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.
On a cool, clear January morning, LSU AgCenter Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley and Vermilion Parish crawfish farmer Adla Stelly go from pond to pond, looking for crawfish. This is what they find: ...