The agricultural loss from the March flooding across Louisiana could top $15 million, according to an economist with the LSU AgCenter. Kurt Guidry said the loss figures are preliminary, because reports are coming in daily from farmers and producers. Guidry …
Farmers packed the Statehouse on Monday to beg Gov. Nikki Haley to ask Congress for money to offset their estimated $376 million in losses from last month’s historic flooding. But the Republican governor is unwavering in her refusal. Farmers should …
Flooding in southwestern China over the past week has left 44 people dead and 18 missing, and has caused massive damage to housing and crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Saturday. Constant heavy rain beginning Aug. 31 has caused widespread …
Area farmers are dealing with damage to their crops and fences after all the recent heavy rain and flooding. Farmers in northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota and northeast Nebraska face significant work ahead because of the flooding on the Big …
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is urging farmers and pet owners to take precautions ahead of heavy rains that could bring flooding to parts of the state. Farmers are urged to harvest early vegetable crops in flood plain fields that …