By Hembree Brandon
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Three years ago, in late July, the Southern Cotton Ginners Association met at Biloxi, Miss....
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...
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....
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.”...
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....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has released a preliminary assessment of U.S. agricultural production losses due to Hurricane Katrina in the Mid-South and drought in the eastern Corn Belt. The report estimates hurricane-related losses to be nearly $900 million....
By Robert H. Wells
STONEVILLE, Miss. — “Even though we did not receive the brunt of Katrina’s wrath, all Mississippi Delta crops will have some yield loss due to the storm,” said Joe Street, head of the Delta Research and Extension Center (DREC)....
By Bonnie Coblentz
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss., — Mississippi producers suffering losses from Hurricane Katrina can apply for a portion of the $170 million in disaster assistance made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has designated 31 Mississippi counties as primary agricultural disaster areas, making particular farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency....
By Andrew Bell
BATON ROUGE, La. — While Hurricane Katrina’s fury sidestepped Louisiana’s crawfish acreage, centered in the southwest section of the state, the storm’s aftermath is likely to severely disrupt the industry’s economy....
By A. Denise Coolman
BATON ROUGE, La. — Many people are inclined to help others after a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina strikes. But knowing how to help so that victims will get the greatest benefit from volunteer efforts is important, say LSU AgCenter experts....
By David Bennett
To many, it may seem a small thing. But since Hurricane Katrina blew through the state, Mississippi’s rice farmers have had good harvest weather....
By David Bennett
As Louisiana farmers move through the thick of harvest, yields haven’t been a concern. Hurricane Katrina may have the headlines but the state’s harvest season has been hampered by problems evident before her landfall....
By Elton Robinson
The Gulf coast region is slowly recovering its oil refining and distribution capability after it was shut down by the fury of Hurricane Katrina....
By David Bennett
Through late August and across all crops, Louisiana’s harvest has yielded surprisingly well. But as Hurricane Katrina lashed the state’s coast and moved inland, producers took shelter and hoped for the best. ...
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