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The area was named Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produces more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county. [5] About 40,000 acres (160 km 2) of the county are under water in ponds used to grow catfish. About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish are grown within a 65-mile (100-km) radius ...
Ictalurids are cultivated in North America, especially in the Deep South, with Mississippi being the largest domestic catfish producer. [4] Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) supported a $450 million/yr aquaculture industry in 2003. [5] The US farm-raised catfish industry began in the early 1960s in Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The channel catfish is an important food source in the southern United States and is valued for the quality of its meat. [35] In the United States, catfish is the largest aquaculture industry, and channel catfish make up 90% of farm-raised catfish. In 2021, catfish farmers in the United States made $421 million in sales.
Two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit alleging that they brought workers from Mexico to the U.S. and paid them significantly more than they previously paid local Black farmworkers ...
Humphreys County is Mississippi's newest county, having been formed in 1918. Humphreys County is located in the Mississippi Delta region. It was named 'Farm-Raised Catfish Capital of the World' in 1976 by then Governor Cliff Finch, since it produced more farm-raised catfish than any other U.S. county.
Mississippi produces more than half of the country's farm-raised catfish, and is a top producer of sweet potatoes, cotton and pulpwood. Others include advanced manufacturing, utilities, transportation, and health services. Mississippi is almost entirely within the east Gulf Coastal Plain, and generally consists of lowland plains and low
Mississippi produces more than half of the country's farm-raised catfish, and is a top producer of sweet potatoes, cotton and pulpwood. Others include advanced manufacturing, utilities, transportation, and health services. [16] Mississippi is almost entirely within the east Gulf Coastal Plain, and generally consists of lowland plains and low hills.
World capture fisheries and aquaculture production by species group [1]. This is a list of aquatic animals that are harvested commercially in the greatest amounts, listed in order of tonnage per year (2012) by the Food and Agriculture Organization.