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re: The golden years for ducks are gone....
Posted on 1/6/18 at 11:18 am to 801Bengal
Posted on 1/6/18 at 11:18 am to 801Bengal
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Sugarcane acreage has been decreasing in your area for the past 15 years buddy.
The only area where it’s expanding in Louisiana is in the Northern parishes of the sugar belt and it’s replacing corn and beans.
Rice farming took a hit because of incredibly low prices and no price support from the last farm bill. I personally know three established rice farmers that exited the business within the past four years because they were losing money.
I can promise that your duck problems are not a result of sugarcane acreage ... simply because there were more acres of sugarcane in the golden age of duck hunting than there are now.
Sugarcane acreage has been decreasing in your area for the past 15 years buddy.
The only area where it’s expanding in Louisiana is in the Northern parishes of the sugar belt and it’s replacing corn and beans.
Rice farming took a hit because of incredibly low prices and no price support from the last farm bill. I personally know three established rice farmers that exited the business within the past four years because they were losing money.
I can promise that your duck problems are not a result of sugarcane acreage ... simply because there were more acres of sugarcane in the golden age of duck hunting than there are now.
This post was edited on 1/6/18 at 11:22 am
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Posted on 1/6/18 at 12:41 pm to stewie
Rice got plenty of support in the last farm bill
Posted on 1/7/18 at 4:40 am to stewie
In Vermilion Parish sugarcane has definitely been a factor in decreased waterfowl habitat. Not the entire parish but some large areas that used to hold thousands of waterfowl for the winter have been put into sugarcane the last 3 years . Not blaming anyone for that but it has made a huge difference in the area on ducks and geese .
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