TWILA kicks off its 2026 Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award finalist series with John and Savannah Scarborough of Scarborough Farms in Dubach. Their Lincoln Parish operation is rooted in regenerative agriculture, soil health, livestock, microgreens and a direct connection to customers. From restaurants to farmers markets to families looking for local food, the Scarboroughs are building a farm designed to nourish both people and the land. The winner of the 2026 Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award will receive a $35,000 cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, to compete for the national award in January 2027.

Fourth-generation farmer Laura Hebert has faced low commodity prices, rising costs, drought and the loss of farmland, but she remains committed to the future of her family’s operation. Growing rice, crawfish and sugarcane in Vermilion Parish, Hebert shares how perseverance, family and a passion for agriculture keep her moving forward through some of the toughest years of her farming career. Meet the Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award finalist and learn what drives her determination to keep farming.