TWILA: November 18, 2022
This week, the TWILA team zeros in on a topic we all should care very deeply about…food. It’s a known fact that whether or not we see them everyday, we all depend on farmers every time we go to the grocery store, the drive through window, or open up the refrigerator. That’s why we’re all thankful for the farmers and ranchers who grow the food and fiber we depend on daily. This week, the team looks at the grocery prices that are all over the news these days, we shop at a local farmers market, and learn about the Louisiana Farm Bureau Holiday Shop on this brand new episode of TWILA!
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TWILA: November 11, 2022
What do politics, doppler radars, crawfish, feral hogs, forage, farmer's markets, and Christmas trees have in common? Well, they are all topics on this episode of TWILA!
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TWILA: October 28, 2022
The falling Mississippi River’s impact on agriculture and trade, Green Leafy Field Day in Greensburg, Congressman Mike Johnson’s Northeast farm visit, and the Fast Food Farm’s Fall Ag Day. You can catch all that and more on this episode of This Week in Louisiana Agriculture!
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TWILA: October 14, 2022
A low Mississippi River, a hopeful cotton harvest, sugarcane harvest begins, and a story about a Louisiana goat farm...there's something for everyone in this week's episode of TWILA!
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TWILA: September 16, 2022
For the past couple months, farmers and ranchers across Louisiana have fought weather. As crops ripened and farmers prepared for harvest, the clouds opened up and have flooded and devastated crops. This week, the team covers damaged soybeans, delayed rice harvest, hurried sugarcane planting, and Louisiana Farm Bureau’s response to all of this bad news for Louisiana farmers and ranchers. Also in this week’s show, we hear from Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forest, Dr. Mike Strain, about what he’s seen in all this damage across the state and the path forward to making farmers whole again. Finally, an update on why the TWILA team has been quiet lately — there have been a lot of really great changes in the past couple months.
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TWILA: July 22, 2022
Vermilion Farm Bureau took home award after award at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Centennial Celebration. TWILA’s Neil Melancon visits with Vermilion Farm Bureau Parish President Bryan Simon and parish members to learn the secret behind their success, and why he says any parish Farm Bureau can succeed too! LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux tells us why farmers are irrigating their farms more this year, and how that will help make a successful crop. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers takes us to Tensas Parish, to show us why some dry-land cotton is ready for a shower. TWILA’s Avery Davidson walks us through some steps to be prepared for this year’s hurricane season. TWILA’s Craig Gautreaux takes us to Washington Parish, where their famous watermelons are ripe for the picking! And we have a song for the farm in this week’s TWILA Boost.
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Louisiana Farm Bureau Centennial Celebration
This week, we're bringing you a special edition of TWILA from the New Orleans Marriott, site of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation's 100th Annual Convention. Last week, the organization honored 100 years of service to Louisiana agriculture during the Centennial Celebration and Convention. After a two year hiatus from COVID-19 restrictions, the state's largest general farm organization was ready to celebrate!
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TWILA: June 17, 2022
We are counting down to the Louisiana Farm Bureau Centennial Celebration! This week TWILA’s Neil Melancon, Avery Davidson and Karl Wiggers introduce us to this year’s 2022 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award finalists. We give you updates from wheat harvest, the Louisiana legislature and crawfish prices. We have a delicious brunch idea you can enjoy in New Orleans in this week’s TWILA Boost.
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TWILA: June 3, 2022
TWILA’s Neil Melancon brings us to Southern Forest Heritage Museum to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson gives us a preview of the McNeese State University Rodeo Team skills, before they leave to compete in Wyoming. We also have a preview of events happening at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Centennial Celebration in New Orleans. Are you as big of a fan of Louisiana sweet potatoes as much as TWILA’s Avery Davidson? He takes us to Cafe Josephine to show us some different ways to cook some delicious dishes with Louisiana sweet potatoes in this week’s Feasting on Agriculture. We wrap up the show with a bittersweet farewell in this week’s TWILA Boost.
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TWILA: May 20, 2022
TWILA’s Neil Melancon shows us how inflation is hitting farmers hard on the farm and at home. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson takes us to north Louisiana, where one dairy farm is educating school children about the importance of agriculture. It feels like summer came early, and TWILA’s Craig Gautreaux has some tips on how you can beat the heat! Speaking of intense heat, TWILA’s Karl Wiggers show us how droughts across Louisiana are causing problems on our farms. TWILA’s Avery Davidson and WAFB Chief Meteorologist Jay Grymes tells us how to be prepared for another actively projected hurricane season. TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White shows us a beautiful friendship going viral on social media in this week’s TWILA Boost. She also gives us exciting news from the Oaks-White Family.
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