Crawfish

• By Bruce Schultz • Rice farmers preparing for the 2020 crop heard recently from LSU AgCenter experts about what they should be considering before they get into the fields. The meetings were held in Welsh, Vidrine and Crowley, and more...

• By Bruce Schultz • An Louisiana State University AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant agent is studying the effects of crawfish production following a second crop of rice. Mark Shirley is conducting the study requested by farmers who want to know...

Crawfish season may be just around the corner, but a Louisiana State University AgCenter crawfish expert said it's still too early to start flooding fields. LSU AgCenter and Sea Grant crawfish specialist Mark Shirley said straw and vegetation in the...

The Louisiana State University AgCenter will host five crawfish meetings in south Louisiana to help producers get ready for the upcoming season. “Pond management, including water and vegetation management, are among the topics that will be addressed,” said Mark Shirley,...

• By Mark Shirley • The cool weather we had in March and April delayed the growth of young rice and thus has delayed crawfish stocking. Some fields won’t be ready to stock until the middle of June. Survival of the...

• By Bruce Schultz • In a series of meetings in southwest Louisiana, Louisiana State University AgCenter experts offered farmers advice for growing their 2019 crop. Farmers met recently in Welsh, Abbeville, Ville Platte and Crowley only a few weeks from the...

The 2018 rice harvest in southwest Louisiana is past the halfway point, and Louisiana State University AgCenter agents say farmers are pleased. “Yields have been good, and it seems overall to be a very good crop,” says Jeremy Hebert, LSU...

When you think about it, crawfish are nature's ultimate recyclers. Because of that, the red crustacean complements the rice industry's already strong sustainability story. Sustainability is like a three-legged stool comprising economic, environmental and social benefits. If you're missing even...

By Karl Wiggers — With Easter in the rearview mirror, the huge demand for crawfish has begun to decline. But that doesn’t mean crawfish farmer Allen McLain of Vermilion Parish has drained his ponds yet. He has more than 700...

Giant invasive snail threatens the rice-crawfish rotation in southwest Louisiana. By Dustin Harrell The channeled apple snail, a native of South America, is an invasive pest believed to have been introduced into the United States via the aquarium trade. It has...

Louisiana’s crawfish producers generally are harvesting more pounds this season than last, allaying fears about damage from last summer’s flooding. By Vicky Boyd Editor After historic flooding in south Louisiana last summer, many crawfish producers were concerned about how the 2017 season would shape up....

The Cajun French have an expression, “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” which means “let the good times roll.” And nowhere do the good times roll more than during Mardi Gras, regardless of where the parades and parties are held. Historically a Louisiana celebration,...

Crawfish may spend a good part of their life in water, but flooding at the wrong time could affect reproduction and survival. One of the keys to the 2017 season will be how fast producers are able to pump...

Spurred by the growing popularity of Cajun cuisine and depressed rice prices, crawfish production continues to expand in the southern rice belt. By Vicky Boyd, Editor Laura Hebert is following in the footsteps of her father, Dane Hebert, a rice, soybean...

The Louisiana State University AgCenter recently presented their annual faculty and staff awards to several deserving individuals and groups serving the rice industry. Jimmy Meaux, Calcasieu Parish county agent, received the Floyd S. Edmiston Award for his exceptional work with...