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re: Louisiana requests federal assistance to help struggling crawfish farmers
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:18 pm to SWLA92
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:18 pm to SWLA92
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Precision farming is becoming more involved around here. I’m talking about from a soil standpoint in Arkansas especially closer to the Mississippi River that’s some of the best soil/land in the nation. They can grow a variety of crops there.
I'm talking strictly rice. That better soil up there is in beans because it's cheaper to plant.
We can ratoon rice down here. Our yields are on par.
Bottom line is. Crawfish acreage will stay the same or increase. It's just economics.
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:20 pm to SWLA92
Well, you mentioned soils by the MR. And that crawfish is the only way to make it work economically. It's in your quotes. Yet, higher production is/has been in the SW area of LA. Any guess why?
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:22 pm to loogaroo
We have to have that ratoon crop to equal their 1st crop yields. Crawfish can’t increase too much more if it wanted to. It can’t exceed the 400,000 acres of rice planted. I just don’t see it increasing anymore but that’s just my opinion
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:24 pm to Sao
Because in Louisiana they add the 1st crop plus 2nd crop (ratoon crop). Where as in Arkansas they just do a 1st crop. The map you showed has multiple counties in Arkansas with 5 million cwts where as Louisiana has 1 parish
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:29 pm to SWLA92
If Arkansas started raising crawfish, would you go out of business?
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:29 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Here is what I learned about crawfish farmers here in SWLA recently.
They hire a bunch of seasonal Mexicans to run their ponds.
It's not some baws in white rubber boots scratching out some rice fields.
Don't be fooled by these Cajun shysters.
They hire a bunch of seasonal Mexicans to run their ponds.
It's not some baws in white rubber boots scratching out some rice fields.
Don't be fooled by these Cajun shysters.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:31 pm to Sao
I don’t know if I would go out of business but it would definitely saturate the market but also Arkansas would move crawfish north I wouldn’t think they would bring crawfish south. Arkansas soil would never be able to do crawfish btw.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:32 pm to DiamondDog
I thought everyone knew that lol
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:34 pm to SWLA92
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Arkansas soil would never be able to do crawfish btw.
Explain if you have time
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:35 pm to SWLA92
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I thought everyone knew that lol
The further apart a farmer gets from the labors, the less sympathy I have for them. Now they seem like rich land owners.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:35 pm to Sao
If I’m not mistaken they have a heavier soil more clay type soil. That is not good for crawfish at all. You need a more sandy soil type for crawfish to thrive.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:37 pm to SWLA92
Kinda like what the Mississippi dumped down here since forever.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:38 pm to DiamondDog
quote:
Here is what I learned about crawfish farmers here in SWLA recently.
They hire a bunch of seasonal Mexicans to run their ponds.
It's not some baws in white rubber boots scratching out some rice fields.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:40 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
I mean the WEF should be all over this pouring billions into the crawfish industry.
They’re all, look bugs are good for you and the environment.
Klause please! We’ve been eating mud bugs for decades, before it was En Vouge.
They’re all, look bugs are good for you and the environment.
Klause please! We’ve been eating mud bugs for decades, before it was En Vouge.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:41 pm to DiamondDog
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Yours is far from the truth. On a normal year I’m picking up sacks off the boats twice a day getting them to the dock. The rice side of the operation is all done by me from the planting to the maintaing of the crop til it’s harvested.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:43 pm to Honest Tune
All I know is alot of farmland in south Louisiana is sandy. You do have some clay soils but I would bet that majority is sandy
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:45 pm to Sput
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Farmers take more handouts than Shaquita and Shamekia. They are the ultimate welfare queen
Truth
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:56 pm to SWLA92
How does a predominantly sandy soil without much clay hold water all that well?
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 11:02 pm to Sao
I don’t have that answer. But talking to people that crawfish in heavier ground they always seem to have lower yields than people that crawfish sandy soils.
Posted on 2/22/24 at 1:10 am to Honest Tune
3 knuckleheads in Pierre Part. Been saying that over and over again.
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