‘Everybody likes catfish’: Local church’s food program distributes five tons of live catfish to those in need
As part of her duties as minister/chaplain at St. James United Methodist Church in Columbus, Eve Preister administers the church’s food program.
35 tons of catfish products produced in Mississippi recalled
A Mississippi company is recalling around 35 tons of catfish products that might have been tainted by a compound that poses a public health concern.
Something fishy: Catfish spill stinks up the Crossroads
Kirk Sudduth needed some relief for his senses Tuesday morning, and he was willing to take it just about any way he could get it.
15-pound boxes of catfish from Miss. company recalled
A Mississippi catfish processor is recalling 1,700 pounds of fish after the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that it contained chemicals banned in fish farming.
Author of ‘Catfish Days’ to sign copies in Starkville
In the second half of the 20th century, eager investors, from city slickers to country folks, and others poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the southern United States to build catfish farms, processing plants, and infrastructure.
Senate votes to scrap catfish inspection program
The Senate has voted to scrap a new catfish inspection program that critics have argued is wasteful and unnecessary.
New federal rule for catfish inspection process finalized
Catfish and other ray-finned fish species will undergo a new inspection process starting in March.
Hand-grabbing in Noxubee
Derek Dawkins compared sticking his arm down a catfish’s throat to getting his hand slammed in a book.
Senators get creative to protect industries in trade debate
In Congress’ roiling debate over trade, one senator calls his efforts to protect the U.S. catfish industry a matter of averting “the dangers of exposure to foreign agriculture drugs.”
Lowndes Co. pond death ruled drowning
The death of Crawford man found in a Lowndes County catfish pond Wednesday has been ruled a drowning.
Craving catfish: A Southern staple, blackened and delicious
There’s been so much catfish in the air lately — the Catfish in the Alley cooking contest Saturday in downtown Columbus, and the CONTACT Helpline catfish (and barbecue) plate fundraiser the same day. It seemed an appropriate time to touch on this prolific Southern staple.
Tax break won’t lift cloud over catfish industry
Mississippi farmers are saving some money as of this month. Mississippi House Bill 844, which went into effect on July 1, exempts certain agriculture businesses from paying state sales tax on utility bills.
Monday profile: From coon hunting to catfish
In the world of modern business, you often hear about the importance of networking and you see the evidence of it everywhere — from corporate tents at big events to country club memberships to sky boxes at football stadiums.
Columbus businessman James Basson has his own version of networking, albeit unorthodox.
Mississippi lawmaker wants poultry label law
JACKSON — State Rep. Tom Miles says the Department of Agriculture allows chickens slaughtered in the United States to be processed in China with no
Catfish acreage dropping sharply
GREENVILLE — An agriculture professor says Mississippi’s catfish industry has been devastated by Asian imports. Jimmy Avery says that in 2002, the state had 111,500