It is not even summer yet, and we are feeling those scorching temperatures. Extreme heat has caused a drought spanning most of the state, taking a toll on farmers.
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Crawfish production in southern Louisiana is changing. What used to be a secondary crop for rice producers is now often taking center stage.
Crawfish benefit from rice production, feeding on the plant stubble and thriving in a hospitable habitat.
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is steering a $14 million, three-year research initiative to develop oyster broodstock capable of survival in low-salinity environments.
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The first win by the Louisiana Fishing Community Recovery Coalition to secure funding for a seafood industry destroyed by four hurricanes over two years is happening in the Louisiana State Legislature.
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The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana (CCA) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will build a new artificial reef in Calcasieu Lake using recycled concrete.
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The new report by Expert Market Research titled, ‘United States Crayfish Market Size, Share, Price, Trends, Growth, Report and Forecast 2021-2026’, gives an in-depth analysis of the United States crayfish market, assessing the market based on its segments like type, major production regions, and consumption regions.
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What do you do after graduating culinary arts school? Marry your sweetheart of course. Then open an award winning farm-to-table restaurant, open the best new restaurant in New Orleans, have your own cooking show on the Food Network, and then – and only then – become executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.
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The meeting will be held in compliance with Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law as defined by Louisiana R.S. 42:11, et seq. The public is invited to attend.
If you would like to call in via phone, you can log onto the webinar by dialing in at 215-861-0674, and using the password- 806520#
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Texas crawfish emerged from the pandemic in good condition, but cooler winter weather kept poundage yields down during this season’s peak, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
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The pots were hot and the stoves sizzling at NOLA Navy Week’s Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off held on the Riverwalk at the Spanish Plaza behind the Four Seasons Hotel.
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Members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation are urging Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to grant assistance to Louisiana crawfish farmers recovering from natural disaster damage.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.), and Steve Scalise (R-La.) signed the letter.
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Beginning at 8 a.m. April 19, 2022, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be opening its online ordering portal to provide the oyster industry with hatchery-reared oyster larvae produced at the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery.
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Deputies caught a LaPlace man red-handed stealing crawfish from a pond in Vacherie, the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office said.
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Sea Grant’s mission is to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal and marine resources in order to create a sustainable economy and environment. With four hurricanes in two years, Julie Lively, the executive director of Louisiana Sea Grant at LSU, has had to balance the organizational mission with that of assisting the state’s seafood community’s recovery from the storms.
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Protecting the Louisiana crawfish industry from overseas producers - that’s the goal of Senator Bill Cassidy’s proposal that includes more than $10 million for crawfish producers. We spoke to a crawfish farmer about how this bill would impact him, and others in the state.
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