Higgins, Governor Landry, USDA Secretary Rollins, and Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain Hold Roundtable Discussion with Louisiana Farmers

Oct 27, 2025

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Governor Jeff Landry (R-LA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain held a roundtable discussion with Louisiana farmers, cattlemen, and aquaculture reps, focused on strengthening the state’s agricultural industry.

During the meeting, Congressman Higgins advocated on behalf of Louisiana’s rice, crawfish, and shrimp producers. He discussed proposals to suspend imports on these commodities, expedite assistance through USDA’s Commodity Credit Association, and pass H.R. 5710, the Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities Act. Congressman Higgins also outlined these requests in a delivered letter that he led with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, and Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation President Richard Fontenot. Read that letter here.

Earlier this week, Congressman Higgins delivered a letter to President Trump urging him to suspend all foreign shrimp imports due to public health concerns. Read that letter here. Congressman Higgins also delivered a letter urging President Trump to suspend rice imports in response to market volatility and unfair trade practices from foreign producers. Read that letter here.

Source : la.gov

Video: Alberta Honey: A Day at Molenkamp Honey Farms

When was the last time you read the label on your honey?

We spent a day at Molenkamp Honey Farms with Michael Molenkamp, who has been keeping bees for 17 seasons and runs three to four thousand hives. In mid-September, he was finishing treatments and getting his bees ready for winter, and he walked us through how Alberta honey gets made.

Alberta has just 150 commercial beekeepers running 300,000 colonies, and together they produce 40% of Canada’s honey. Long summer days and golden canola fields give Alberta honey a light flavour that’s hard to match anywhere else.

Molenkamp calls Alberta beekeepers some of the most resilient farmers he knows. There’s plenty of Alberta honey to go around, but a lot on our shelves isn’t from here, so his ask is simple. Give the label a second look and choose honey made by Alberta beekeepers, or buy straight from a beekeeper near you.