TWILA Aftershow - 8-20-21

We are back after a busy summer break! This week, the TWILA Team revisits Brandon and Danielle Vail after their farm was devastated by a series of natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. Neil Melancon talks about their difficult past year and the silver lining they found starting their family. TWILA’s Karl Wiggers talks about the importance of safety on the farm and on the roads near farms with harvest in full gear across the state. We dig into the TWILA Archive for this week’s TWILA Boost and we’re going back to 2017, when Karl visited Parish Brewing Company. We also quiz our intern, Cassidie, about all the tapes she's helped the team archive of TWILA shows dating back into the 80s.

Show Notes

• Watch this week’s show
• Learn more about Brandon and Danielle Vail, as 2021 Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award Finalists.
• See how Brandon and Danielle Vail tackled challenges to recover from Hurricane Laura in August 2020.
• Watch the Alcohol and Agriculture playlist on YouTube

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This Week In Louisiana Agriculture is a weekly show created to connect Louisiana farmers, ranchers, and fishermen with consumers across Louisiana and around the world. Each week, we’ll share the show here and take a look behind-the-scenes of This Week In Louisiana Agriculture, one of the longest-running television programs in Louisiana.