U.S. catfish producers hope a recent Department of Commerce determination will level the playing field in their long-running fight over cheaper imported Vietnamese catfish. “The frustrating thing as a ...

JEROME - Belts are being tightened throughout the U.S. catfish industry. As soaring feed costs have outpaced catfish prices, many farmers have abandoned ponds, and consolidation among processors is ...

PALACIOS -- Mark Kubecka wanted to go home. He wanted baby Avery to grow up there. He wanted bay breezes, big skies and tractors. So he made a plan, quit his Houston job and moved his young family ...

LITTLE ROCK — Reports on niche agriculture — including catfish farming — were cut out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture budget. The catfish industry has seen its fortunes dwindle in recent years ...

With inferior fish from other countries invading local food markets, be sure to read the label to make sure you are getting Mississippi Farm Raised Catfish. Only U.S. Farm Raised Catfish are grown ...

The catfish industry in the state has been severely hampered by Asian imports, a Mississippi State University agriculture professor said Saturday.In 2002, the state had more than 110,000 acres devoted ...

Catfish farms throughout the Black Belt counties of south Alabama dot quiet rural roads, replacing cotton and other agriculture as a major industry in those areas. However, the survival of the million ...