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This week, spring has sprung in Louisiana, and farmers are busy working in the fields, planting this year’s crops. TWILA’s Neil Melancon and Karl Wiggers explain why high input costs are thinning profit margins and causing Louisiana farmers to make some difficult decisions this season. TWILA’s Avery Davidson introduces us to the 2022 Louisiana Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year, and we meet one of the three agricultural professionals inducted in the 2022 Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction — Don Molino. We close the show with some of the beautiful sights and sounds of spring in this week’s TWILA Boost.

This week, TWILA’s Neil Melancon travels to Littlepage Farms to introduce us to one of Louisiana’s farm women thriving in Grant Parish. TWILA’s Avery Davidson introduces us to one of the three agricultural professionals inducted in the 2022 Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction — Louisiana Farm Bureau’s Jim Monroe. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers shows us how research at the LSU AgCenter Research Centers gives you a more delicious sweet potato. We salute farmers in Ukraine, who continue to farm and serve their country in this week’s TWILA Boost.

This week, we're bringing you a special edition of TWILA from Santa Barbara, California! The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation traveled to the Golden State to tour the diverse agricultural operations on California's central coast. From avocados and wine to berries and fresh cut flowers, we show you some of the best commodities Santa Barbara County has to offer! Special thanks to Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau and Teri Willson Bontrager for your hospitality and organizing this amazing trip!

This week, we throw TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson in the fire, as she experiences her first Mardi Gras in Mamou. You can’t have Mardi Gras without crawfish! TWILA’s Karl Wiggers shows us how crawfish season is ramping up. TWILA’s Neil Melancon shows us how a restoration program in Louisiana is helping restore grasslands and wildlife. We meet LSU AgCenter’s Tristan Watson and LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux show us where cost is going up for farms across the state. We wrap up with a TWILA Boost from St. Mary Parish.

This week, TWILA’s Neil Melancon takes us to New Orleans to introduce us to Sankofa Community Development Corporation. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers follows the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers as they meet with Louisiana’s congressmen and senators. TWILA’s Avery Davidson brings us another installment about Louisiana Sweet Potatoes, brought to you by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson takes us to Vidalia, where farmers and first responders learn about grain bin safety. We need the show with the latest crawfish prices, and a Spud the Bull in this week’s TWILA Boost.

This week, Louisiana FFA is taking over the TWILA show to celebrate National FFA Week! During the week, FFA chapters across America are conducting activities and events that highlight the impact of agricultural education and the role that FFA plays in growing leaders, building communities, and strengthening agriculture. We also have a new Feasting on Agriculture, where Kristen Oaks-White takes us to Vidrine to catch and boil some delicious, Louisiana crawfish.

This week, TWILA’s Neil Melancon takes us to Dulac, where aquaculture and gulf coast communities are still recovering from back-to-back hurricanes. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers show us Farm Bureau is helping young farmers connect, while having a good time at Bayou Rum. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson show us how a Baton Rouge staple is supporting Louisiana farmers, bringing Louisiana crawfish from the farm to your table. We take a ride to Ponchatoula and see how the early strawberry season is thriving. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux give us a wrap-up to the 2021 Sugarcane Harvest season. We take a dive into the importance of Soil Health with the LSU AgCenter’s Lisa Fultz, Ph.D.. Our friends at Arkansas Farm Bureau show us what happens when you take a public relations director, and have him work on the farm for a day in this week’s TWILA Boost.

This week, TWILA’s Avery Davidson tells how the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission has help Louisiana sweet potatoes thrive for the past 70 years. We have important dates for you to mark down is you’re a student or want to learn more about how to be safe on the farm. The newest member of the TWILA Team, Breann Hendrickson, braves the cold to take us to the 2022 LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden’s Arbor Day celebration. We have a bring back Feasting on Agriculture! TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White takes us to St. Landry Parish, to shows us a new variety of Louisiana rice and how delicious it is a hot bowl of chicken and sausage gumbo. We have the latest crawfish prices to kick off the 2022 season, and we wrap up the show with the best of friends in this week’s TWILA Boost.

We kick off 2022 with our coverage of the 103rd American Farm Bureau Convention in Atlanta, Georgia! Two Louisiana young famers made Louisiana proud, as they excel in the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers contests. TWILA’s Avery Davidson sits down with American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, and shares his story away from the beltway. TWILA’s Neil Melancon takes us to Mericer Orchards, to show us this diverse farm and their delicious delicacies. Our friends at the Farm Monitor, produced by Georgia Farm Bureau, shares the story of Georgia’s first robotics dairy farm. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers show us how agritourism is growing and booming at Southern Belle Farms. We wrap up the show with the 2022 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year in this week’s TWILA Boost.

It’s the final TWILA for 2021, and we’re looking back at more of this year’s headlines. We look back at TWILA’s Neil Melancon story about the booming population of alligators. We also take a look at Louisiana’s two newly elected representatives — Julia Letlow and Troy Carter. We look back at headlines from the devastation after Hurricane Ida, as well as the life of John Denison Sr. We have a new Field to Feast, featuring Louisiana crawfish, and a TWILA boost that will give you a laugh at our expense.