Cajun Country Strawberries Still on the Way
It’s been downright cold across south Louisiana. But an agriculture expert says the state’s strawberry crop should be just fine.
Regina Bracy is the resident coordinator at the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station.
She said farmers have been using row covers to protect the berries and that she hasn’t received any reports of major damage.
Bracy said cold weather can delay the crop, because cold weather delays ripening. But she said the quality and quantity of early-harvest berries has been good.
She said temperatures in the state’s main citrus growing area haven’t been as cold as they’ve been north of Lake Pontchartrain recently. But farmers still have to be mindful of protecting their trees.
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January 21st, 2009 by Ragin Cajun /
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