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By Craig Gautreaux and Randy LaBauve
NEW ORLEANS — Adam Caughern, a 32-year-old Caddo Parish farmer, won the Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet contest at the 95th annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation State Convention. Participants in the competition simulate a meeting to discuss important agricultural issues.
Read MoreBy Greg Hilburn, USA TODAY Network
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana farmers may not have faced the 10 Biblical plagues during the last two years, but sometimes it feels like it.
"Basically, we've been getting hammered in the north and the south," said Caddo Parish cattle rancher Marty Wooldrige. "There has been drought, floods and now back to drought in some areas."
"It's been relentless," said Acadiana farmer Richard Fontenot of the flooding in southern Louisiana. "I thought 2016 was rough, but 2017 comes and here we go again."
Read MoreBy Carey Martin, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
NEW ORLEANS - President Trump wants to build a wall to secure America's borders, but Louisiana farmers and ranchers have become increasingly dependent on immigrant labor to keep their farms running.
It's a dilemma that is on the minds of farmers and ranchers attending the 95th annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation convention here in the Big Easy.
Read MoreA record number of Louisiana farmers and ranchers started arriving in New Orleans Wednesday for the state's largest farm convention.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is holding its 95th annual convention at the New Orleans Marriott Thursday through Sunday.
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