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Could Louisiana farmers’ crops be affected by historic snowstorm?
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Farmers are learning how the winter storm that brought freezing temperatures and snow to south Louisiana will impact their bottom line. State leaders said ...
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Snow may have saved some Louisiana crops from the freeze; crawfish thriving despite winter weather
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crawfish is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, so when snow fell in South Louisiana, there was a concern for this year’s season. “I came out here and ...
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Louisiana Corn Sees Record Corn Yields As Harvest Nears the End
Farmers throughout the south have seen big gains in statewide average yields. Most of the states in the region planted fewer corn acres, lowering total production. From Kentucky to Georgia and ...
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Harvey Takes Big Bite at Ratoon Rice in Texas, Louisiana
The ratoon rice crop could be a near-total loss in Texas and Louisiana after the wrath of Hurricane Harvey subsides. The vast majority of Gulf Coast rice was harvested before the arrival of Harvey ...