House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI, may want to wait until after the Nov. 8 election, when the House of Representatives returns for the lame-duck session, to decide whether there will be a vote on the ...

The blue catfish was never supposed to be in the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1970s, the species was introduced into the James River in Virginia as a trophy fish. From there, it quietly slipped into the Bay ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2015 – USDA released a final rule today establishing an inspection service for imported and domestically-raised catfish, implementing provisions required by the 2014 farm bill.

It helped fish processing plants become more stable, and as a result, the industry saw large expansion in acreage devoted to catfish. "As we know, catfish is well liked by the consumer, and the ...

At L.D. Amory & Co., in Hampton, amid the usual warehouse bustle and fishy ambiance, bins of blue catfish — swathed in ice — await their fate. In the processing room, a cutter fillets the moist and ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is currently accepting grant funding applications for projects that will help expand blue catfish fishing and processing in the state.