MDMR Closes Additional Waters To Oyster Harvesting

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has announced the closing of Area II “A” Conditionally Approved Waters to the harvest of oysters.

Premium Ground Beef Processor Jensen Meats Chooses Plex Online As ERP Software Solution

November 16, 2010 Plex Systems, Inc.

Plex Systems, Inc., provider of Plex Online, the No. 1 rated SaaS manufacturing ERP software, today announced that Jensen Meats has selected Plex Online as its manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution.

New England Patriots Team With Kayem To Offer New Franks At Gillette Stadium

November 16, 2010 Kayem Foods, Inc.

To kickoff a new decade of Patriots football, a hometown favorite and the #1 brand in New England is now the new top dog at Gillette Stadium. The New England Patriots (www.patriots.com) and Kayem Foods, Inc. (www.kayem.com) announced today a new multi-year sponsorship and licensing agreement to manufacture and distribute the Kayem Franks & Sausage at Patriots games, and make Kayem the Official Brand of Franks and Sausage of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium.

Grass-Finished Meat Presents Challenges

November 16, 2010 Steve Brown, Capital Press

Jeff Schahczenski, an agricultural specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, described challenges to making such a venture profitable. Experienced in alternative livestock marketing and economics, Schahczenski called the grass-finished niche “small, but rapidly growing.”

New Animal Welfare Rating System To Roll Out At Whole Foods

November 16, 2010 Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune

Program gives consumers unprecedented levels of specificity when it comes to choosing meat to match their principles.