United States farm establishments received 14.5 cents per dollar spent on domestically produced food in 2021—a decrease of one cent from 15.5 cents in 2020—to the lowest recorded farm share value in nearly three decades. The remaining portion of...
⋅ BY DOMINIC REISIG ⋅
NC State Extension
Bt corn has been genetically modified to make insecticidal proteins that protect plants from caterpillars and some root-feeding beetles. In our region, growers pay an average of around $35 more for a bag...
⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅
LSU AgCenter
When drought conditions set in across Louisiana this summer, many farmers resorted to irrigation to try to save their crops. While it helped preserve yields and quality in some cases, the sharp uptick in...
Fungicide features a new, FMC-exclusive molecule in the SDHI class: fluindapyr.
FMC is launching Adastrio™ fungicide on a limited commercial basis for the 2023 crop season. Adastrio fungicide is a foliar fungicide that combines three modes of action and is...
⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅
From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a newly released LSU AgCenter estimate.
Based on...
