Raised in Mississippi, I grew up thinking there were only three freshwater fish in the world--catfish, perch, and bream. Catfish was my favorite of the three. I remember going down to Under the Hill ...

Shortly before 7:45 a.m., the slaughterhouse workers trudged inside the nondescript building at the end of a dirt road and headed to what they called the "kill floor." There, when no one was looking, ...

Obscured by brush, a rather plain-looking pond sits on the longest dirt road in Camden County. However, for owner Zack Gowen, those 3 acres of water in rural White Oak are an investment in the future.

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 ...

Catfish farming is the process of breeding, growing, and harvesting catfish in a controlled environment for commercial purposes. The catfish is a popular fish species because of its mild taste, high ...

Finding the catch of the day may be close than you think. The Catfish Corner is fish farm in rural Mesquite that harvests 48,000 catfish from six ponds since 1968. "It's luck and determination," owner ...

The USDA catfish inspection program, first authorized in 2008, is continued in the 2014 farm bill, which also includes a first-of-its-kind “crop insurance” program for catfish farmers. Most of the ...

With plant-based burgers at the forefront of menu trends, Southern-based Farm Burger is bringing a new option to fast casual dining tables. Farm Burger has launched a Chesapeake Bay Blue Catfish ...

Daren Bakst is the director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. As lawmakers look for ways to cut spending from the farm bill, they should go hunting for ...