The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of blue catfish, and that's a problem. Now, lawmakers have a plan to see if the invasive fish can be used as pet food. A bipartisan bill, introduced in Congress, is aimed ...

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) convened a needed Task Force on Reducing Regulatory Burdens as part of his legislative agenda, “A Better Way.” The Speaker and his colleagues who worked on the task ...

TILGHMAN, Md. - A Maryland lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to address the growing problem of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay. Pictured above is footage from the Wicomico River. It shows a typical ...

As the 2012 farm bill moves to the Senate floor, a scuffle has intensified over the inspection of catfish. The battle pits the southern catfish industry and its supporters against a wider coalition of ...

A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa House. Representative Ray “Bubba” Sorensen of Greenfield sponsored the bill to ...

A provision tucked away in a 2008 bill allocated $20 million to create an office at the USDA to inspect facilities that process catfish. Seafood inspections have traditionally been done by the Food ...

In the 2008 Farm Bill, a program was implemented to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service to take over responsibility for examining and inspecting catfish.

Forget tax increases: Picking Arkansas' official fish is truly a divisive issue for state lawmakers. With concerns that the bill would leave trout and small-mouthed bass adrift, a House committee ...

House Bill 115 requires retail food establishments to inform customers of the country of origin of the catfish they serve. Last month, it passed the House Agriculture Committee by a convincing vote of ...

WASHINGTON - Over objections from Mississippi’s Republican senators, the Senate voted Tuesday to begin debate on a measure to end catfish inspections by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sens. Thad ...

WASHINGTON - Over objections from Mississippi’s Republican senators, the Senate voted Tuesday to begin debate on a measure to end catfish inspections by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sens. Thad ...