1 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:43,610 HI. I'M AVERY DAVIDSON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS WEEK IN LOUISIANA AGRICULTURE. JOINING ME AS GUEST HOST THIS WEEK IS TWILA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOSH MEEKS. 2 00:00:43,610 --> 00:01:08,570 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO BRING IN 300-THOUSAND METRIC TONS OF IMPORTED GROUND BEEF TO MAKE GROCERY PRICES CHEAPER. THE MOVE IS BEING QUESTIONED BY CATTLE PRODUCERS WHO SAY THEY'RE ALREADY FIGHTING RAZOR-THIN MARGINS AGAINST A DIMINISHING CATTLE HERD. WE SPOKE TO U-S-D-A SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS ABOUT THE PLAN. 3 00:01:08,570 --> 00:01:29,190 FOR LOUISIANA'S CATTLE PRODUCERS, INPUT COSTS AND A HISTORICALLY LOW HERD ARE NOT PROMISING. We are experiencing some drops in the market. Market has been softening for a while, but especially since the announcement late last week, it's dropped more. AMELIA KENT RAISES CATTLE IN THE FELICIANAS. SHE SAYS AN ORDER OF 300-THOUSAND METRIC TONS OF IMPORTED BEEF INTO THE UNITED STATES SENDS RANCHERS THE WRONG MESSAGE. 4 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:48,170 the signal coming from the administration towards the farming and ranching community is what I'm most concerned about. Not necessarily the actual economics or the and the resulting impacts. U-S-D-A SECRETARY BROOKE ROLLINS, SPEAKING AT AN EVENT IN DONALDSONVILLE, SAYS THE MOVE IS TO BRING SHORT-TERM RELIEF TO GROCERY PRICES. 5 00:01:48,170 --> 00:02:08,600 SHE SAYS THE ADMINISTRATION KNOWS THE DECISION HAS LEFT RANCHERS WITH A SOUR TASTE. So I understand the frustration the president does as well. The president is very focused, the short term on affordability for American moms and dads. 6 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:26,480 But for the long term, there is no one who is more committed to American agriculture and to American farmers and ranchers than President Trump ROLLINS SAYS THAT 300-THOUSAND METRIC TONS IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF BEEF CONSUMED IN THE U-S, WHICH SHE SAYS IS AT A RECORD HIGH. Every single year, Americans consume about 13 million metric tons of beef, 13 million metric tons. 7 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:47,570 Every single year, we raise about 10 to 11 million of that 13 million metric tons, and we import between 2 and 3 million metric tons on average every year. KENT AGREES THAT 300-THOUSAND WON'T MOVE THE NEEDLE ECONOMICALLY, BUT SAYS IT SETS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT AS RANCHERS NAVIGATE A BALANCING ACT WITH OTHER SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO THE NATION'S HERD. 8 00:02:47,570 --> 00:03:04,320 The economic fundamentals will not change because or be impacted because of these 300,000 tons of beef coming in. We we still are in a contraction part of our cycle. The beef cycle tends to be about ten ish years. Well, we've been on a contraction side. 9 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:18,830 The secretary mentioned that last week numbers came out showing heifer retention is just starting, but that still means you're three years away from that production, that additional production entering our supply chain. 10 00:03:18,830 --> 00:03:36,080 I stand here to say, on behalf of the president, on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture, on behalf of our entire cabinet, there will never be a team that is more in the corner of our American farmers and ranchers than this team has been, and will continue to be. THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION SAYS THAT HERD REBUILDING IS HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY, BUT IT REMAINS VERY FRAGILE. 11 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:54,100 THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT THE TIMING OF THIS ACTION COULD DISCOURAGE REBUILDING THAT'S CRITICALLY NEEDED, AS WE'RE ABOUT TO BE IN THE SELLING PERIOD WHERE RANCHERS ARE WEIGHING THE OPTIONS OF EXPANDING THEIR HERDS. ANY MOVEMENT ON THE 2026 FARM BILL WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE SUMMER RECESS. THAT'S ACCORDING SENATE AG COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHN BOOZMAN. SENATORS MITCH MC-CONNELL AND TOMMY TUBERVILLE WERE ABSENT DURING COMMITTEE MARKUP OF THE BILL. 12 00:03:54,100 --> 00:04:09,420 THAT MEANT THAT REPUBLICANS DID NOT HAVE A MAJORITY AND A VOTE ALONG PARTY LINES WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE BILL FROM GOING TO THE FULL SENATE. BOOZMAN RECESSED THE COMMITTEE AND SAYS HE PLANS TO BRING THE MEASURE BACK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WHEN THE SENATE RETURNS THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14TH. FUEL AND FERTILIZER ARE TWO OF THE MOST PROHIBITIVE COSTS IN FARMING RIGHT NOW. 13 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:28,840 A NEW PLANT IN ASCENSION PARISH COULD SOON ALLEVIATE AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE HEADACHES. CREWS BROKE GROUND ON C-F INDUSTRIES NEW BLUE POINT ONE AMMONIA PLANT IN DONALDSONVILLE. WHEN PRODUCTION STARTS IN 2029, THE PLANT WILL BE THE LARGEST PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, PROVIDING ONE-POINT-FOUR MILLION TONS OF AMMONIA ANNUALLY. 14 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:58,560 THAT WILL HOPEFULLY OFFSET THE ROUGHLY 20 MILLION TONS OF IMPORTED FERTILIZER COMING TO THE U-S. 15 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:27,590 C-F INDUSTRIES SAYS THERE ARE NEARLY FOUR-THOUSAND CONSTRUCTION JOBS AS THE PLANT GOES UP, BUT ONCE IT'S IN OPERATION, THERE WILL ONLY BE ABOUT A HUNDRED PERMANENT JOBS ON SITE. AND DOWN THE RIVER IN WAGGAMAN, CHS AND OCP NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCED A JOINT VENTURE THAT WOULD PRODUCE MORE THAN ONE MILLION METRIC TONS OF PHOSPHATE-BASED FERTILIZER ANNUALLY. 16 00:05:27,590 --> 00:05:47,250 CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS. WITH PLANTING WRAPPING UP AND HARVEST ABOUT TO BEGIN, IT'S A BUSY TIME IN SUGARCANE FIELDS ACROSS LOUISIANA. AS TWILA'S NEIL MELANCON TELLS US, A RELATIVELY NEW PEST, THE PASTURE MEALYBUG, IS CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THOSE FIELDS AND WORK CONTINUES TO STOP THIS PEST FROM SPREADING. 17 00:05:47,250 --> 00:06:03,530 SUGARCANE PLANTING IS GOING STRONG IN SOUTH LOUISIANA. IN FACT, IT'S JUST ABOUT WRAPPED UP. DESPITE SOME WEATHER CONCERNS, IT'S MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS DONE ACCORDING TO SUGARCANE FARMER MIKE MELANCON. Folks might have to switch from whole stock to build at planning, which is something that's doable if need be. But it's still early. 18 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:24,050 It's, still August, so I would think we're fairly advanced for the for the year. We've had quite a bit of Cain go down, with the Friday storms and probably yesterday as well on Monday. So it's going to change the rate. But I think for the most part, I would say most industries 75% planted. 19 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:42,400 THE STORMS THAT DOWNED THIS CANE ARE AN IRONIC TWIST AFTER A SUMMER THAT'S BEEN MOSTLY HOT AND DRY, ESPECIALLY DURING CANE'S GRAND GROWTH STAGE. We got a nice rain over the weekend. Maybe ten days earlier. Would have been a little bit more timely, but, some areas have been dry also. 20 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:58,320 The western area, west of me, it's it's, west of the kitty in the area is a little drier. THIS LODGED CANE IS ALSO MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO SCOUT FIELDS FOR THE PASTURE MEALYBUG, WHICH HAS BEEN A PLAGUE THIS YEAR. 21 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:13,870 CROP CONSULTANT BRET BARICK SAYS IT'S HARD TO GET INTO THESE AREAS AND EVEN HARDER TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON UNDERNEATH. As you can imagine, it's difficult to walk in and to get a good visual picture in your mind and be able to pull leaves. And when we're tripping all over ourselves, hey, this is part of the job, but it just slows it down. 22 00:07:13,870 --> 00:07:32,250 The mealy bug has already slowed down that our weekly progress going through our sugar cane field. BARICK SAYS HE KNOWS THE BUGS ARE OUT THERE, BECAUSE YELLOWING LIKE THIS IS A TELL-TALE SIGN. RECENTLY, THE INDUSTRY GOT AN EMERGENCY LABEL APPROVAL FOR INSECTICIDE NOT NORMALLY USED ON CANE. 23 00:07:32,250 --> 00:07:53,140 BACK AT MIKE MELANCON'S FIELDS, HE'S ALREADY SPRAYED THREE TIMES THIS YEAR, HOPING THE COST DOESN'T OUTWEIGH THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE THESE BUGS COULD CAUSE. We're just throwing darts now. We we we we doing everything we think is the right thing to do. Research and consultants are are guiding us. But there's the unknowns. 24 00:07:53,140 --> 00:08:09,860 I mean, we still don't know what the effect of this crop is going to be. Is it going to or is it going to affect us sugar content, even in fields that are or doesn't show any damage? Neil The pasture mealybug doesn't just represent a threat to Louisiana sugarcane's investment. 25 00:08:09,860 --> 00:08:25,140 The planting you see going on behind me is the hope for not just for next crop, but for the next season and the industry as a whole. Reporting from Breaux Bridge. I'm Neil Melancon. SUGARCANE PLANTING WRAPS UP IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO FOR MOST GROWERS. SUGARCANE HARVEST BEGINS IN MID SEPTEMBER AND CAN LAST TO THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. 26 00:08:25,140 --> 00:08:46,430 AS WE RECORD THIS, BURN BANS ARE NOW ACTIVE IN 24 PARISHES, PUTTING PRESSURE ON FARMERS AND RANCHERS AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN. NEARLY HALF THE STATE WAS IN MODERATE DROUGHT THIS WEEK, WITH CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO EXPAND AS HOT, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES. THE LACK OF RAIN IS ALREADY AFFECTING PASTURES AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES, WHILE LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS WATCH FORAGE CONDITIONS CLOSELY. 27 00:08:46,430 --> 00:09:06,850 FOR CROPS, THE TIMING IS A MIXED BAG--DRY WEATHER CAN HELP HARVEST MOVE ALONG, BUT EXTENDED DRYNESS COULD CREATE PROBLEMS FOR CROPS STILL IN THE FIELD. YEARS OF DROUGHT, DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES AND SLOW HOUSING STARTS HAVE MADE FOR A TOUGH TIME FOR LOUISIANA'S FORESTRY INDUSTRY. 28 00:09:06,850 --> 00:09:24,800 THAT SAID, THERE WAS AN OVERARCHING POSITIVE THEME FOR THE 79TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION CONVENTION HELD IN LAKE CHARLES. MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED FORESTERS, LANDOWNERS AND LOGGERS MADE THEIR WAY TO THE GOLDEN NUGGET IN BATON ROUGE. IT WAS DURING THE OPENING SESSION OF MEETING THAT FORISK CONSULTING C-E-O BROOKS MENDELL GAVE HIS THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY. 29 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:45,820 BROOKS POINTED OUT THAT CLOSURES OF OLDER SAWMILLS WERE MORE A FACTOR OF EFFICIENCY -- THAT NEW ONES COULD HANDLE MORE TIMBER THAN THE OLD, AND THUS NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING. LOUISIANA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BUCK VANDERSTEEN EXPANDED ON THAT OPTIMISM. The future of forestry is great because our universities are finding new uses of materials. 30 00:09:45,820 --> 00:10:13,110 There's investors out there that are wanting to come to Louisiana to utilize our forest resource to make products. Transportation fuels, aviation fuels, new building products, mass panel products, cross laminated timber, all of these things to satisfy a a building need a need for new homes and demand for forest products. OAK VALLEY RANCH RECEIVED THE HONOR OF TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR. 31 00:10:13,110 --> 00:10:31,660 OWNERS MARK AND NIKKI JOHNSON BOUGHT THE RANCH EIGHT YEARS AGO. STILL TO COME ON TWILA, WE GO FEASTING ON AGRICULTURE. WE DIDN'T GET TO RIDE IN MACY RUSHING'S FAMOUS BROKEN-DOOR FEED TRUCK, BUT WE DID GET TO TRY HER BEEF STEW. STAY WITH US. YOU'RE WATCHING THIS WEEK IN LOUISIANA AGRICULTURE. 32 00:10:31,660 --> 00:13:00,480 THE ONLY T-V SHOW BRINGING LOUISIANA FARMERS AND CONSUMERS TOGETHER EVERY WEEK. Welcome to Feasting on agriculture. I'm Allie Shipley. It's September, which means all the kids are back in school. And moms who are busy are even busier, balancing the school schedules and afternoon activities and finding time to also feed all the kids. Which is exactly why we're at the Louisiana today. 33 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:15,830 You may remember Macie rushing from some of the profiles we've done on her feed truck, and how she manages her cattle farm and how she feeds the cows. But today we're going to see how she feeds her family. 34 00:13:15,830 --> 00:13:42,590 FEASTING ON AGRICULTURE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LOUISIANA CRAWFISH PROMOTION AND RESEARCH BOARD. LOUISIANA CRAWFISH -- ASK BEFORE YOU EAT. AND BY THE LOUISIANA BEEF INDUSTRY COUNCIL. BEEF -- ITS WHATS FOR DINNER. AND BY THE LOUISIANA RICE PROMOTION BOARD -- THINK RICE. 35 00:13:42,590 --> 00:14:00,070 Hi, Bella girl. This was our first Brahma and her first show calf. No, I got gonna keep her forever. Yes, I always wanted to show gals. She's good. Our Ida. we were wanting to get into cattle. We just didn't know where to start. And so we went to the dairy in Kentwood and he was like, oh. 36 00:14:00,070 --> 00:14:15,420 I said, look at that baby. Lean right there. He said, oh, you can have it. It's going to die. And we knew nothing. was this the spot before the farm dream? we knew nothing. 37 00:14:15,420 --> 00:14:30,140 We would literally YouTube or go to Tractor Supply and try to scope out who looks like they know something about cows, and we would just bombard them on the and be like, hey, we got this calf. And they're like, ma'am, I don't know nothing. What was the telltale sign that somebody that looked like they knew what they were? We were just like your average wranglers in a cowboy hat. 38 00:14:30,140 --> 00:14:49,990 Stereotypical as Macy is never in wranglers or a cowboy hat. Absolutely. People, they're like, oh, my gosh, I saw you on TikTok or oh, I didn't know you had that. You don't dress the part. And I'm like, I know. I thought there was a part and there's actually not a part. so. 39 00:14:49,990 --> 00:15:04,500 Who was the farm drew first? You were met. I'd say me. map when we first started dating, tell us what your life is like as a ranching mom. So about six, six, 30, like, I'm up and moving depending on how much I prepped the night before, between lunches and snack and school clothes laying out. 40 00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:23,320 And once I dropped them off, I normally leave from there and go to the I'm checking waters up front, and then I'm tackling normal farm routines outside of the farm. Run into the co-op, run into the bank, if I'm not at the farm, I'm still at the farm. 41 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:35,900 And the farm duties don't stop just because I may have a day. There's really no day off in farming, Do the kids miss it when you're at home? Like when they're at school? And they do. 42 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:46,710 They ask what happened on the farm today? I have to like like my youngest will go through carpool and he's like, you promise you're not going to the farm today? I said, dude, I'm not going to the farm today. Because if I say I'm going to the farm, he won't get out right there. If you did that big cow. 43 00:15:46,710 --> 00:16:02,900 the farm when schools in session, but thankfully they still get a little piece of it at home you weren't raised on a farm. 44 00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:19,550 What do you think that provides your kids that you didn't necessarily get? Why did you want to give your kids this way of life? Yeah, I think it's so neat that Matthew and I, we both grew up in the city, completely different backgrounds, sports and schools, and then we'll come together in like an evening where we're sitting on the back porch and the kids are ones, Ronda, pony ones, walking a show cab and ones doing her gymnastics outside. 45 00:16:19,550 --> 00:16:31,360 Either way, like we're giving them a childhood that we never got to experience. When we go to these cattle shows, Matthew and I say all the time like, man, I wish we grew up doing this, you know? What is your ideal perfect day? Balancing being a mom and a rancher. 46 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:48,880 Like, what does that perfect blended day look like in both of those roles? Married together? obviously getting the kids in the car on time, right? Everybody's a good day starts. Everybody has a shoe. The shoes on. Teeth. Please brush your teeth. In the bar really high. 47 00:16:48,880 --> 00:17:02,760 And once I dropped them off safely at school, I make it to the farm. At that point, I'm filling up the feed truck, filling up buckets for weaning pens. As I feed, I'm checking fences. I'm looking for sick calves. in their life can still relate to my videos. I think that's really neat. 48 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:19,740 Macy says she'd love to see others chase down this dream of farming, and for this farm to be here for the next generation to grow. This is achievable. Becoming a first generation farmer, the co-op because we get feed weekly, if not more check in medicine supplies. If I have a free hour, I need to use it. 49 00:17:19,740 --> 00:17:35,390 Some people think, oh, you get to rest a lot because no, there's no resting getting back home, I make I to go check her cows. Waters That is when I'll probably finally enter the house and unpack lunchboxes and school stuff, honestly, on a beautiful day, I tell them to go outside. 50 00:17:35,390 --> 00:17:52,470 Yeah, I feel like the homework can wait some days, you know? You feel like you can't be everything to everybody all the time. And taking care of cows while your kids are at school is not a break in any way. They are living, breathing organisms, and that's hard work. How do you find that balance of, again, being a mom at home into your herd? Yeah, it's definitely a struggle. 51 00:17:52,470 --> 00:18:08,790 There are some days where I'm calling the secretary and saying, you got to hold them for me, I'm coming, or I'm asking another mom friend to grab them for me because something did go wrong, or there is a sick calf that I'm having attend to. 52 00:18:08,790 --> 00:18:21,200 But I also think the beautiful part of it is the lessons that it's teaching my kids. Like when they come to the farm with me and they see a bad day, and then they see a good day. When I get to them, I feel like they could see what kind of day I had on my face. 53 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:37,350 Right? But they see what I'm doing behind the scenes, where they know I'm not just out doing whatever. I'm working hard when we load up, they love to watch them loading the trailer and they go. And we always pray over the trailer for Safe Travels to make it to its next stop. But they know that it's for something. 54 00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:49,930 And even though they're young, but they live it, I come and pick them up and they see the sweat stained dirt, I'm not the cute mom rolling through cardboard, right? they know what I've been doing all day and on long days when they know that someone else is picking them up, idle will always say, I figured it was something 55 00:18:49,930 --> 00:19:03,180 about the farm, and I prayed that everything was okay, you know? But I'm just thankful that they get it and they love the life that we're building. And so thankfully they understand. 56 00:19:03,180 --> 00:19:18,190 Macy, I know we've talked a lot about your perfect day here today, and it didn't include the kitchen before carpool, but we're overhauling it all and we're going to ask you to do that. So stay with us. We're after the break. We're going to head into Macy's kitchen and cook some beef stew with quite the twist. 57 00:19:18,190 --> 00:21:35,930 Welcome back to Feasting on Agriculture. We are now inside Macy's house for the first time, so thanks for letting us in the kitchen. We appreciate it. Anytime. Okay, so what are we cooking? What's for dinner in the rushing household? Are the kids voted? And it is beef stew with sweet potatoes. 58 00:21:35,930 --> 00:21:48,240 And it is one of our favorites that my father in law always cooked me. So I'm happy to share it with you. Okay, so what is the first step to this week to do? Oh, we're gonna cut up an onion. We're going to peel and dice up a sweet potato. 59 00:21:48,240 --> 00:22:03,360 And I was going to peel this while you cut that. Dice? Yeah, my father in law and I, like, share a major love for sweet potatoes. So then one day, he invited us over, and he was like, I have a surprise. And I'm like, what? And he's like, I did sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. 60 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:20,440 And now it's like, oh. I ever do regular potatoes? Or it's strictly. No, it is typically sweet potatoes. Yes. Truly a Louisiana dish. when we were talking about what to cook and asking you if we could do this. The whole idea was like something easy because I ain't nobody got time, especially during the school year. Yeah. 61 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:36,520 To cook something very extravagant, especially when you're also feeding cows back there and working. It's just camera. Yeah, no, I totally have a rule. If I read a recipe and it has like over seven ingredients and it's just too much. Honestly, at that point I'm a very dump and go crock pot. 62 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:50,140 We are crock pot in it easily twice a week just because But if I have an evening to where I do have a couple hours. This is one of our favorite recipes I love they're like a simple recipe and it starts with mincing garlic and it's like, I'm out. That's not easy. I'm out. It's not easy. 63 00:22:50,140 --> 00:23:08,190 Do the kids usually help cook? Yes. They love. I especially my oldest. It's all hands on deck. They like to cut. Which is why the kid friendly knives coming. Great. Mine's only two. And she just. She still wants to help. She. It's like we're on the counter cooking. Help, I help, I help, but it's really just inconvenient. 64 00:23:08,190 --> 00:23:26,200 I do these in the air fryer all the time. I just like that. We've diced the sweet potato. We've diced the onion. while the oil is heating up, what do we do next. So now we are going to flour our meat. This is really going to like help make the rue. like, eight. 65 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:40,390 We were clearly out looking at y'all's beef cattle, but I can tell by the packaging, this is probably not. Y'all we still buy from the grocery store. Even though we raise beef, we support local, we go to the local grocery store and they have great selection. I think that's a good tidbit. 66 00:23:40,390 --> 00:23:54,800 I mean, I think there's such a farm to table movement, which I think is so great to have all of our local producers, but the meat at the grocery store is farm to table to. It just takes a few extra stops. Absolutely, So we're gonna add a little bit flour. This is just boneless beef. Like stew meat. 67 00:23:54,800 --> 00:24:13,490 Oh, you still flour all over your kitchen? Well, I kind of already did, so. Oh, shoot. Shoot. Now we're gonna let it simmer and they're kind of stir it around. We're going to put onion on top and let it be and let it cook down. We're gonna go. Yeah, yeah. I want it all brown. 68 00:24:13,490 --> 00:24:28,670 Honestly, when it looks the worst is when You're ready to boogie. Now we are going to add in our two games of peas, carrots sliced two cans of So do we keep the juice of the cans or are we draining it or. It's all about everything's going in. We need all the flavor. 69 00:24:28,670 --> 00:24:44,280 I call it a passer buyer You ever put this recipe on your TikTok? No. They only like it when I feed cows, not my kids. We're gonna have to collab on this. Maybe now you're going to be feeding humans and cows. after you add in all your cans, you kind of want to get it to a boil. 70 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:56,660 So I'll bump it up between medium and high and just let that kind of simmer. So we covered it and we're waiting for it to get to boil. And then we're going to dump the sweet potatoes in. And then it just kind of chills. I'm a rice hot girl, so you're not. 71 00:24:56,660 --> 00:25:07,140 That's what we were just talking about. I do mine in a rice cooker again. I'm set it and forget it. But Macie is a better mom and a better cook than I am, and she's doing it on the show. 72 00:25:07,140 --> 00:25:22,290 But this is pretty easy to because it's it's one of those ones where you just once you get it to a boy, you drop it down, you cover it, and in five minutes you have rice. Let's do Now we just put all the sweet potatoes in. I'm not really stirring it. And I want a lot of the liquid to kind of cook out like all the extra liquid. 73 00:25:22,290 --> 00:25:41,370 And it'll get down to that flour and then the root will thicken. I'm just adding a little something while it simmers. And those sweet potatoes cook. I like you just measure with your heart. However, however much you like it seasoned. Really? Just some Tonys and salt. I'll taste it in a little bit. 74 00:25:41,370 --> 00:25:57,760 I'll taste like the juice of it and see how how well it's season. And then again, a passer by or do a little something and keep on Okay, so we're passing by. Yeah, this is a touch and go, as most pilots would say. 75 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:10,240 And we are now checking the sweet potatoes, see if they're soft and if they are, I'm gonna let a little bit of the liquid boil out and get through a little bit thicker. And she will be ready to serve over rice. So the sweet potatoes are soft. We're dropping down the temperature. Yep. 76 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:25,620 really just a preference if you like it a little bit rainier or a little thicker roux. Other than that, it is seasoned and ready to go. Touch. Are good. Yeah. Pastor buyers. It smells so good. Okay, so the rice is done cooking, but I think it's time to taste the final product. Right? Yeah. You ready? Let's do it. All right, Like the sweet potatoes. 77 00:26:25,620 --> 00:26:40,600 Secret ingredient? Yes, You need a little bit of meat. A sweet potato and a little rice. Well, maybe a little bit of everything. Are we gonna. Cheers? Sure. Ready? Cheers. 78 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:52,280 well, we're not gonna sit here and let the cameras watch us devour all of this. Because it's so good that we're really about to dig in. But thank you so much for having us in your kitchen today and showing us how you feed this side of your operation. We really appreciate it. Anytime. 79 00:26:52,280 --> 00:27:05,390 Make sure you have been kind enough to share this secret family recipe with us. So if you're interested in seeing that full recipe, we'll be sure to link it on our website. We'll link that or some of our past stories we've done with Macy as well as her TikTok handle, so just be sure to visit Twilight TV. 80 00:27:05,390 --> 00:27:31,520 Thank you for joining us for this edition of Feasting on Agriculture. FEASTING ON AGRICULTURE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LOUISIANA CRAWFISH PROMOTION AND RESEARCH BOARD. LOUISIANA CRAWFISH -- ASK BEFORE YOU EAT. AND BY THE LOUISIANA BEEF INDUSTRY COUNCIL. BEEF -- ITS WHATS FOR DINNER. AND BY THE LOUISIANA RICE PROMOTION BOARD -- THINK RICE. 81 00:27:31,520 --> 00:28:01,280 THAT DOES IT FOR THIS EDITION OF TWILA. JOIN US FOR AN ENCORE EPISODE NEXT WEEK, AND THEN ALL NEW STORIES AFTER THAT. 82 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:14,430 UNTIL THEN, YOU CAN WATCH ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT TWILA-TV DOT ORG AND BE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM. YOU CAN ALSO FIND ALL OF THESE STORIES ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL -- BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE AND TURN ON THE NOTIFICATIONS SO YOU KNOW WHEN WE PUT OUT NEW CONTENT. 83 00:28:14,430 --> 00:28:14,430 FOR ALL OF US HERE AT TWILA, THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN RIGHT HERE NEXT WEEK.