Lessons In Drought And The Part You Play

The past couple months have been dry in Louisiana, with the exception of a couple pockets and a quick tropical system that rolled through the state. Drought conditions are affecting farmers and ranchers across the state, but the tool used by USDA in determining financial assistance may not be keeping up with conditions on the ground. Avery Davidson sits down with Louisiana State Climatologist, Jay Grymes, and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, Mike Strain, to discuss how you can help paint the picture of Louisiana's drought.

• See the current U.S. Drought Monitor Map here.
• Submit photos and conditions from your farm or pastures here.
• Share your pictures on this Facebook post also!
• See the story Avery produced about Jay Grymes on TWILA.
• See the story Josh Meeks produced about the Mesonet Program at ULM on TWILA.
• Become a member of Louisiana Farm Bureau today.  

What is Louisiana Farm Bureau Podcast?

Louisiana Farm Bureau is constantly working protect and promote Louisiana's farmers, ranchers, and rural residents. This podcast exists to share stories of those farmers with interviews about their farms and issues important to them. Here, we will also share about the work Farm Bureau is doing on their behalf on issues related to public policy from the parish level all the way to the halls of Congress in D.C.