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Cotton and grain
Mid-South growers endured a late-planted, soggy 2009 cropping season that presented all manner of problems.
Sugarcane harvest good, price decent
Sugarcane growers are nearing the end of the harvest season with the last mill set to shut down at mid-January.
Companies promise better Southern soybeans
Think back to the days when a group of dedicated plant breeders devoted their lives to developing the best possible soybean varieties for the South.
Extension specialists honor David Wright
David L. Wright, professor and Extension cotton specialist with the University of Florida in Quincy, Fla., has been recognized by his peers from across the Cotton Belt as the 2010 Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year.
Rice in 09 good, bad and ugly
Ask any rice producer about the 2009 crop season, and water will enter the conversation pretty quickly.
2009 challenged farmers
Hurricanes marred agriculture production in 2008. In 2009, it was rain and plenty of it that created challenges for Louisiana farmers.
Mid-South cotton production falling
Total U.S. cotton production for 2009 is forecast at 12.6 million bales, according to USDA, up 1 percent from last month but down 2 percent from last year.
Rain trashes Mid-South cotton
Every year, its the same story for Mid-South cotton producers.
Rain trashes Mid-South cotton
Every year, its the same story for Mid-South cotton producers.
Rain trashes Mid-South cotton
Every year, its the same story for Mid-South cotton producers.
Pecan crop should be plentiful
Rain has delayed the pecan harvest across Louisiana by two to three weeks, but plenty of the crop should be available for the holiday season.
Dubai jitters worldwide
There are countless variations of the butterfly effect of chaos theory, which posits that the smallest happening can lead to great consequences the beating of a butterflys wings in China can set off a chain of events that eventually result in a hurricane half a world away.
ASA urges emergency aid for farmers
The American Soybean Association is urging Congress to provide funding to deliver much-needed financial assistance to farmers and rural communities to assist them in recovering from devastating losses caused by hurricanes, excessive rain during harvest and other natural disasters across the country, including catastrophic weather-related losses in the Mid-South and neighboring states.
Patience for rice on buckshot
It takes plenty of patience to produce rice on Mid-South buckshot soils, says Avon, Miss., farmer Marvin Cochran.
New ag marketing tool in Louisiana
Louisianas agricultural and seafood industries will have a new marketing tool in early 2010 when MarketMaker, a national Internet-driven service, is inaugurated in the state, according to officials with the LSU AgCenter.
Rep. Cassidy: rethink conservation efforts
The only Louisianan on the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Bill Cassidy tries to keep his states agricultural interests at the forefront.
Sweet potato harvest lags
Unlike many other Mid-South crops, Louisianas sweet potatoes were planted at the ideal time this year.
Sweet potato harvest lags
Unlike many other Mid-South crops, Louisianas sweet potatoes were planted at the ideal time this year.
Six parishes disaster areas USDA
USDA has named six Louisiana parishes as contiguous natural disaster areas, according to Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain.
Soaked - Louisiana harvest suffers
After two major hurricanes in 2008, most Louisiana agricultural producers were hoping for a much-improved production environment this year.
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