From the southeast corner to the northeast corner of Louisiana, we’re covering some ground in this week’s show! Neil Melancon takes us to Barcelo Gardens in New Orleans where two transplants to the city are helping feed their community. Karl Wiggers brings us to northeast Louisiana where men and women of all ages enjoyed the Louisiana Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Committee Spring Leadership Conference. Keely Ana Strickland takes us to the state Capitol for the Louisiana Egg Commission’s Omelet Breakfast. We meet the last Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction inductee, Dr. Leodrey Williams, and Meteorologist Nick Mikulas has a new Farmer’s Forecast.

Strawberries, crawfish and severe weather—it seems like we’re seeing red in this week’s episode of TWILA! Neil Melancon shows us how labor shortages and costs are starting to affect the Louisiana strawberry industry. Josh Meeks learns more about the newly released forecast predicting 11 named storms in the Atlantic this hurricane season. In a new edition of "How You Grow Louisiana," Karl Wiggers takes us to a farm in Lake Providence that's run by a new generation of young farmers. Meteorologist Nick Mikulas explains in this week’s sever weather may cause some problems for farmers’ planting. Plus, we meet Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction inductee, Steve Crawford.

Spring is in the air! Avery Davidson shows us what help is out there for those in the crawfish industry and why it may not be enough. Josh Meeks followed along as more than a hundred people competed for first prize at the annual Farm Bureau Sporting Clays Shoot. Keely Ana Strickland takes us to one of Louisiana's most popular strawberry patches. Karl Wiggers shows us how female producers are networking and grow at the Louisiana Women in Agriculture Conference. Plus, Avery is exploiting his children on television for this week’s TWILA Boost!

Cattle and Horses and Steak... Oh My! Josh Meeks takes us to Ascension Parish to show how labor issues and increasing wage rates are impacting farmers in Louisiana. Karl Wiggers shows us why a visit to Quincy Cattle Company in Chiefland, Florida really stood out to attendees on the Louisiana Farm Bureau Livestock Advisory Committee Beef Tour. Neil Melancon explains how one new bill in the Louisiana Legislature could impact Louisiana’s horse industry. Kristen Oaks-White is back with Chef Jason Huguet at Steamboat Warehouse and Rancher Raymond Fontenot for another Feasting on Agriculture.

Usually when we talk about disasters in Louisiana this time of the year it is a hurricane. However, it's the extreme heat and drought wearing on Louisiana farmers.  This week we learn how lack of rain and high temperatures are impacting grain crops, sugarcane, timber and cattle in every corner of the state and how farmers can make their voices heard. Plus, we get an update on the upcoming Farm Bill. 

This week we take you to the streets of downtown Baton Rouge, the forests of Vernon Parish, and a lot of places in between. 

 Karl Wiggers shows us how the triple digit temperatures are impacting Louisiana’s beef industry. Trevor Williams takes us to the Red Stick Farmers Market where farmers are bringing their bounty to community tables. Neil Melancon tells us about an archaeological discovery in the forests of Vernon Parish. Plus, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the 2023 Louisiana Harvest.

In this special episode of Louisiana Farm Life, TWILA’s Avery Davidson sits down with third generation farmer and American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall and his new bride Jennifer. Zippy tells us about his upbringing family’s dairy farm, and how a conversation with his father grew into a life-long passion for Farm Bureau. They also talk about how Jennifer and Zippy connected after losing their first loves, and the importance of mental health in agriculture.