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Thursday, April 9, 2015
The Louisiana Agritourism Connection, April 2015 Edition Available Online
Visit our website and read the April edition of the "The Louisiana Agritourism Connection," a
Monday, April 6, 2015
Links to Online Vegetable, Pest, Chemical, Ants and Citrus Guides from the LSU AgCenter
Check out the online guides below by clicking here
on the LSU AgCenter’s home gardening page. Publications may also we ordered. The
list of publications include:
Louisiana Home Vegetable Gardening
Louisiana Insect Pest Management Guide
Louisiana Suggested Chemical Weed Management Guide
The Pest Ants
of Louisiana: A Guide to Their Identification, Biology, and Control
Louisiana Home Citrus Production
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Registration Open for Annie's Project in Natchitoches
Annie’s
Project is designed by agricultural women for women who are or hope to have a
business in agriculture.
The
five week class will be held each Thursday night beginning April 16 running
through May 14th from 5-8:30 p.m. in room 213 in Russell Hall on
Northwestern State University Campus.
Each
Thursday evening you will hear from three speakers about the following topics:
risk assessments, human factors in farming, grain marketing, insurance
for family and farm business, crop insurance, farm programs, farm transition
planning, financial statement, farm tax issues and accounting, legal issues, retirement
planning and business planning.
Registration
deadline is April 13th. Cost for the class is $75 payable at
registration.
For
more information contact:
Deborah Cross-Young- State Coordinator dcross@agcenter.lsu.edu 225-281-9470
Angie Fogleman President Acadiana RC&D angie@acadianarcd.com 337-262-1776
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Need New Ideas for Your Agritourism Operation?
Each season you open, you need to have something new and exciting. Give your customers a new reason to plan a visit. When you research new activities check and see if they are covered by the Louisiana Agritourism Limited Liability Law. If you have not become certified, we would be happy to guide you through the process. Just give us a call at (318) 927-9654 x 229 or e-mail us at dhatch@agcenter.lsu.edu
I have a couple of new resource pages for you to search for new ideas:
-University of California Small Farm Program ideas, click here.
-Southern Maryland Resource Conservation Office ideas, click here.
I have a couple of new resource pages for you to search for new ideas:
-University of California Small Farm Program ideas, click here.
-Southern Maryland Resource Conservation Office ideas, click here.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Annual Briarwood Spring Picnic
The Annual Spring Picnic is scheduled for April 11; more information will be posted on Facebook and the website - www.briarwoodnp.org
Event date:
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Location:
Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Agritourism Educates Everyone About Agriculture
My office is at a research station and last week one of our farm neighbor's pot bellied pig got out and was rooting along our research station fence row. We are located on a major highway and many motorists stopped to tell us that our cow was out. We are in a rural area, but so few people own or live on a farm, therefore they did not know a pig from a cow.
We laughed about that last week and today I open an e-mail from Jane Eckert of Eckert AgriMarketing and she has some funny stories that have been shared with her. Below are just a few:
We laughed about that last week and today I open an e-mail from Jane Eckert of Eckert AgriMarketing and she has some funny stories that have been shared with her. Below are just a few:
The pumpkin field was
running low in late October and a customer asked the farmer - "will you be
planting more for next weekend?"
We love your maze and
would like to come back in February on my birthday. Will the corn still be
green?
A family complained that
there was no water fountain inside the corn maze.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Home Preparers Can Sell up to $20,000 of Low Risk Foods
In 2014, the Louisiana legislature amended LA R.S. 40:4.9 to allow home preparers to sale up to $20,000 in low-risk foods. "Low risk food" are identified in the law as the following:
(1) Baked goods, including breads, cakes, cookies, and pies.
All low-risk foods prepared in the home for sale, shall affix a label which clearly indicates that the food was not produced in a licensed or regulated facility.
The home preparer must apply for (a) Louisiana General Sales Tax Certificate from the Louisiana Department of Revenue and (b) a local sales tax certificate from the local taxing authority of any jurisdiction in which he intends to sell foods.
Read more about the law by clicking here.
(1) Baked goods, including breads, cakes, cookies, and pies.
(2) Candies.
(3) Cane Syrup
(4) Dried mixes.
(5) Honey and honeycomb products.
(6) Jams, jellies, and preserves.
(7) Pickles and acidified foods.
(8) Sauces and syrups.
(9) Spices.
All low-risk foods prepared in the home for sale, shall affix a label which clearly indicates that the food was not produced in a licensed or regulated facility.
The home preparer must apply for (a) Louisiana General Sales Tax Certificate from the Louisiana Department of Revenue and (b) a local sales tax certificate from the local taxing authority of any jurisdiction in which he intends to sell foods.
Read more about the law by clicking here.
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