Study Finds Link Between Folate Intake & School Success

Swedish researchers say young people whose diet is high in folate, the natural alternative to folic acid, are more successful in school. Folate is found in vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as juice and wholegrain bread, liver and beans.

Smoky Market Foods Salmon Could Be Coming To You

August 1, 2011 Smoky Market Foods, Inc.

This August, Smoky Market Foods intends to consummate an agreement with a Canadian fishing group for which it will establish a subsidiary company in Canada for production of (wild caught) smoked fish and worldwide distribution.

Virginia Moves To Ban Winter Blue Crab Harvest

August 1, 2011 Cory Nealon, Daily Press

Virginia regulators moved last Tuesday to ban the winter harvest of blue crabs despite the crustacean’s comeback in the Chesapeake Bay.

California Mussels: First Warming Casualty?

The iconic California mussel could be among the first casualties of oceans made more acidic by global warming, a new study of the coastal shellfish shows.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation To Close Dallas Processing Facility By Late September

August 1, 2011 Staff Reporter, Reuters

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation announced plans to close its chicken-processing plant in Dallas, Texas, within 60 days as part of its continuing effort to reduce costs and operate more efficiently. The Dallas plant is scheduled to close by September 30, 2011.