ABBEVILLE
– A series of crawfish production meetings sponsored
by the LSU AgCenter will provide information to help farmers.
Crawfish
researchers and extension specialists will present information
on topics such as economical and efficient pumping, production
economics and pond management. They will also update producers
on the white spot syndrome virus that was found in some ponds
during 2007.
The meetings
will include a question-and-answer session for farmers to
get information about their farming practices.
The first
meeting will be in Abbeville at 6 p.m., Feb. 19, at the Vermilion
Parish Extension Office at 1105 W. Port St.
The next
meeting will be held in Winnfield at 1 p.m., Feb. 20, at the
Winn Parish Extension Office at 119 W. Main St.
Two meetings
will be held on Feb. 21. The first will be in Jennings at
1 p.m. at the Jefferson Davis Parish Extension Office in Jennings,
1006 Lake Arthur Ave., and then in Breaux Bridge at 6 p.m.
at the St. Martin Parish Extension Office at 114 Courthouse
St.
The final
sessions will be Feb. 28, with the first in Avoyelles Parish
at 9 a.m. at the Agriliance office at 12265 La. 1 near Hamburg,
and the last one will be in Ville Platte at 6 p.m. at the
Evangeline Parish Extension Office, 230 Court St.
