USDA Announced Funding to Control Feral Swine in Louisiana

USDA Announced Funding to Control Feral Swine in Louisiana   Sharlee Jacobs 4 days ago 1 minute read ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, November 20, 2019 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it is awarding $1.5 million to fund a pilot project to control feral swine in Louisiana and nine other states across the country. Read […]

Producers to receive prevented planting ‘top-up’ payments

More good news for grain farmers and cotton farmers in Louisiana farms.     The USDA announced that producers currently participating in federal crop insurance who had in 2019 a payable prevented planting indemnity related to flooding, excess moisture, or causes other than drought will automatically receive a “top-up” payment. Producers will receive the payment […]