From rice paddies to boil pots: The muddy work required to grow Texas crawfish

For Texas rice farmers determined to hang onto their land, crawfish offer clear benefits. Omnivores and swamp creatures at heart, mudbugs thrive in the low, warm, plant-filled waters of rice paddies.
KATC

Warm temperatures push crawfish season into high gear

Warm weather is shaping this year’s crawfish season, with a local farmer saying strong production and steady demand are ...
WSB-TV

Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South's rice and crawfish farms

KAPLAN, La. — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he's finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For ...
Houston Chronicle

Crawfish farmers remain optimistic about season's harvest after freeze, snow in Houston

Jason Cogburn earlier this week watched as a crawfish farmer hammered a crawfish trap free from a 3-inch block of ice. Once the crawfish were liberated, they crawled around their cage as lively as ...
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Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South's rice and crawfish farms

Josh Courville replaces a crawfish trap while harvesting Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Kaplan, La. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Josh Courville replaces a crawfish trap while harvesting Wednesday, Jan.