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EVENTS, ARTICLES, & MORE


Composting Workshop - includes a Multi-Species Farm Tour
Feb 23, 2024, 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM Bogalusa, 57355 Sam Mizell Rd, Bogalusa, LA 70427, USA $60 Ticket price includes: Workshop Lunch...


Silvopasture Burn Workshop, Dec 15, 2023
LGLCI and QUAIL FOREVER will host a joint Silvopasture Burn Workshop on Dec. 15 2023, 9:00-3:15. Lunch will be included in the $35 ticket...


FALL TIPS for GRAZING
Louisiana Grazing in the fall is similar to much of the grazing needs in the deep south. Forage management can differ with sheep, horse,...


Louisiana Forage Conference
On Dec. 1, 2023, LGLCI and Louisiana Forage and Grasslands Council (LFGC) will co-host the Louisiana Forage Conference in Alexandria, LA....


Maximizing Profit and Sustainability in Cattle Farming: Insights from the Profit Event
On the morning of September 9, 2023, LGLCI and the LA Farm Bureau Federation hosted Kit Pharo and Weston Walker from Pharo Cattle...


Planning Fall/Winter Forages
by Brian Rizk, Lucedale, MS Winter is the most expensive time of year for most producers. Hay, supplements, and planting cool season...


BDA FARM BUS TOUR 2023
BDA Bus Tour Recap On June 29-July 1, LGLCI loaded up 28 people onto a bus and took off to the 6000-acre BDA Farm in Uniontown, AL. There...


Evening On The Crawfish Farm - an Agritourism event by LGLCI
Dusk and sunset on a beautiful farm, good food, kids laughing and playing, good conversations and company- that’s what we experienced...
How Can Two Acre Farming Scale Up?
At Starkey Farmstead’s pasture walk, we saw their red wiggler setup, which was actually just a little table-sized bin in their shop, plus...


If You Want to be a Cowboy, Get a Job, by Stan Parsons. *Book review by Don Ashford, Ethel, LA*
If You Want to Be A Cowboy Get A Job, and other insults about the way modern ranches are run. This is the title of a little book of less...


Spring 2023 Pasture walks and events
Spring 2023 pasture walks and events, Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative


Southern Cover Crops - Grazing quotes to remember
Southern cover crops conference - a recap of day 1. On Feb 14-15, the Southern Cover Crops Conference met at the Beautiful Renaissance...


Why Add Clovers to Pastures?
By: C. P. Bagley, Director Beef Research Institute Southern University Ag Center This will be a series of two articles, the first on why...


Peaceful Pastures for a Vietnam Veteran
By: Tara Morris Gary, a single Vietnam veteran, and I met at the farmer’s market a few years ago. He was a customer, and I was selling...


It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know
Producer’s Story: Roberta McKowen No matter what led you down the path to improving your soil’s health you need the guidance and support...
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