John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture, Education,

Desert greenhouses offer growth opportunities | News Break

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) Emerging technologies can be harnessed to use the strengths of hot, humid coastal deserts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to grow food and other crops. KAUST researchers are calling for a new generation of vast greenhouse complexes, supported...

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TOPIC(S): Crawfish, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. SouthWest, Economics, Research, Climate Change,

09/07/2020 SOURCE: www.newsbreak.com

How weather affects crawfish harvests | News Break

The life cycle of a crawfish can be fairly straight forward. In the summer months, crawfish reproduce in underground mud burrows with a plug of mud on top of the burrow to protect them from predators. In late summer and early fall, rain softens the mud plugs so the crawfish can push their way out of the burrows and enter ponds, where they feed, molt and grow throughout Louisiana's typically mild winters. Spring then brings crawfish harvest season.

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