Louisiana Farm Bureau Podcast

2023 is an important election year for Louisiana. There will be open seats for four statewide elected positions, with the most notable being governor. This week, we begin bringing you interviews with the candidates running for governor. To kick the series off, TWILA's Avery Davidson sat down with retired Secretary of Transportation, Shawn Wilson.

Watch the video of the interview here.

Learn more about Shawn Wilson's campaign here.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

New name, same content! This week, Andy and Joe join Avery and Karl in the studio to discuss how Louisiana Farm Bureau helped kill a bill that would harm the Louisiana dairy industry and some potential improvements to the way grain crops are graded at the elevators when they’re delivered to the market.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

This week, Avery and Karl chat with LFBF Lobbyist, Joe Mapes, about a few bills Farm Bureau is keeping a close watch on at the state's capitol this legislative session. One issue Mapes is excited to see through the process is a bill to help beginning farmers get their Farmer's Card so they can purchase crucial inputs for their farm or ranch, just like every other farmer who has already filed taxes at least once as a farmer. Listen to this episode to learn more about that small distinction.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

The Grassroots Government crew is getting ready for the upcoming Louisiana Legislative session. This week, Karl Wiggers sits down with Louisiana Farm Bureau lobbyist, Joe Mapes to see what this year's fiscal legislative session will look like. They also discuss the impact this year's elections could have on the issues addressed during this session.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.
Listen to the Louisiana Delta Crop Podcast here

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.
Learn more about the Office of The Speaker of The House.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

Farm Bureau Commends New Climate-Smart Pilot Projects

Climate-Smart Ag and Forestry resources from the USDA

Louisiana Farmer Shares Reasons he Joined Trust Protocol

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.
Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

• Farm Bureau Mourns Passing of Bonnie Duvall >> https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-mourns-passing-of-bonnie-duvall
• Learn more and bookmark these resources from Farm State of Mind >> https://www.fb.org/land/fsom
• Learn more about mental health resources from Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation >> https://lafarmbureau.org/mentalhealth
• Learn more about the American Farm Bureau Federation >> https://www.fb.org
• Learn more about Georgia Farm Bureau >> https://www.gfb.org
• Grassroots Government episode featuring Zippy Duvall >> Zippy Duvall Visits Louisiana
• Louisiana Farm Life story on TWILA featuring Zippy and Jennifer >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hr-qNRFvjo

Join Louisiana Farm Bureau

Find us on social media to connect with us and join the conversation.

This Week In Louisiana Agriculture
- TWILA on Facebook
- TWILA on Instagram
- TWILA on Twitter
- TWILA on YouTube

Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
- Louisiana Farm Bureau on Facebook
- Louisiana Farm Bureau on Instagram
- Louisiana Farm Bureau on Twitter

The Voice Of  Louisiana Agriculture
- Sign up for the Daily Voice newsletter here --> Voice of Louisiana Agriculture
- Voice of Louisiana Agriculture on Twitter
- Voice of Louisiana Agriculture on Facebook

Please leave us a review wherever you're listening right now. Podcast players like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and others see when people like and review podcasts and they share them with other listeners similar to you. We appreciate you listening and love to get your feedback.

Farm State of Mind mental health resources from American Farm Bureau here.

Louisiana Farm Bureau mental health resources here.

Listen to Zippy's podcast: Farmside Chat.

Connect with Zippy on Twitter and Instagram.

To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.

To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.