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We’re starting our countdown to 2022! This week, TWILA’s Neil Melancon show us how the NRCS is helping pollinator habitats. That’s not the only thing NRCS is working on — TWILA’s Avery Davidson show us how the NRCS is playing a part in restoring Louisiana wetlands. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux gives us an update on this year’s rice ratoon crop, and we honor rice advocate and champion of Louisiana Agriculture, Linda Zaunbrecher. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers takes a look at headlines from 2021, and gives us an update from a nursery impacted by the February ice storms. We also show the resiliency of Louisiana Farmers in this week’s TWILA Boost.

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we’re on location at Calandro’s Supermarket in Baton Rouge to help you prepare your Thanksgiving feast. TWILA’S Neil Melancon delivers the results of the American Farm Bureau’s Thanksgiving Market Basket Survey, and shows us how Louisiana’s prices stacked up against the nationwide average cost for a Thanksgiving meal. We also see how the supply chain issues are impacting both grocery store managers and shoppers this season. In this month’s Field to Feast, Jennifer Finley takes us to Alma Sugarcane Farm & Mill where they are running at full speed through grinding season. Jennifer and Chef Yvette Bonnano whip up a Louisiana Beef appetizer and a holiday cocktail made with Three Roll Estate Dark Rum.

This week, we show you how the $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress could connect rural Louisiana with high-speed internet. TWILA’S Neil Melancon explains why farmers and ag workers will be a little safer around railroad crossings thanks to program. The holidays are upon us, and we have some helpful tips to prepare your Thanksgiving feast! TWILA’s Avery Davidson shows us how the Louisiana Farm Bureau Holiday Shop is making your Christmas shopping a lot easier this year, and we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Red Stick Farmers Market!

This week, we continue following American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, as he tours Louisiana’s agriculture and impacts he has in Washington D.C.. TWILA’s Neil Melancon takes us to a teahouse whose roots are expanding in Louisiana. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers gives us an update on his favorite crop’s harvest — cotton! LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux show us the final stretch of sweet potato harvest. We celebrate the FFA’s 94th Annual National Convention in this week’s TWILA Boost!

This week, we celebrate harvest season with a new Field to Feast in the pumpkin patch, featuring a pumpkin, crawfish and corn bisque recipe that will have you in the mood for fall! TWILA’s Neil Melancon gives us an update on the start of sugarcane grinding season, and we tag along as American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall takes an agricultural tour of the Bayou State. Plus, we celebrate National Farm to School Month in the garden.

This week, we continue our coverage on Hurricane Ida recovery — from damages to an NRCS facility to timber in the Florida Parishes. We also look at how neighbors are lending a helping hand and how Farm Bureau is making connections and advocating for hurricane victims. We celebrate National 4-H Week, National Farm to School Month and the First Days of Harvest.

Today, This Week in Louisiana Agriculture turns 40, and we’re starting where it all began. TWILA’s Avery Davidson shows how it all started, and where we’re going. TWILA’s Neil Melancon recounts his 25 year career on TWILA. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers shows us the progress on one topic that has been near and dear to farmer’s hearts. We wrap up this celebration with a laugh from some of our not-so finest moments in this week’s TWILA Boost.

We’re continuing our coverage of Hurricane Ida, from produce to sugarcane. TWILA’s Neil Melancon shows us the damage in Lafourche Parish, and LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux explains the challenges sugarcane farmers now face. September 19-25, 2021 is National Farm Safety and Healthy Week, and we have everything you need to know. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers gives us an update for milo harvest in northwest Louisiana, and we show you how to assemble the ultimate charcuterie board in this week’s Field to Feast. We wrap up the show celebrating National Rice Month in this week’s TWILA Boost, powered by Entergy Solutions.

This week, our focus remains right where it should: the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Many remain without electricity, as linemen from across the country converge in Louisiana to get the power grid back up and running. While farmers and ranchers are good at taking care of themselves and each other, they also depend upon infrastructure, like the power grid, to stay in business.

Hurricane Ida made landfall at Port Fourchon, LA on Sunday, August 29th, exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the state. Ida is tied as the strongest storm to ever come ashore in Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles an hour, the same wind speed as last year’s Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Ida ripped through south Louisiana with devastating winds, nearly two feet of rain east of her eye-wall and a storm surge of more than 9 feet. The massive power outages and damage to infrastructure has halted barge traffic and brought agricultural trade to a standstill along the Mississippi River. This week, the TWILA team takes us to some of the hardest hit areas where residents, farmers and ranchers are picking up the pieces after the storm.