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 ...

MOORHEAD, Miss. – Rick Moyer gazes at the sun-charred bottom of the pond next to his 600-acre catfish farm and shakes his head — another farmer scrambling to stay solvent has drained the pond and will ...

As winter approaches, a pond owner’s thoughts turn away from feeding their catfish. While it’s true that catfish don’t eat much feed in winter, pond owners serious about their ponds should not totally ...

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ catfish industry is getting hit with high feed prices at a time when market prices are falling because of a glut of processed fish. That means farmers are being squeezed even ...

Rising grain prices are draining Arkansas' catfish industry. Four states -- Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Arkansas -- produce 97% of catfish sales in the United States. U.S. catfish sales were $371 ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - The growth of channel catfish slows during the winter, but feeding is still important, otherwise catfish will lose weight and will not be in good condition. This is also ...

Have you ever been jigging for crappies or fishing by the light of the moon and latch on to what you think might be that trophy you’ve been waiting for, only to find out it is none other than Mr.

In 50-some years of catfishing and writing about catfishing, I’ve often fielded the question, “What do catfish eat?” The short answers is, whatever they can fit into their mouths, including aquatic ...

One of the more unusual offshoots of Congress's drought-relief efforts was a $34 million assistance program for catfish farmers. Under the 2003 Catfish Feed Assistance Program, announced in August of ...