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Going Back to the Farm… Fontenot Said She Wants to of Evangeline Parish HOME SWEET HOME Stolen cattle returned to owner >>SEE PAGE 3 VOL. 99, No. 14 www.LDAF.la.gov July 7, 2016 Photo courtesy LFBF 2016 Louisiana Farm Bureau Queen Yimmi Fontenot of Jeff Davis Fontenot is the daughter of John Parish was named 2016 Louisiana and Joanna Fontenot, of Laccssine. Farm Bureau Queen, Saturday, She plans to attend Blinn College Pictured from left are Louis, Jackie and Dwayne David, and Becky and Sid Servat. Their family June 25 during Farm Bureau’s 94th in the fall, majoring in Agricultural farm was one of the 17 recognized as a Louisiana Century Farm. Annual Convention. Business. Camila Carrera, of Pointe The brown-eyed, brunette Coupee, was named first runner-up captured the title after competing in the contest. Second runner-up in with 27 other parish queens. the competition was Heidi Bieber, Going Back to the Farm… Fontenot said she wants to of Evangeline Parish. focus her year on advocating for The Louisiana Farm Bureau By Veronica Mosgrove Century Farm inductee Dwayne David fondly Strain is a sixth generation farmer. He choked up as the Louisiana agricultural industry Queen's Contest is sponsored by the remembers his days on the family farm in Vermilion he remembered those nightly phone calls from his late while educating others. Louisiana Farm Bureau Women's Parish. “It’s the core of the family. It’s how we grew father whom he would discuss the farm. The crowd She also was named Miss Committee, and concluded the up and where we began. It’s the essence of the farm echoed his emotion as he spoke. Congeniality, the only award youth events in a week jam- determined by the contestants packed with activity during the family,” said David. “These farms – they are who we are. When I need themselves. organization's annual meeting. David’s family is one of 17 honored June 24, 2016, strength, I always go back to the farm,” said Strain. at the 94th annual Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation The 2015 inductees of the Century Farm Program: convention in New Orleans for owning and operating Boeuf Prairie Farm, Franklin Parish their farms for at least 100 years. The David farm was Boddie- Collins Farm, Lincoln Parish established in 1908 and has farmed rice, soybeans and The Bowden Place, Franklin Parish crawfish for four generations. “The original farm house George Bowe Estate, Morehouse Parish my great grandfather built still sits on the property.” Butler, McInnis and Brown Farm, Sabine Parish The Century Farm program is sponsored by the Cinclare Plantation, West Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the David Farm, Vermilion Parish LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation and N. B. Dailey Estate, Franklin Parish the Louisiana Land Bank. Davis Family Farm, Bossier Parish “It’s an honor to recognize the land and families E. J. Gay P&M Co., LLC, Iberville Parish who have maintained the land and active operations Estate E & A Richard, Inc., Lafourche Parish for more than a century. It’s quite impressive,” said E. T. Farm, Evangeline Parish Dr. Rogers Leonard with the LSU AgCenter. “With H & E Farms, DeSoto Parish so many challenges, it’s tough to keep something 100 Doris Power Driever-Dodson Ranch, Red River years.” Parish “Other generations had a dream when they bought Rhodes – Bennett Farm, Union Parish their land. They dreamed not only to benefit themselves Troy Webb, Sabine Parish but also future generations,” said Stephen Austin with Wildwood Planting Co., LLC, Assumption Parish Louisiana Land Bank. For Department of Agriculture and Forestry The Century Farm application can be accessed Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., reminisced about at www.lsuagcenter.com. Questions and completed growing up on his family farm which he still owns. applications should be sent to: “I’m sure you all know the song ‘The House That Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry Raised Me’ well, I always go back to the farm that Attn: Lillie Adams Wiley raised me. When I stand there, I feel the generations 740 Covington Road, Haughton, LA 71037 that built me. The day I graduated from vet school, I Phone: (318) 949-3225 Fax: (318) 949-6648 went back to the farm,” said Strain. Email: [email protected] Page 2 Market Bulletin July 7, 2016 Louisiana Agriculture & Forestry Today Owner claims abandoned cattle, authorities continue to search for thieves Baton Rouge, La. (June 28, The 18 Brangus heifers not branded, it took us longer to Anyone with information is 2016) – Investigators said a trailer were returned to their owner identify who owned these heifers. asked to call the LDAF hotline at load of cattle found along I-12 Wednesday, June 29. We encourage all livestock owners 855-452-5323 or Iberville Parish heading east near Hammond, They were housed at Amite to properly identify their animals Sheriff’s Office. La. Monday, June 20, 2016 were Stockyard as the Louisiana with official ear tags or brands,” A reward up to $1,000 is being stolen from an Iberville Parish Department of Agriculture said LDAF Commissioner Mike offered for information leading cattleman. and Forestry (LDAF) Brand Strain, D.V.M. to the arrest and conviction of Authorities added the trailer Commission and law enforcement “Farm equipment such as the person or persons responsible carrying the cattle was also stolen looked for leads in this theft of trailers must also be properly for this crime through the LDAF property from another Iberville livestock and farm crime. inventoried so identification can Livestock Crime Stoppers Mike Strain Parish farmer. “Because these cattle were be made in theft cases.” Program. 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