Louisiana farmers balance rice and crawfish during year-round farming cycle

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MORGANZA – In Louisiana, the changing seasons bring a unique agricultural rhythm where rice and crawfish coexist.

Rice farmer Marty Frey at Four Oaks farm says it’s a year-round process between growing and harvesting the rice, then catching the crawfish.

“We plant the rice, keep it flooded all year, drain it all off just prior to harvest, harvest it and pump it right back up so we’re ready for the emergence of the crawfish,” Frey said…

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