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NEW ORLEANS—A Vermilion Parish rice and crawfish farmer is this year’s Outstanding Young Farm Woman. Laura Hebert, 30, received the award at the Louisiana Farm Bureau's 100th Annual Convention in New Orleans on June 23, 2022. “Winning this award is truly an honor," said Hebert. “I am constantly trying to better myself and my career in farming, and winning this award is a step in the right direction."
Read MoreWith 7,500 acres of sprawling farmland in East Carroll Parish, Matt Dennis has a lot on his plate.
This year, he’s got something new on the farm—the 2021 Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award. The award was presented during the Louisiana Farm Bureau Annual Convention, held partly in person and online for the second year in a row.
By: Neil Melançon and Kristen Oaks-White
Baton Rouge, La.— Working cattle together can be the best form of marriage counseling, if cowboy wisdom holds true.
Read MoreBy Frankie Gould, LSU AgCenter
NEW ORLEANS–Kacie Luckett, a Central and East Baton Rouge Parish native, was selected the 2018 Outstanding Young Farm Woman, Thursday evening at the 96th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention.
Read MoreBy Veronica Mosgrove
NEW ORLEANS - A Vermilion Parish rice and crawfish farmer is this year's Outstanding Young Farm Woman. Thirty-one year old Natachia Stelly received the award at the 95th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans on June 29, 2017.
Read MoreBy Greg Hilburn, USA Today Network
NEW ORLEANS — Nothing is off limits for Natachia Stelly at her family's 2,800-acre rice, crawfish and cattle farm in Abbeville.From checking traps to filling sacks to managing the family restaurant, you may find Stelly in a boat, tending a pot of boiling bugs and corn or on a tractor, her husband and partner Adlar said.
Read MoreKassi Berard, a Breaux Bridge and St. Martin Parish native, was selected the 2016 Outstanding Young Farm Woman, Thursday, June 23, at the 94th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention.
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