Tradition, Leadership & Farm-to-Table Stories - TWILA: May 23, 2025

23/05/2025 24 min Temporada 4 Episodio 6
Tradition, Leadership & Farm-to-Table Stories - TWILA: May 23, 2025

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From the coast to the Capitol, this week’s show explores the many ways Louisiana’s farmers are preserving tradition, shaping policy, and feeding the future. Neil Melancon travels to Leeville, where a member of the United Houma Nation is honoring tradition while using modern farming methods to cultivate oysters. Avery Davidson heads to Lafayette Parish to introduce the 2025 Louisiana Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year. We also catch up with Louisiana Farm Bureau leaders—both at the Capitol and in the field. Plus, Kristen Oaks White gets her father-in-law and husband on camera to reveal the secrets behind perfect, farm-raised steaks in a new Feasting on Agriculture. Show NotesLearn more about Bayou Rosa Oysters.See more Road To Leadership profiles here.Learn more about Kristen's day with her husband at the farm here.Subscribe to the Louisiana Farm Bureau Podcast.Join Louisiana Farm Bureau FederationLearn more about Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention