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The little bit of rain the past couple of weeks is helping some with our drought conditions, but water levels are still down in ponds and lakes.

Those low water levels are hurting catfish farmers in our area.

Right now it means added expenses for the farmer, expenses they may eventually have to pass along to the consumer.

Milton Taylor's family owns 6 ponds.

They raise, process, and sell catfish.

But a primary ingredient has been in short supply.

"To make sure we've got plenty available for our fish market, we keep at least 10,000 and sometimes up to 15,000 pounds in this pond," says Taylor.

But with the water down almost 2 feet, it can get crowded in a pond normally 7 feet deep.

Quality is also a concern.

"We test it for PH, alkaline, nitrites that would come out of the settlings in the mud," says Taylor.
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Source: WAFF.com