About 85% of Louisiana farmers do not have a college degree. But that’s not true for David Billings and Chip Perrin of Coastal Plains Meat Company in Eunice, who both have bachelor’s degrees and also are military veterans (Army and Marine Corps, respectively) with work experience in the oil and gas industry. They recently partnered with LSUE to support the college’s new agricultural education programs as they’re looking for interns and highly skilled graduates to hire. “I wish LSU’s new program existed when
Through the largest grant in recent LSU Eunice history, $846,000 from the Delta Regional Authority, the college will begin welcoming students into a free Introduction to Agriculture class this spring. The course will be combined with skills-based training in one of four areas—beginner cattleman, master farmer, crop analyst or FAA drone certification, along with a business management certificatio...
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