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U.S. FRESHWATER PRAWN & SHRIMP GROWERS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
The Grand Casino’s Veranda Hotel – Meetings in the Convention Center

Friday, December 9, 2005
9:00 Registration / Sponsor Exhibits Open  
9:30 Pre-Meeting Workshop for New/Potential Growers Steve Fratesi, Lauren Farms, Inc.
  Basic Practices in the Culture of Prawns Mack Fondren, Mississippi State University
12:45 Welcome Dolores W. Fratesi
President, USFPSGA
1:00 Establishment of a Prawn Nursery Johnny Barbee, Manager, DJ&W Farms
Mike Frinsko, NC Extension Service
1:20 Production & Marketing – Grower Experience Ron Pigue
Delta Crawfish & Prawns
1:40 Prawn Cost of Production Survey Results Terry Hanson
Mississippi State University
2:00 Good Aquaculture Practices for Prawns Juan L.Silva
Mississippi State University
2:20 Security at the Farm & at the Processing Plant Mike Villaneva, UC Davis
Western Institute for Food Safety & Security
2:40 Kentucky State Research & Transport of Live Prawns to New York City Shawn Coyle
Kentucky State University
3:00 Break  
3:30 Organic Fertilization – Alternatives for Reducing “Feed” Expenses Lou D’Abramo
Mississippi State University
4:00 Chitin: A Value-Added Product from FWP Shells Svetlana Zivanovic
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
4:20 Festival Marketing of Prawns Dr. Sid Dasgupta
Kentucky State University
5:30 Reception Aeration Industries, Inc.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
8:00 USFPSGA Meeting  
8:45 Current Research Bill Pitt, University of TN
Highland Rim Experiment Station
9:15 Chitin Research at MSU Todd French
Mississippi State University
9:40 Commercial Aquaculture Pond Temp Prediction For Mississippi: A Web Based Tool H. C. “Lyle” Pringle
MS Ag. & Forestry Extension Service
10:00 Break  
10:30 Organic Potential for Freshwater Prawns Shawn Coyle, KY State University
  Progress in the Development of Organic Standards for Aquaculture John Hargreaves, LSU, Natl. Organic Prog. Aquatic Animals Task Force
10:50 Response to Frequently Asked Questions Dr. Lou D’Abramo
Mississippi State University
11:10 General Discussion – Point of Action for 2006 Future Research and Research Needs; New Approaches; Obstacles to Progress Roundtable Discussion
11:50 Meeting Adjournment  

SPONSORS

  • Aeration Industries, Inc.
  • ARKAT Feeds
  • Aquacenter, Inc.
  • Farm Service Agency
  • Firestone Building Products
  • Lauren Farms, Inc.
  • MS Agriculture & Forestry Experiment Station –
    Delta Research & Extension Center
  • Purina Feeds
  • Wisconsin Flowgate & Culvert Co., Inc.