Anthony Plattsmier, St. Landry Parish Anthony Plattsmier farms approximately 500 acres of rice and soybeans in St. Landry Parish. He has participated in the LSU AgCenter's rice verification program. (Running time: 1:10) |
Wheat crop in good condition (Radio News 04/20/12) Wheat producers have had some anxious moments this season. A warm and wet winter is ideal for diseases that target wheat. And the warm and drier weather over the past several weeks has caused the wheat to mature early according to LSU AgCenter wheat specialist Ed Twidwell. (Runtime 1:04) |
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Faces of Louisiana Agriculture: Charles Staples (Video) Charles Staples has been milking dairy cows nearly every day of the week for the past 54 years. He rises every day at 1:30 in the morning to begin his day that involves milking approximately 100 head of Holstein dairy cattle. And he does plan to retire anytime soon. (Runtime: 3:50) |
Faces of Louisiana Agriculture: Hank Rabb (Video) Hank Rabb is a fourth-generation farmer from Tensas Parish. This St. Joseph resident grows primarily corn and cotton and is experimenting with his first wheat crop. While he grows more than 2,000 acres of corn, he is most fond of seeing white bolls of cotton glistening under a harvest moon. (Runtime: 3:24) |
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