Featured Mississippi catfish are going to the birds
Over the past 15 years, there has been a steady decline in Mississippi catfish production. According to the Mississippi State University Extension Service, between 2002 and...
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Mississippi lawmakers defend catfish inspections
by Alex Paton
Mississippi lawmakers in Washington are working to defend food safety inspections of catfish by the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service as Vietnam seeks to challenge...
Cochran applauds catfish inspection program after 1 month of successful implementation
by Alex Paton
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a new imported seafood safety report after the USDA rejected 308 tons of tainted fish. U.S. Senator...
MSU research, outreach boosts catfish industry
by Jared Bounds
STONEVILLE, Miss. — This year marks Mississippi’s 200th anniversary as a state, but one of its most successful industries — catfish farming — is only...
Mississippi: the king of catfish in the US
by Jared Bounds
Production is the least of Ben Pentecost’s worries for his catfish farm this summer. If anything, he has too many fish. “I think our supply...
USDA recalling 1700lbs of Mississippi catfish
by Jared Bounds
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2017 – Lakes Farm Raised Catfish Inc., a Dundee, Miss. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,695 pounds of catfish products that may be...
Protecting Mississippi Catfish: Bill Could Cut Out Inspections, Wicker and Cochran Say No
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Making sure the catfish you eat is safe is what a federal program started in 2008 under the Farm Bill is supposed to do....