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| [Image: AgSummary Website]Louisiana AgSummary An accounting of the value of agriculture in Louisiana. Agents and specialists of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, as well as other agencies - both private and public - compile this information. It focuses on the animal, forestry, fisheries, plant and wildlife commodities that comprise our vital agricultural industry. This industry continues to contribute significantly to the state's economy with the potential for increased impacts through value-added processing. |
| [Image: Agricultural Policy Update - LDAF Recovery Programs]Ag Policy Update - LDAF Recovery Grant and Loan Programs These are newsletters describing two programs offered through the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to provide assistance to producers and agribusinesses that were impacted by hurricanes Gustav and Ike. In addition to the newsletters, Excel-based spreadsheets provide a format for producers to estimate their 2008 damages as well as provide the required program forms. |
| [Image: Food and Fiber Monitor - 6-16-09]Louisiana Food and Fiber Monitor This is a newsletter that describes the current production and marketing environments facing the food and fiber sector. Date prepared: June 16, 2009 |
| [Image: Louisiana Food and Fiber Industry Monitor]Louisiana Food and Fiber Industry Monitor (5/27/09) Newsletter summarizing the current production and marketing environments facing Louisiana's agricultural industry. |
| [Image: Ag Policy Update 5-28-09]Agricultural Policy Update This version of the agricultural policy update newsletter provides information on parishes in the state that have been declared disaster areas by USDA, information on USDA Rural Development's Renewable Energey and Energy Efficiency Programs, and information on the Louisiana Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Competitiveness Program. |
| [Image: Louisiana Ag & Forestry Monitor]Louisiana Ag and Forestry Monitor This file provides a summary of the current production and marketing ennvironments for agriculture and foresty in Louisiana |
| [Image: Agricultural Policy Update Newsletter - 4-09-09]Agricultural Policy Update Newsletter This document provides an update on several programs and actions taken by the USDA. |
| [Image: 2009 ACRE Program]Ag Policy Update - 2009 ACRE Program This document describes the 2009 Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program. It provides details on how payments are calculated as well as eligibility requirements and payment limits. |
| [Image: Louisiana Farm Recovery Loan and Grant Program]Louisiana Farm Recovery Loan and Grant Program This newsletter describes a new program to be offered by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Foresty that will provide assistance to producers and agribusinesses that were impacted from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. |
| [Image: ag outlook]Outlook for Louisiana Agriculture With an ever-changing production and marketing environment, agricultural producers frequently face difficult decisions. This publication provides Louisiana’s producers with a view of the potential marketing and production environments they are likely to face, so they can use that information while making farm management and production plans. |
| An Overview of Louisiana Crop Insurance This article provides a description of the trends in crop insurance used by Louisiana agriculture producers. |
| [Image: 2009 Vegetable Budgets]2009 Louisiana Vegetable Crop Budgets This report contains estimates of production costs and returns and direct expenses for 20 vegetable crops and 35 production situations. |
| [Image: 2009 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model]2009 Projected Sugarcane Production Farm Costs and Returns Model The 2009 Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model was developed as a farm planning decision tool for Louisiana sugarcane producers. The model is an Excel spreadsheet which allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of changes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factors on farm returns and breakeven values. |
| La. dairy farmers face falling on-farm milk prices (Distributed 03/16/09) Rising costs to retailers and heavy worldwide demand pushed up the cost of milk for U.S. consumers, but recent events have put dairy farmers in a bind, according to an agricultural economist with the LSU AgCenter. |
| [Image: corn]Risky Business: Louisiana agriculture prevails through tough times The economic downturn affects agriculture just as it does the rest of the economy. LSU AgCenter economists offer their predictions for Louisiana agriculture in 2009. |
| [Image: 2007 Sugar Budgets]2007 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs The report presents cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2007 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugarcane production including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble crop operations and harvest. Whole farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second, third and fourth stubble (ratoon) crops. |
| [Image: 2008 Beef, Dairy and Forage Budgets]2008 Projected Production Costs for Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle and Forage This report presents estiamtes of projected 2008 production costs associated with the production of beef cattle, dairy cattle and forage crops in Louisiana. |
| [Image: 2008 Crawfish Budgets]2008 Projected Crawfish Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected costs of producing crawfish in Louisiana for the 2008 season. |
| [Image: 2007 Aquaculture Budgets]2007 Projected Louisiana Crawfish and Catfish Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected costs for crawfish and catfish production in Louisiana for 2007. |
| [Image: 2006 crawfish and catfish budgets]2006 Projected Crawfish and Catfish Production Costs for Louisiana This report presents estimates of projected production costs for crawfish and catfish production in Louisiana for 2006. |
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| [Image: 2007 Beef, Dairy and Forage Budgets]2007 Louisiana Projected Beef Cattle, Dairy and Forage Crop Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for beef cattle, dairy and forage-crop production in Louisiana for 2007. |
| 2009 Projected Red River and Central Louisiana Cotton, Soybean, Corn, Grain Sorghum and Wheat Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for the production of cotton, soybeans, corn, grain sorghum and wheat in the Red River and central areas of Louisiana for the 2009 crop year. |
| 2009 Projected Northeast Louisiana Cotton, Soybean, Corn, Grain Sorghum and Wheat Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for the production of cotton, soybeans, corn, grain sorghum and wheat in Northeast Louisiana for the 2009 crop year. |
| 2006 Projected Beef, Dairy and Forage Crop Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for beef cattle production, dairy production and forage crop production for the 2006 crop year. |
| 2009 Projected Louisiana Rice Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for rice production in Louisiana for the 2009 crop year. Cost estimates are included for typical rice production systems, including conventional tillage, stale seedbed, production in rotation and fallow, as well as production of conventional and herbicide-resistant varieties. Production cost estimates are also included for soybeans, wheat and sorghum production in southwest Louisiana. |
| 2009 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs This report presents projected cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2009 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugacane production including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble-crop operations and harvest. Whole-farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second, third and fourth stubble (ratoon) crops. |
| Uncertainty in Louisiana Agriculture for 2009 2008 had many ups and downs for Louisiana farmers. The outlook was good as the New Year started, but economic and weather conditions didn’t remain favorable. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry looks back at 2008 and ahead to 2009. |
| 2008 Projected Northeast Louisiana Cotton, Soybeans, Corn, Milo and Wheat Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for the production of cotton, soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in Northeast Louisiana for the 2008 crop year. |
| 2008 Projected Red River Area Cotton, Soybean, Corn, Milo and Wheat Production Costs This report presents estimates of projected production costs for the production of cotton, soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in the Red River area of Louisiana for the 2008 crop year. |
| Enterprise Budget and Breakeven Analysis Calculator The Enterprise Budget and Breakeven Analysis Calculator is a Excel Spreadsheet that allows users to develop enterprise budgets for a variety of agricultural commodities. The calculator utilizes LSU AgCenter Enterprise Budgets as a basis for making projections regarding production costs but also allows users to provide thier own costs and projections to develop customized budgets. In addition, the calculator will conduct breakeven analysis and determine projected per acre returns. |
| Disaster Recovery: Estimates of Economic Impact From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana Agriculture The dollar amounts, which are estimates of reduced revenue and increased costs, are broken down by storm and commodity. Total estimated costs are also provided. |
| Assessment of Damage to Louisiana Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Sectors By Hurricane Katrina Based on the information known at the time of the storm, and given the historical value of these industries to the state, the AgCenter was able to provide preliminary estimates on losses of revenue due to production losses. |
| Louisiana farmers face Sept. 16 deadline for insurance waiver for disaster assistance (Distributed 09/05/08) Louisiana agricultural producers who suffered crop damage from Hurricane Gustav need crop insurance or non-insured crop disaster assistance coverage to be eligible to participate in federal disaster assistance programs, according to LSU AgCenter agricultural economist Kurt Guidry. |
| 2008 Enterprise Budgets for Ornamental Crops in Plant Hardiness Zones 8 and 9 The report includes enterprise production cost budgets for the following container-grown ornamental crops in plant hardiness zones 8 and 9: indica azalea, crape myrtle, liriope, southern live oak, lantana and fig. |
| Highlights of Agriculture Forestry, crops, animals, fisheries and other enterprises based in agriculture and natural resources add up to multibillion-dollar industries for the state of Louisiana. This handy pocket-sized publication provides details on Louisiana agriculture and natural resources, records set in 2008, the number of farms and farmers and much more. |
| Profitable soybeans topic of association meeting (Distributed 1/4/08) Soybean producers and agribusiness personnel will gather on Jan. 17 near Alexandria to discuss the latest developments in technology for growing soybeans profitably. |
| Green industry workshop offered (Distributed 01/18/08) A risk management workshop for green industry professionals will be held on Monday, Feb. 11 at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station in Hammond. |
| 2008 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs This report presents projected cost estimates for sugacane production in Louisiana for the 2008 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugarcane production, including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble crop operations and harvest. Whole-farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second, third and fourth stubble (ratoon) crops. |
| 2008 Projected Louisiana Rice Production Costs This report presents estimates of production costs for rice production in Louisiana for the 2008 crop year. Costs estimates are included for typical rice production systems, including conventional tillage, stale seedbed, production in rotation and fallow, as well as production of conventional and herbicide-resistant varieties. Production cost estimates are also included for soybeans, wheat and sorghum in Southwest Louisiana. |
| Nonruminent Farm Animals: A Major Contributer to Louisiana's Economy The focus of this issue is the nonruminant farm animal, which includes chickens, horses and pigs. The nonruminant animal has an uncomplicated or simple stomach as compared to the ruminant animal, which has a stomach with four compartments (cattle, sheep and goats). The nonruminant also is referred to as a monogastric. |
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