News By Eszter Somogyi December 18, 2025 News article A delegation of Louisiana state representatives and state senators, led by Dr. Mike Strain, Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry, visited here last week to learn more about the market and …
News December 9, 2025 News article President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator …
News November 25, 2025 News article A notice of intent was published in the Louisiana Register at LR 51:9, pages 1354-1356 (September 20, 2025), relative to Imported Seafood Safety. In accordance with La. R.S. 49:966(C)(1-5), the Department of Agriculture …
News Press release For immediate release: November 20, 2025 The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Louisiana Agriculture Commodities Commission (LACC) has declared Nebraska-based grain dealer Hansen-Mueller insolvent following the …
News November 20, 2025 News article We are monitoring an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1), including Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), associated with equine events in Oklahoma and Texas. LDAF is advising horse owners who have …
News Press release For immediate release: November 19, 2025 On November 19, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) livestock brand inspectors arrested 58-year-old Richard P. Breaux. Breaux was arrested in St. Landry Parish on a …
News November 19, 2025 News article According to the USDA-APHIS dashboard , there have been 36 commercial flocks of poultry infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the past 30 days. Including backyard flocks, it totals more than 1.8 …
News November 18, 2025 News article President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers First, including the unprecedented move to reopen over 2,000 county FSA offices in the middle of the government …
News November 10, 2025 News article Here is an update concerning the cold weather threat Monday night into Tuesday morning Overview: WHAT : A Freeze Warning is now in effect. Temperatures are forecast to fall to between 25 and 30 degrees along and north of …
News November 10, 2025 News article Overview: WHAT : A Red Flag Warning is in effect. Strong northerly winds of 15 to 20 mph gusting to 25 to 30 mph at times, humidity as low as 25%, and abnormally dry grounds can result in rapid spreading of wildfires. …
News October 31, 2025 News article The Department has amended LAC 7:XIII. Chapters 7 and 12 to provide updates to the Bahia Grass Seed Certification Standards, Sugarcane Certification Standards, and Sweet Potato Certification Standards. The Hemp Seed …
News October 30, 2025 News article The Department has amended LAC 7:XXXIX.701 to increase the for-hire forestry management services. The Department under the direction of the State Forester shall provide private landowners assistance with the management of …
News October 29, 2025 News article The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. USDA provides 100% …
News October 25, 2025 News article BATON ROUGE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Governor Jeff Landry (R-LA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain held a roundtable …
News October 20, 2025 News article October 23, 2025 9:30am Location: Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, 5825 Florida Blvd, First Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Agenda
News Press release For immediate release: October 1, 2025 The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Forestry Enforcement Division and Fire Management teams proudly participated in National Hunting and Fishing Day festivities held this …
News September 29, 2025 News article The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a second Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) payment to eligible producers for the 2024 crop year. Of the authorized $10 billion in ECAP assistance, USDA’s …
News Press release For immediate release: September 26, 2025 The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Strategic Partnerships and Veteran Outreach program will host a Farmer Resource Fair on Thursday, October 9, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. …
News Press release For immediate release: September 22, 2025 On September 15, investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Forestry Enforcement Division arrested 67-year-old Bradley Montou of Oberlin for allegedly setting …
News September 12, 2025 News article U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire …
