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We are counting down to the Louisiana Farm Bureau Centennial Celebration! This week TWILA’s Neil Melancon, Avery Davidson and Karl Wiggers introduce us to this year’s 2022 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award finalists. We give you updates from wheat harvest, the Louisiana legislature and crawfish prices. We have a delicious brunch idea you can enjoy in New Orleans in this week’s TWILA Boost.

TWILA’s Neil Melancon brings us to Southern Forest Heritage Museum to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson gives us a preview of the McNeese State University Rodeo Team skills, before they leave to compete in Wyoming. We also have a preview of events happening at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Centennial Celebration in New Orleans. Are you as big of a fan of Louisiana sweet potatoes as much as TWILA’s Avery Davidson? He takes us to Cafe Josephine to show us some different ways to cook some delicious dishes with Louisiana sweet potatoes in this week’s Feasting on Agriculture. We wrap up the show with a bittersweet farewell in this week’s TWILA Boost.

TWILA’s Neil Melancon shows us how inflation is hitting farmers hard on the farm and at home. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson takes us to north Louisiana, where one dairy farm is educating school children about the importance of agriculture. It feels like summer came early, and TWILA’s Craig Gautreaux has some tips on how you can beat the heat! Speaking of intense heat, TWILA’s Karl Wiggers show us how droughts across Louisiana are causing problems on our farms. TWILA’s Avery Davidson and WAFB Chief Meteorologist Jay Grymes tells us how to be prepared for another actively projected hurricane season. TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White shows us a beautiful friendship going viral on social media in this week’s TWILA Boost. She also gives us exciting news from the Oaks-White Family.

TWILA’s Karl Wiggers kicks off the show with an update on this year’s corn crop. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux shows us the progress of soybean planting. We show you how members of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation are making their voices heard at the state capitol. TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White catches the tail end of crawfish season at Four Oaks Crawfish Farm in this month’s Feasting on Agriculture. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson has the underdog, or should we say horse, story from the Kentucky Derby in this week’s TWILA Boost.

We have a sweet start to this week’s show! TWILA’s Avery Davidson us to Avoyelles Parish to meet the Roy Family, who continue to grow and distribute Louisiana sweet potatoes for generations. RFD’s Tammi Arender shows us what Louisiana farm women experienced on tours during the Louisiana Women in Agriculture Conference. TWILA’s Neil Melancon takes us Northwest Louisiana to St. Lucia Plantation, where this forestry farm continues to expand. TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson returns to the ring at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Show. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers love for cooking brought him to the first-ever Louisiana 4-H Food Challenge. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautreaux how extreme cases of Apple Snails have forced farmers to abandon their ponds. We wrap up with highlights from the Farm Bureau Sporting Clays Shootout in this week’s TWILA Boost.

We kick off the show with the magic of agriculture! TWILA’s Breann Hendrickson takes us to Ag Magic, where children have a hand-on experience with Louisiana Agriculture. RFD’s Tammi Arender gives shows us the first day of the 2022 Louisiana Women in Agriculture Conference. LSU AgCenter’s Craig Gautureax tells us the story of 2022 Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction Inductee Dr. Paul Coriel. TWILA’s Kristen Oaks-White has a smokin’ hot Feasting on Agriculture with Louisiana beef and Jay Ducote. We also have the latest crawfish prices from across the state.

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.