, 2005 4:44 PM, By David Bennett
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina did her savage business, Terry Francl estimated immediate losses to agriculture would reach $2 billion. Now, in mid-September, the American Farm Bureau Federation chief economist wouldn’t be surprised if losses climb even higher....
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