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re: Crawfish farming in the Carolinas ...
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:46 am to geauxdroddz
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:46 am to geauxdroddz
You need to take a week's vacation and come down and volunteer on a crawfish farm next April. See if its something you really want to do...
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Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:49 am to geauxdroddz
Too many raccoons in Carolinas to keep crawfish around.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:52 am to geauxdroddz
Got any money, buy a couple of acres and get some French or Italian vines.
I know a guy that has 4 acres and his neighbor (80 acres) harvest’ his grapes. Made zero money year one broke even year two making money now. He grows Italian grapes and it’s really good wine.
I know a guy that has 4 acres and his neighbor (80 acres) harvest’ his grapes. Made zero money year one broke even year two making money now. He grows Italian grapes and it’s really good wine.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:56 am to geauxdroddz
Check this out
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:00 am to TankBoys32
we're in raleigh. people definitely buy crawfish around here. there is a deep water farm in Kenly. havent tried them yet. we get ours from the local markets that get them from LA or we order from LA ourselves
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:02 am to geauxdroddz
You need to get the soil tested. If you have red clay it is an automatic no go the crawfish will not bury and die.
If the soil is to acidic the eggs will die off and not be fertile.
Weather / temperature is the next issue.
Can you control the water table by draining , or holding water
This is all hard work, will you have help?
If the soil is to acidic the eggs will die off and not be fertile.
Weather / temperature is the next issue.
Can you control the water table by draining , or holding water
This is all hard work, will you have help?
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:04 am to geauxdroddz
As far as the work aspect I know plenty of people that have retired and have anywhere from 5 acre to 50 acres of crawfish ponds. If you get set up you can easily do it yourself. The main thing will be find the right type of ground. If you get bigger than 50 acres it can become too much. On average it takes us an hour to run 20 acres. Plus you will need a bait cutter and possibly a freezer to store bait. Goodluck
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:05 am to geauxdroddz
Clemson University is South Carolina's primary center for agricultural education and research.
Google pulls up some old publications from them on crawfish farming. I'd contact them for their latest info and for contacts with farmers in the area who you could discuss the pros and cons.
You'll probably end up staring at screens about weather, the market, payroll, labor schedule, insurance, taxes, etc. while your "I though they were legal" workforce is out in the field working and (hopefully) driving trucks of product to customers.
Google pulls up some old publications from them on crawfish farming. I'd contact them for their latest info and for contacts with farmers in the area who you could discuss the pros and cons.
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I can’t stare at screens forever
You'll probably end up staring at screens about weather, the market, payroll, labor schedule, insurance, taxes, etc. while your "I though they were legal" workforce is out in the field working and (hopefully) driving trucks of product to customers.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:08 am to geauxdroddz
yeah, this definitely sounds like a mid life crisis type of post
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:22 am to yellowfin
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Do they farm rice in South Carolina?
Francis Marion's plantation was largely a rice growing operation.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:23 am to geauxdroddz
For side money...start a YouTube or TikTok page to chronicle your crawfish journey.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:25 am to geauxdroddz
If you can grow rice, you can grow crawfish in theory. The real question is will those low country asshats be able to properly season the crawfish? Because they certainly have no clue how to season shrimp.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:25 am to lsu777
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every city person thinks they want to go grow their own food, live off the land...sounds great...until you realize how fricking hard it is, how much back breaking work it takes and how little you get in return.
I’d bet a lot of money this dude is 5’9 230 and gets incapacitated from mowing his quarter acre yard
But he thinks he can move out of town and live a self sustained lifestyle
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:28 am to lsu777
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so you know that area gets cold right?
We would catch crawfish in the lakes in Colorado when I lived there. They can survive cold weather.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:28 am to yellowfin
I want to say some of the first rice in the United States was in South Carolina
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:35 am to SWLA92
As a former Louisiana Baw living in the low-country I fully support your endeavor. We need crawfish here
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:38 am to geauxdroddz
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likely going through my midlife crisis
Yes. You definitely sound like you are. Just get yourself a Corvette.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:38 am to geauxdroddz
I like the idea and say go for it. Go to LSU research centers for advice. If it doesn’t work out, quit and do something else.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:40 am to geauxdroddz
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Crawfish farming in the Carolinas
Don’t sleep on the rural Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta area for crawfish farming.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 9:43 am to geauxdroddz
I know they definitely do or did have crawfish farms in South Carolina. They grow rice there so you definitely do the duo or rice & crawfish. Big buy in with land, machinery, etc… best of luck baw. You’ll blow those “low country boils” out of the water.
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