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Crop updates, farm tours, and politics… we’ve got a little bit of everything in this week’s episode of TWILA. Karl Wiggers takes us to Franklin Parish to see how three-week-old corn weathered the hard frost earlier this spring. Avery Davidson starts introducing us to the candidates running for Louisiana Governor. Finally, Breann Hendrickson takes us on a Northwest Louisiana farm with the Louisiana Women in Agriculture.

Spring is in full swing, and so are Louisiana's farmers and legislature! Breann Hendrickson takes us to the Louisiana Women In Agriculture Conference And Expo in Alexandria, Louisiana. Avery Davidson reports on the 10th Annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Show. Neil Melancon visits a mayhaw orchid in Caldwell Parish to get an update on this year’s crop. We also have a legislative update, Feasting On Agriculture segment, and Earth Day Boost!

We have a new episode of TWILA ready for you! Karl Wiggers tags along as American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall experiences crawfish farming for the first time. Avery Davidson shows us how sugarcane is helping make a new kind of cattle feed in Napoleonville, while Neil Melançon shows us how river cane is being used to make duck calls in Central Louisiana. And Breann Hendrickson takes us to the annual Louisiana 4-H Food Challenge.

We are all over the state (and even across state lines) in this week’s episode of TWILA! Karl Wiggers brings us to Rolling Fork, Mississippi where Louisiana Farm Bureau members and staff are helping their neighbors recently devastated by a number of tornadoes. Breann Hendrickson is in Monroe, Louisiana showing us how a late cold snap damaged wine grapes. Avery Davidson travels off the beaten path to show how farmers can get 9-1-1 addresses for grain bins and farm fields. And Neil Melançon gives us a glimpse of the Louisiana Farm Bureau's Women's Leadership Conference.

It’s officially spring, and farmers across Louisiana are busy planting their 2023 crop. In this week’s episode, Neil Melancon explains how a new insurance program for tropical storms could help protect farmers from the impacts of tropical weather. We meet Jared Frey, a rice and crawfish farm in Acadia Parish and recent Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction inductee. And Avery Davidson takes us to the crawfish ponds of Church Point for a pond-to-table edition of Feasting on Agriculture.

Spring is in the air– crawfish pots are boiling, planting is underway and the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction has new inductees! In this week’s episode of TWILA, Neil Melancon explains how increased wage rates and decreasing crawfish prices are affecting Louisiana farmers. Karl Wiggers takes us deep into south Louisiana where rice planting has begun. And Breann Hendrickson shows us how the Louisiana Farm Bureau is working to reduce deaths due to grain bin entrapments.

Drones, Jungles, and Politicians… Oh my! In this week’s episode of TWILA, Karl Wiggers shows us how drones are making their way into the agriculture sector. Neil Melancon brings us to a Costa Rican Jungle with strong ties to American agriculture. And Avery Davidson shows us what a group of Louisiana Young Farmer & Ranchers are doing on Capitol Hill.

This week, Louisiana FFA is taking over the TWILA show to celebrate National FFA Week! During the week, FFA chapters across America are conducting activities and events that highlight the impact of agricultural education and the role that FFA plays in growing leaders, building communities, and strengthening agriculture. We also have a new Feasting on Agriculture, where Avery Davidson takes us to Iverstine Farms Butcher Shop to show us how to pair beef and Louisiana crawfish.