This Week's Show
THE FIRST LINE OF AG DEFENSE: When there's a problem on a farm or a ranch, the first line of defense is normally the agricultural extension agent for that parish. However, because of budget cuts at the LSU AgCenter, there are fewer county agents available. TWILA TV's Avery Davidson shows us how those agents are learning to do more with less.
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THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE: Hundreds of students graduate every May and December from the Louisiana State University's College of Agriculture. But as TWILA TV's Kristen Oaks shows us, not all of them take their education back to the farm.
$32 MILLION WETLANDS RESCUE: The Natural Resources Conservation Service is trying to save Louisiana's wetlands, and as TWILA TV's Michael Danna tells us, the federal government is offering money to landowners along the Mississippi River to do just that.
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DEVILLIER FAMILY—YF&R ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FINALISTS: In the second part in his series of reports profiling the finalists for the annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award finalists, TWILA TV's A.J. Sabine introduces us to Cory & Brook Devillier of Lafayette Parish. Stay tuned for the remaining finalist's video profile.
THE GREAT OUTDOOR ENTERPRISES: Farmers already work day-in and day-out in the great outdoors, but with some enterprising ideas, those farmers and ranchers could make extra money by inviting people like you and me to experience rural life. TWILA TV's Avery Davidson speaks with an agritourism expert with the LSU AgCenter about how those farmers and ranchers can look beyond corn mazes and petting zoos into other outdoor enterprises.
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SAVING A FISH STORY: Not every fish story has a happy ending. Most of the time they end with the fish getting away. But as LSU AgCenter correspondent Craig Gautreaux tells TWILA TV, aquaculture researchers at the LSU AgCenter did not let success get away in their efforts to save the alligator garfish.
AG HISTORY OF LSU: In this week's Ag Minute, TWILA TV's Kristen Oaks takes us on a journey back to Louisiana State University's beginnings as an agricultural and mechanical college and tells us how agriculture remains a driving force in LSU's future.
ART IN AGRICULTURE: TWILA TV's Michael Danna takes us to Arnaudville where photographer Sam Irwin is displaying his pictures to show the beauty and art found on the farm.
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FUTURE OF AG JOBS: Will college graduates be able to find jobs in agriculture? According to articles in Forbes and Yahoo!, ag jobs are in decline. TWILA TV's Neil Melancon shows us why the writers of those articles are likely wrong.