Database of Ag Landowners in Louisiana

What kind of information do you need from the producers?

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Like Cowboy says below, there is a database and every parish has a producer list. Without knowing specifically what you want, you're not got to get access to the databases.

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What kind of information do you need from the producers?

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I'm looking for a list of landowners (or tenants) that includes name & mailing address of each landowner, as well as number of acres under cultivation (most recent). Production classifications would also be useful.

Maybe your first project should be to compile a list/database of ag landowners in the state.

I think even if FSA/USDA would give you a list it would be by parish and you'd have to visit every parish service center, but I doubt you'll get a list from them.

An alternative might be the EWG website that show's the recipients of the gov cheese, but this includes production payments and crp/wrp type payments but the site might have a filter??????????

The list of producers is private.

But the list of Ag subsidies is public. That will lead you to the producers. Based on their volume of base acre payments over the years. Thats easy to find.

Are you trying to sell something or are you doing some sort of research?

Selling a service.

They won't give you contact information of their database so you can solicit.

If you really are selling a service call the local LSU AgCenter Extension office and see if there are any field days coming up where you can set up a booth. Other than that, go to the co-ops and see who's around.

I can't remember exact pricing, but I want to say $50-100 to set up a booth.

Probably 150-200 people, but that was for a tri-parish meeting. It'll change depending on the area

If you hit something like the Rice Field Day in Crowley, there will be a couple hundred people there, but not all are farmers. NRCS employees attend as well. Most will be farmers, but there will be agency and extension personnel as well.

Now, on the other hand, I've been to a few field days where there were 30 or 40 people.

The Rice Field Day probably draws the biggest crowd in South Louisiana. They have one in North Louisiana as well, so if your hope is to get in front of as many farmers in the state as possible, you would probably do best going to those. You will see most of the same faces at the other field days since they typically present the same thing in a given region of the state. There were several small field days across South Louisiana before the Rice Field Day in Crowley, so the attendees were typically just those in that Parish.