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This week, we remember former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards and the impact he had on Louisiana Agriculture. TWILA’s Avery Davidson tells us about a dairyman who you may know from the Red Stick Farmer’s Market is in trouble, and how you can help a Feliciana Parish Dairy farmer in need. TWILA’s Neil Melancon show us how one New Orleans stable is thriving during the pandemic, by bringing fresh seafood to the community. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux has the highlights from the 2021 LSU AgCenter Rice Field Day, and we wrap up the show with a delicious Field to Feast that has a good beet, and some delicious beef.

TWILA’s Avery Davidson gives us the highlights, and tells us the winners from the 99th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers takes us to Livingston Parish to introduce us to a LSU AgCenter Extension agent with a passion for agriculture and Young Farmers & Ranchers. We feature a special video about the resilience of Louisiana Agriculture, created by TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White. We’re sure you’re looking forward to a 4th of July cookout, and we take a look at those prices. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux tells us to impact the record-breaking rain and heat have had on sweet potato planting, and we bring you an Ag Minute from the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

This week, we’re bracing ourselves for some rough weather. LSU AgCenter Climatologist Jay Grymes joins us on set to give us more information on what rainfall we could expect Father’s Day weekend. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux has an update on this year’s wet wheat harvest. TWILA's Neil Melancon bring us the story of one farmer who's re-stocking the Cajun Prairie with native seeds, while helping to grow his cattle operation. TWILA’s Jennifer Finley brings us to the Louisiana Farm Bureau Fishing Rodeo, where some avid anglers reeled in more than $16,000 for two programs benefiting the future of agriculture. We celebrate National Dairy Month, we take a look a the tail end of crawfish season, and we show you a video by Sendero Provisions Co., showing us the deep values of one American rancher in this week’s TWILA Boost.

This week, we introduce you to the 2021 Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award finalists — Randall and Erica Cooper of East Baton Rouge Parish, Matt Dennis of East Carroll Parish and Robert and Rachel Duncan of Rapides. These farmers have such fantastic stories behind their lives and their farms, the TWILA Team is happy we don’t have to pick the winner! Best of luck to all YF&R Achievement Award contestants. We have a new Field to Feast, featuring Gator and Grits, and we have the latest crawfish prices.

This week, TWILA’s Avery Davidson show us how Louisiana’s road conditions are hurting Louisiana farmers. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers show us where soybean planting is, and how farmers are persevering through weeks of wet weather. TWILA’s Jennifer Finley takes us to Loranger to meet Ashley Baradell of A&A Acres, a first generation chicken and duck farmer. Our friends at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum give us a lesson on the origins of the ice box, we look at high timber prices and low crawfish prices. A 4-H Star is born in this week’s TWILA Boost, and we have an update on upcoming events for the 99th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention.

Veggies, crawfish tails, and gators... we’ve got a delicious show lined up for you this week! TWILA’s Neil Melancon takes us to Vermilion Parish to an alligator farm, to show us the impact the pandemic had on Louisiana alligator farmers. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers takes us to Holden to introduce us to produce farmers, The Farmer’s Darlin. If you pick up any banana bell peppers from there, our friends at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum will show you how you can pickle them! TWILA’s Jennifer Finely has crawfish on her mind, as she takes us to Church Point to see Dave’s Crawdads operation. She brings crawfish tails back to Baton Rouge celebrity chef, Jay Ducote, and trust us you won’t want to miss this fantastic dish using all Louisiana local ingredients! In this week’s TWILA Boost, we remind you that no one farms alone.

This week, TWILA’s Karl Wiggers takes us to Shreveport to introduce us to the Mahaffey Farm. May is National Mental Health Month, and we’re sharing a few resources from American Farm Bureau and Louisiana Farm Bureau. We have the latest crawfish prices, and bring you to Tony’s Seafood to see how the season is going. In this week’s Ag Minute, the Southern Food and Beverage Museum shows us a Louisiana twist on how to make pesto sauce. TWILA’s Neil Melancon shows us the next generation of sugarcane, and gives us an update on the copy from the 2020 sugarcane freeze. We wrap up the show by celebrating our very own Kristen Oaks-White. Last week was her birthday, and we share with you another side of her — the painter.

This week, we introduce you to the 2021 Louisiana Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year, Lisa Wiggins. She may look familiar, but we won’t spoil anything! We bring you to Vermilion Parish, where one farmer is providing food to people, and habitats for birds every day. 600 of Louisiana 4-H’s youth was on target at their Annual State Shooting and Sporting event and we have the highlights. Forestry is one of the top commodities in Louisiana, and we take you to Grosse Tete to meet an artist who has a passion for cypress. We switch gears and head to Riverside Coney Island in Monroe — where you’ll find so much karaoke and crawfish, you couldn’t ask for a better Louisiana Saturday Night! Speaking of, we have the latest crawfish prices, and we end the show with some funny farm animals in this week’s TWILA Boost!

We have a new, spicy Field to Feast with Red Stick Spice Company in this week’s new show. But first, we take you to Venice Marina to show you how Louisiana Fishermen celebrated Earth Day. We stay along the coast to tell you about the Terrebonne and Lafourche Farm Bureaus Fishing Rodeo, which will benefit the future of agriculture. Crawfish season is in full swing, but a few bad apples are slowing harvest down. We have the latest crawfish prices, a fresh Ag Minute and a TWILA Boost that will leave you in shear delight!

We have quite the landscape of topics to cover in this week’s new show! TWILA’s Neil Melancon visits Imahara’s Landscape in Baton Rouge and TWILA’s Karl Wiggers shows us how Senator Bill Cassidy is working with nursery owners in Forest Hill to keep their businesses alive. TWILA’s Avery Davidson takes us to Loranger to show us a different kind of herd that will leave you saying ‘Oh Deer’! We have a new Ag Minute and a TWILA Boost that shows us one country singer’s roots in Louisiana Agriculture.