Some farmers growing shrimp in Midwestern ponds say they do it for love, not money. Despite recent advances in feed and efforts by several states... It's harvest time in the heartland, but not just ...

"The shrimp are easy to catch because they behave like omena in water," Sidika says, adding that sale of the crustaceans is a good source of employment for many people. Eunice Ongoro is one such ...

They had to be convinced. Dan Cook and Doug Elder, co-founders of Freedom Freshwater Shrimp Co., were a bit skeptical when they heard that some farmers in Kentucky were starting up shrimp farms. Armed ...

Minnesota farmers are more likely to grow commodity crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat, but some people aren't satisfied with traditional farming. They want to branch out, grow something new, see ...

Most of us, when we hear the word "shrimp," think of a nice dinner of fresh-caught, saltwater little animals that taste so good it's hard to stop eating them. Most of the shrimp we consume come from a ...

It's harvest time in the heartland, but not just for apples and squash. In small, back-lot ponds on farms across the Midwest, a different crop has been growing all summer. They're substantial, ...