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Agricultural Headlines (kalb.com)

click for article Weather takes toll on La vegetables, pasture
Associated Press
More than a third of Louisiana's vegetable crop is in poor or very poor condition

Economy Threatens Catfish Industry
Associated Press
"The times are as difficult as they've ever been," said Roger Barlow, president of The Catfish Institute.

Louisiana Farm Markets
Associated Press
Farm market reports for Louisiana

click for article Louisiana Crop Report
Associated Press
Showers aid some Louisiana farmers

click for article USDA Meat Labels
Associated Press
USDA releases rule on meat labels

click for article Cenla Continues To Bake, Drying Out In Summer Drought
Associated Press
Drought monitor shows conditions worsening across central Louisiana. Conditions called abnormal by drought monitor.

click for article Bark Lice causing concern
By: Michele Godard
Some central Louisiana residents have noticed a strange sight on their trees.

Strain Challenges Residents to Eat Only Local Food
Associated Press
State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is issuing a challenge: Eat only food grown in Louisiana for a week.

click for article Report: Dry weather ongoing concern for La., Miss.
Associated Press
A new report rates soil moisture at short or very short in over half of Louisiana and Mississippi.

Crop Report Shows Concern Over Lack Of Rain
By: Dale Hoffman
Soil moisture is well below where it should be at this point in the summer. Dry conditions virtually unchanged since mid-June.