Louisiana Farm Bureau Podcast
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsLouisiana Farm Bureau is constantly working protect and promote Louisiana's farmers, ranchers, and rural residents. This podcast exists to share stories of those farmers with interviews about their farms and issues important to them. Here, we will also share about the work Farm Bureau is doing on their behalf on issues related to public policy from the parish level all the way to the halls of Congress in D.C.
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Episodes
News, Markets & Michael Fruge of Horizon Ag
September 03, 2019 20:40 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Louisiana farmer and Horizon Ag Field Representative Michael Fruge. Michael says this is definitely a below-average year for Louisiana rice farmers, but it's hard to determine exactly why.
News, Markets & Pointe Coupee Parish Farmer George LaCour
August 31, 2019 00:10 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Pointe Coupee Parish farmer George LaCour. George discusses corn and soybean harvest, sugarcane planting, the massive drop in cotton prices, and his work with the National Cotton Council.
News, Markets & Governor John Bel Edwards
August 29, 2019 20:50 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. Governor Edwards discusses his experience growing up on a Tangipahoa dairy farm, his work with agriculture during his first term and what Louisiana farmers and ranchers can expect from him in a second term.
News, Markets & LSU AgCenter Agent R.L. Frazier
August 28, 2019 22:25 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news headlines, market information, and a visit with LSU AgCenter Agent R.L. Frazier. R.L. discusses harvest conditions in Madison and East Carroll Parishes and talks about his experiences helping farmers there grow peanuts for the first time.
News, Markets & LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Kenneth Gravois
August 27, 2019 21:25 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Specialist Dr. Kenneth Gravois. Ken discusses the new sugarcane research beginning at the Dean Lee Research Station near Alexandria, making it the northernmost sugarcane planting in the world.
News, Markets & Iberia Parish Farmer Ricky Gonsoulin
August 26, 2019 21:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Iberia Parish sugarcane and soybean farmer Ricky Gonsoulin. Ricky is currently running for State Representative. He discusses the challenges he's faced with the 2019 sugarcane crop and why he decided to throw his hat in the ring for the Louisiana House of Representatives.
News, Markets & Grain Marketing Specialist Greg Fox
August 23, 2019 20:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Greg Fox, grain marketing specialist for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Marketing Association. Greg will give us his insight on all the happenings in the grain markets this week.
News, Markets & Kane Webb of USA Rice
August 22, 2019 21:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news, market information, and a visit with Kane Webb of USA Rice. Kane gives us his take on the 2019 rice harvest...Is there a silver lining?
News, Markets & Ron Smith of the Delta Farm Press
August 21, 2019 23:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThe latest Louisiana ag news and market information, plus a visit with Ron Smith, Content Director for the Delta Farm Press. Ron discusses the Farm Press "High Cotton" award and how Louisiana cotton producers can participate.
News, Markets & Rayburn Smith of Superior Livestock & Red River Livestock
August 20, 2019 21:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBThe latest ag news and market information, plus a visit with Rayburn Smith of Superior Livestock and the Red River Livestock Auction in Coushatta. Rayburn discusses the recent volatility in the cattle market caused by the fire at the Tyson packing plant in Kansas.
News, Markets & Louisiana Farmer Dustin Morris
August 19, 2019 21:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBThe latest national and Louisiana ag news and market information, plus a visit with Richland Parish farmer Dustin Morris. Dustin gives us a corn harvest update and a look at the condition of his soybean and cotton crops.
The Daily Voice - The Launch
August 18, 2019 22:00 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBOn the web: https://voiceoflouisianaagriculture.org/ Follow us on Facebook @VoiceofLaAg Follow us on Twitter @VoiceofLaAg
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #36 - August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019 22:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBOn Episode #36 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we will dig deep into the class-action lawsuit that all Louisiana rice producers are now a part of. We’ll visit with Acadia Parish rice grower Jackie Loewer about the history of the suit and how we got to this point. Cotton prices have taken a nosedive over the last few months, so Don Molino will visit with LSU AgCenter Ag Economist Dr. Michael Deliberto about the factors that have weighed so heavily on the cotton market...
Leslie Young - Journalist Turns Farmer and Instagrammer
August 02, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 64.3 MBLeslie Young is a farm wife from Franklin Parish. She tells us about growing up as a city girl and meeting her now farm husband while in college at Louisiana Tech. Starting off in the journalism industry, Leslie loves the life she lives in Small Town Louisiana, surrounded by agriculture. She tells us how she takes pride in having raised her children on a farm, and now getting to share that with her grandchildren.
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #35 - July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBHurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana, and we have full coverage of Barry’s effects on Louisiana agriculture on Episode #35 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. In news headlines, we’ll hear from Louisiana farmers who were affected by Barry’s wind and floodwaters. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain gives us his assessment of Barry’s damage on Grassroots Government. We’ll go In the Field to Iberia Parish to check in with sugarcane farm...
Heath Herring - I'm Proud to Grow Your Food
July 11, 2019 10:00 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBTo learn more about the LSU Ag Leadership program, visit this site. Support this podcast by becoming a member of Louisiana Farm Bureau at this site. Take this quick survey and tell us what you think about this podcast for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y3DLS6V
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #34 - July 9, 2019
July 09, 2019 23:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBEpisode #34 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast is loaded and ready to go! Louisiana crop conditions are looking very good, despite all of the weather challenges here in 2019. We’ll hear from LSU AgCenter Rice Specialist Dustin Harrel about the condition of the Louisiana rice crop. At the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention a couple of weeks ago we caught up with Louisiana’s own Craig Brown, who is currently the Vice President of Producer Affairs for the National Cotton Counci...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #33 - June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019 18:41 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThis is a special edition of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, coming to you from the 97th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans. Episode #33 is packed with news from the convention, including the address of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the keynote speaker at the convention’s General Session. We also have an interview with Reynold Minsky, President of the 5th Louisiana Levee District. Reynold brings us up to date on what’s happenin...
Phillip & Carey Tomlinson - Balancing Life with 3 Kids and a Farm
June 19, 2019 21:00 - 22 minutes - 52.5 MBTo read the article written about Phillip and Carey, click here. To watch the story on This Week In Louisiana Agriculture about the Tomlinsons, check out this video. For more about This Week In Louisiana Agriculture, visit our website. In this episode, we discuss the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. To learn more about the YF&R program, check out their Facebook page or website. To see who won each of the YF&R awards, visit the LFBF Convention website.
Robert & Rachel Duncan - Raising Beef For Neighbors
June 19, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes - 51.6 MBTo read the article written about Robert & Rachel, click here. To watch the story on This Week In Louisiana Agriculture about the Duncans, check out this video. For more about This Week In Louisiana Agriculture, visit out website. In this episode, we discuss the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. To learn more about the YF&R program, check out their Facebook page or website. To see who won each of the YF&R awards, visit the LFBF Convention website.
Adam & Megan Caughern - Taking Diversity on Their Farm Seriously
June 17, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 65 MBTo read the article written about Adam & Megan Caughern, click here. To watch the story on This Week In Louisiana Agriculture about Adam & Megan, check out this video. To see another TWILA story about Adam and his work helping Louisiana farmers in need of hay, see this video. For more about This Week In Louisiana Agriculture, visit out website. In this episode, we discuss the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. To learn more about the YF&R program, check out their Fa...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #32 - June 7, 2019
June 07, 2019 05:19 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWater, water and more water! That’s one of the main topics on Episode #32 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. The Mississippi River is so high that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to open the Morganza Spillway. Then they decided not to. It’s all up in the air right now. We’ll try to wrap our arms around it in our news headlines segment. The 2019 Louisiana Legislative Session is now in the history books, so Louisiana Farm Bureau Lobbyist Joe Mapes checks in to ...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #31 - May 21, 2019
May 22, 2019 02:35 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBOn Episode #31 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we take a different direction to focus on issues happening in our nation’s capital. Host Carey Martin took a recent trip to Washington D.C. and we will bring you several of the interviews he conducted while there. Of course, we will first bring you up to date on the latest news in Louisiana agriculture. Then we will follow that up with several of our interviews with producer and commodity organizations in Washington. Som...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #30 - April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019 23:40 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBHappy Birthday to us! It’s our one-year birthday, and Episode #30 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture is jam-packed with news and information. The weather continues to dominate the headlines, and we’ll have all of the latest news on how the weather in impacting the planting of all of our 2019 crops in Louisiana. On Grassroots Government, Joe Mapes checks in from the State Capitol with an update on the ongoing legislative session. We’ll go “In the Field” to hear from Red River Paris...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #29 - April 1, 2019
April 03, 2019 05:12 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIt’s no April Fools’ joke… The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast is back with Episode #29 for April 1, 2019. We’re packed full of information, as usual, with the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture. We’ll talk about the lightning fast planting pace that Louisiana farmers are on right now getting corn, rice, sorghum and soybeans in the ground. On Grassroots Government, we have our first visit with Dr. Carrie Castille, Louisiana Director of USDA Rural Development. She w...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #28 - March 15, 2019
March 18, 2019 03:46 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBWe’re overdue for another podcast, so here we go with Episode #28 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. We have a very long news segment this time because we’re including excerpts from the induction speeches at the recent Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction Banquet. Four very deserving folks are now in the Hall, and you’ll hear from each of them, along with the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture. Rain and river flooding are on everyone’s minds right now, so...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #27 - February 22, 2019
February 23, 2019 03:05 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBAnother jam-packed podcast awaits on Episode #27 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture podcast. We cover a lot of ground in the news headlines, with stories on more flood relief money for Louisiana farmers, an increase in sugarcane acreage and a new insect control product available in our state for 2019. In “Grassroots Government” we check in with Louisiana Farm Bureau Lobbyist Joe Mapes to get his outlook on the upcoming legislative session and the election cycle we are now in. We’l...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #26 - February 2, 2019
February 03, 2019 07:16 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBThe cattle industry converged on New Orleans last week, and The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture was there to bring you all of the news and happenings from the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. On Episode #26 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we’ll hear from officials with the three organizations that came together for the Cattle Industry Convention. NCBA Lobbyist Colin Woodall will bring us up to date on all of the issues that NCBA is working on in Washing...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #25 - January 25, 2019
January 26, 2019 03:29 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBOn Episode #25 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we take a look back at the Louisiana Rice Council and Louisiana Rice Growers Association’s joint annual meeting held earlier this month. It was a news-making event, and Don Molino was there to bring us the stories. We also discuss the opening of Farm Service Agency offices across Louisiana and the outlook for Louisiana cotton in 2019. On “Grassroots Government” we visit with former Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany,...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #24 - January 15, 2019
January 16, 2019 03:31 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThis is our first podcast of 2019! Episode #24 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast originates from the 100th Anniversary Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in New Orleans. President Donald Trump addressed the nation’s farmers and ranchers during the convention, and this podcast will bring you the highlights of President Trump’s hour-long speech, as well as reaction from Louisiana farmers and government officials. We caught up with Iberville Parish sugarcane ...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #23 - December 14, 2018
December 17, 2018 04:10 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThis is our final podcast of 2018, and it is Episode #23 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. We cover a lot of news on this final podcast of the year. Don Molino attended the USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Diego and brings us several stories from that meeting. Avery Davidson attended the DTN/Progressive Farmer Ag Summit in Chicago and reports on a very special award given to a young Louisiana farm couple. In our “Grassroots Government” segment, we welcome back Congress...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #22 - November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018 21:40 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBThe Holidays are here and we’re now at Episode #22 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. In news headlines, we will take a look at the 2018 Louisiana harvest season, as farmers are in the middle of sugarcane and second crop rice harvest, while wrapping up harvest of the soybean and cotton crops. Don Molino will also look into the beginning of the 2019 crawfish season. Louisiana’s 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham checks in to give us some information on a bill he filed ...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #21 - November 9, 2018
November 10, 2018 07:24 - 50 minutes - 46 MBEpisode #21 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast originates from Kansas City, Missouri, where we’re attending the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s annual convention. There are a lot of newsmakers here, so we’ll bring you a lot of stories in our opening news segment from Kansas City, as well as several stories from back home in Louisiana. Avery Davidson, host of the weekly television show “This Week in Louisiana Agriculture” chips in to help us out while we’re on t...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #20 - October 29, 2018
October 30, 2018 05:40 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBWe’ve hit the big 2-0! It’s Episode 20 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. We get it started with news headlines, where we will hear about the fight to keep the boll weevil out of Louisiana. Two boll weevils have been trapped in Mississippi, and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain tells us what is being done to keep our state free of that pest. We will also hear from Louisiana Farm Service Agency Director Craig McCain about two programs th...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #19 - October 12, 2018
October 15, 2018 03:22 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBOn Episode #19 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we dive into the dire situation that many Louisiana soybean farmers are facing this fall with constant rains and damaged beans. However, the Louisiana cotton crop is looking very good according to LSU AgCenter Cotton Specialist Dan Fromme. We have a very special guest on Grassroots Government this week. US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue visited Louisiana last week, and we caught up with him at Raceland Sugars. We vi...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #18 - September 28, 2018
September 28, 2018 22:17 - 46 minutes - 43 MBOn Episode #18 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we’ll get you caught up with the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, including stories on all of the problems that wet weather is causing Louisiana farmers trying to get the 2018 crops out of the field. Louisiana Farm Bureau Lobbyist Joe Mapes and Caddo Parish Cattleman Marty Wooldridge will check in with us on Grassroots Government to give us an update on a meeting they had this week with the Louisiana Departm...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #17 - September 7, 2018
September 10, 2018 00:03 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBEpisode #17 (September 7, 2018) of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast is now available! There are 4 ways to listen: Apple Podcasts Google Play SoundCloud Our Website On Episode #17 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we hear from Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain about hurricane preparedness, after dodging a bullet last week with Hurricane Gordon. Congressman Ralph Abraham sits on the House/Senate Conference Committee for the 201...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #16 - August 24, 2018
August 27, 2018 05:25 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBWe cover a lot of ground on Episode #16 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, starting with the latest Louisiana Ag News Headlines. Iraq purchased U.S. rice this week, which is great news for Louisiana rice farmers. We will hear about the new denim plant in Vidalia, and we hear from two Louisiana farmers about the current international trade situation. In Grassroots Government, the President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Ronnie Anderson, joins us to discuss the WO...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #15 - August 17, 2018
August 20, 2018 04:54 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBWe’ve made it to Episode #15 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. Our formula seems to be working, so we’ll stick to it by starting off with Louisiana Ag News Headlines. USDA issued several reports over the past week, so we’ll take a look at all of those numbers and try to make some sense of them. Congressman Ralph Abraham checks in with us to give us an update on the 2018 Farm Bill. He is a member of the Conference Committee and will talk about the progress being made on t...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #14 - August 3, 2018
August 06, 2018 03:03 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBOn Episode #14 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture, we bring you up to date on the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, followed by a visit from Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain. We’ll go “In the Field” to talk to Jason Anderson, a diversified farmer from Red River Parish. Jason has greenhouses, vegetables, corn, soybeans, cattle and more, and he’ll give us an update on the 2018 growing season on his farm. Greg Fox and Dave Foster stop ...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #13 - July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018 21:14 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIt’s lucky Episode #13 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast. We kick it off with a look at the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, followed by a visit with Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Lobbyist Joe Mapes. Joe will recap the final special session of the Louisiana Legislature, and a look ahead to what’s happening in the fall. We’ll go “In the Field” to get a corn harvest update from Donald Schexnayder, who farms in Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge Parishes. ...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #12 - July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018 23:43 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBWe’re back after a two week break with Episode #12 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast for July 20, 2018. We kick off the podcast with the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, followed by a visit with Louisiana 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham, who was recently named a member of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee. We go “In the Field” to talk with Jeff Landry, owner of Landry Vineyards in West Monroe. Our regular market analysts Greg Fox, Mark Tall and...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #11 - June 29, 2018
June 30, 2018 02:56 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBOn Episode #11 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we continue to bring you news from the recent Louisiana Farm Bureau convention in New Orleans. It was a very busy convention, with more news than we could put into the podcast last week, so we will play some catch-up this week with more news and interviews. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain is featured in our Grassroots Government segment this week, giving us his view of what’s been happe...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #10 - June 23, 2018
June 24, 2018 02:59 - 34 minutes - 32 MBEpisode #10 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast originates from the 96th Annual Convention of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. It's the state's largest farm gathering, and we have a lot of news coming out of the convention this year. The US House of Representatives passed their version of the 2018 Farm Bill last week, so we will have reaction from those in attendance here in New Orleans. Joe Mapes will give us an update on the 3rd Special Session of the Louisiana Legis...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #9 - June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018 21:36 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBOn Episode #9 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast we will take a look at all of the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, followed by an interview that we’ve been working on for several weeks. We will have Louisiana 1st District Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise on our Grassroots Government segment discussing the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill. We also ask Congressman Scalise about the status of his health, following the tragic shooting he en...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #8 - June 8, 2018
June 08, 2018 22:01 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBOn Episode #8 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we look at the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, followed by a recap of the recently concluded 2nd Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature with Joe Mapes, lobbyist for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. We go “In the Field” to start a special series focusing on the three finalists for the 2018 Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award. This week’s profile is on Matt Dennis from E...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #7 - June 4, 2018
June 04, 2018 20:09 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBOn Episode #7 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast we take a look at the latest news in Louisiana agriculture, including an update on the Louisiana wheat harvest and a look at insect problems in Louisiana cotton fields. Louisiana Farm Bureau lobbyist Joe Mapes provides an update on the Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature in our Grassroots Government segment. Then we go “In the Field” to talk to Louisiana farmer Jason Condrey about the 23,000 acres that he farms with...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #6 - May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018 22:25 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBOn Episode #6 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we look at the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture, where we talk to Northwest Louisiana crop consultant Gary Wolfe and hear about the 2018 Louisiana Ag in the Classroom teacher of the year, Paula Guidry. Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry Dr. Mike Strains joins us for this week's Grassroots Government segment to discuss the Special Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Then we go "In the Field" to ...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #5 - May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 22:27 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBOn Episode #5 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we’ll talk to Charlie Shudmak, president of the American Sugar Cane League about the attacks on the U.S. sugar program during the Farm Bill debate. LSU AgCenter corn and cotton specialist Dan Fromme will give his input on the condition of the Louisiana corn and cotton crops. Louisiana Farm Bureau lobbyist Joe Mapes will give us a first-hand update on the chaos at the State Capitol in our Grassroots Government segment, then...
The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast #4 - May 4, 2018
May 05, 2018 00:25 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBOn Episode #4 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast we check the latest news headlines in Louisiana agriculture and hear from Louisiana’s 5th District Congressman Ralph Abraham about the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill. We’ll go “In the Field” to talk to Evangeline Parish farmer Richard Fontenot about his rice and soybean planting progress. We’ll look inside the markets with analysis from Greg Fox and Mark Tall with the Louisiana Farm Bureau Marketing Association, and get...