Q&A: Roger Barlow, President, The Catfish Institute, Jackson
Feeling the squeeze Catfish farmers fighting the recession more than most Catfish farmers in Mississippi have felt the effects of the slumping economy more than most in the recent years. They have...
View ArticleEgg recall puts FOOD safety back in spotlight
State’s catfish farmers still waiting for the USDA inspections The recent massive recalls of tainted eggs that involved one Mississippi company has the nation’s food-inspection efforts back in the...
View ArticleFins, bolls rebound
Catfish and cotton show new life While most producers enjoyed a bounce-back year in 2010, two commodities that many had given up for dead enjoyed Lazarus-like resurrections. Mississippi’s catfish...
View ArticleGetting off the bottom
As the historic crest of the Mississippi River rolled past the Delta last month, the catfish industry started breathing a little easier. If the Yazoo Backwater Levee had failed, practically the entire...
View ArticleCustomers can now know catfish origin
Customers of Mississippi restaurants will now know whether the catfish on their late is domestically produced or is an imported variety of catfish-like pangasius, also sold as basa, tra and swai....
View ArticleCatfish industry launches TV advertising campaign
JACKSON — This weekend, the U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish industry will launch a new television advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness among Southern catfish eaters. The 30-second ad depicts a...
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